Leave racism out

THE EDITOR: Sir/Madam I have read with interest some of your letters. I am absolutely amazed with the consistency the word racism is now being used in my country and exploited by a few. It’s oop’s racist this and racist that, and when you were in power you did this and you did that. It is rather appalling that I visit the site to get some real info but no! 

Let’s face it. racism is embedded in contemporary British culture and pervades every little aspect of our old and modern/diverse Britain of today. It is this legacy that continues to provide the basis for racism whether institutional or otherwise. I get enough of this abroad without reading it in our country’s site. I left England in 1961, the word racism was never used. 

Trinidad is the most cosmopolitan country in the Caribbean and we should be proud of it. We have always had a class system in TT. this will continue like in all other countries. But! Let’s be real. The word racism is being used too loosely in TT as a point- scoring exercise. Get back to the real world.

CLAIRE ANDREWS
Port-of-Spain