who here has ever experienced racism?

who here has experienced racism? i don't care if you're black, white, asian or whatever. i personally have but in a really hidden way. i study in an international school and there's this australan kid who i can see doesn't like me because of my colour but i can't tell because he never insulted me in front of me or said anything racist to me. by the way i'm african.comissario

That damn racist, doing nothing to you! Seriously, I think you're just making up the Australian kid's racism.

who here has experienced racism? i don't care if you're black, white, asian or whatever. i personally have but in a really hidden way. i study in an international school and there's this australan kid who i can see doesn't like me because of my colour but i can't tell because he never insulted me in front of me or said anything racist to me. by the way i'm african.comissario

I have been a victim of hidden racism, if you want me to exaggerate it. I work as a cashier and black middle-aged woman never trust me with their food or money.

But not all, but if it is anyone it is black women.

[QUOTE="comissario"]who here has experienced racism? i don't care if you're black, white, asian or whatever. i personally have but in a really hidden way. i study in an international school and there's this australan kid who i can see doesn't like me because of my colour but i can't tell because he never insulted me in front of me or said anything racist to me. by the way i'm african.Anamosa41

Christianity isn't a race.

[QUOTE="Anamosa41"][QUOTE="comissario"]who here has experienced racism? i don't care if you're black, white, asian or whatever. i personally have but in a really hidden way. i study in an international school and there's this australan kid who i can see doesn't like me because of my colour but i can't tell because he never insulted me in front of me or said anything racist to me. by the way i'm african.TongHua

Christianity isn't a race.

[QUOTE="TongHua"]

[QUOTE="Anamosa41"][QUOTE="comissario"]who here has experienced racism? i don't care if you're black, white, asian or whatever. i personally have but in a really hidden way. i study in an international school and there's this australan kid who i can see doesn't like me because of my colour but i can't tell because he never insulted me in front of me or said anything racist to me. by the way i'm african.Anamosa41

Christianity isn't a race.

A person could not argue that. If he did, technically he would just be speaking gibberish.

[QUOTE="Anamosa41"][QUOTE="TongHua"]

[QUOTE="Anamosa41"][QUOTE="comissario"]who here has experienced racism? i don't care if you're black, white, asian or whatever. i personally have but in a really hidden way. i study in an international school and there's this australan kid who i can see doesn't like me because of my colour but i can't tell because he never insulted me in front of me or said anything racist to me. by the way i'm african.The_Ish

Christianity isn't a race.

A person could not argue that. If he did, technically he would just be speaking gibberish.

[QUOTE="Legacyoftain"]I am racist against people who spell color COLOUR...lets get this straight...It's not Hal-a-pineo its JA-Lap-ino....It's not Bay-tooven it's Beat-hoven....it'sFredrick Chop-in...not Fredrick Show-pan...This is America... :)mark4091

Go to your history class, smack your teacher in the head, get them to teach you about how you changed the language, it's colour......

I don't know. I've sensed hostility from other people that may have arisen mostly from superficial characteristics like race, but I'd hesitate to assert that I've "experienced racism." Elraptor

Asimple yes would have done just fine. You don't have to pretend to be smart.

[QUOTE="comissario"]who here has experienced racism? i don't care if you're black, white, asian or whatever. i personally have but in a really hidden way. i study in an international school and there's this australan kid who i can see doesn't like me because of my colour but i can't tell because he never insulted me in front of me or said anything racist to me. by the way i'm african.Anamosa41

sorry to say this but racism will always be a part of civilization....it will always be around because man is not perfect...man will always want to feel superior to one another...racism allows this...i do not condone racism but i do acknowledge the truth about the subjectSerial-No_3404

And your point is? Is that some sort of pseudo-excuse for racism? Murder will always be around too but no-one says things like "it's human nature" and "man is not perfect" in relation to it like someone always does with racism.

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[QUOTE="Legacyoftain"]I am racist against people who spell color COLOUR...lets get this straight...It's not Hal-a-pineo its JA-Lap-ino-o....It's not Bay-tooven its Beat-hoven....its not Fredrick Chop-in...no Fredrick Show-pan...This is America... :)-AK47-

Dude, colour is how we spell it in Canada.

And also, Ive directly experienced racism. This one time I wouldn't lend a muslim girl in my class my cd player, not because she was muslim, but because I was using it, and making it very obvious that I was in fact using it. So when I wouldn't give it to her she called me white boy and left, and I chuckled.

You live in Ontario?

[QUOTE="guitboxdude25"][QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]

"there's this australan kid who i can see doesn't like me because of my colour but i can't tell because he never insulted me in front of me or said anything racist to me." that sounds like a grasp. hes never insulted youor said anything racist, yet he is being racist toward you? maybe you just arent a very likeable person and it has nothing to do with your ethnicity. i could see why he wouldnt like you, with you going around calling everyone racist.

LoG-Sacrament

maybee its body language?it speaks more than words do.

i guarentee that it has absolutely nothing to do with race. it is this type of high sensitivity and finger pointing that keeps racism alive today.

ido agree that high sensitivity and finer pointing is keeping racism alive,but how do you know this guys isnt scowling at him everyday,or hears it from people that he hates austrailains,ect?

Yes, This guy who was whitethat I had in algebra always talked crap about us mexicans. He said how bad mexico sucked and calling us wetbacks etc... too bad one day we ganged up on him.

Yes, This guy who was whitethat I had in algebra always talked crap about us mexicans. He said how bad mexico sucked and calling us wetbacks etc... too bad one day we ganged up on him.

105506

Doing your part to keep racism alive I see.

[QUOTE="105506"]

Yes, This guy who was whitethat I had in algebra always talked crap about us mexicans. He said how bad mexico sucked and calling us wetbacks etc... too bad one day we ganged up on him.

reddevilyi

Doing your part to keep racism alive I see.

Well I ain't racist myself. I respect every race there is, and As long asno onetalks trash about my race and countryeverything is cool.

That guy never talked to us again.

[QUOTE="reddevilyi"][QUOTE="105506"]

Yes, This guy who was whitethat I had in algebra always talked crap about us mexicans. He said how bad mexico sucked and calling us wetbacks etc... too bad one day we ganged up on him.

105506

Doing your part to keep racism alive I see.

Well I ain't racist myself. I respect every race there is, and As long asno onetalks trash about my race and countryeverything is cool.

That guy never talked to us again.

Yeah, but I bet he hates mexicans even more than he already did.

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"][QUOTE="guitboxdude25"][QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]

"there's this australan kid who i can see doesn't like me because of my colour but i can't tell because he never insulted me in front of me or said anything racist to me." that sounds like a grasp. hes never insulted youor said anything racist, yet he is being racist toward you? maybe you just arent a very likeable person and it has nothing to do with your ethnicity. i could see why he wouldnt like you, with you going around calling everyone racist.

guitboxdude25

maybee its body language?it speaks more than words do.

i guarentee that it has absolutely nothing to do with race. it is this type of high sensitivity and finger pointing that keeps racism alive today.

ido agree that high sensitivity and finer pointing is keeping racism alive,but how do you know this guys isnt scowling at him everyday,or hears it from people that he hates austrailains,ect?

dude, i dont feel like arguing over whether a kid(that neither has seen btw) is looking at him like he is tired or looking at him like he hates black people(if that even has a look). so go ahead, let him feel like a martyr for being looked at funny. hes a real martin luther king jr.

who here has experienced racism? i don't care if you're black, white, asian or whatever. i personally have but in a really hidden way. i study in an international school and there's this australan kid who i can see doesn't like me because of my colour but i can't tell because he never insulted me in front of me or said anything racist to me. by the way i'm african.comissario

I think its kinda wrong to assume peopl eare racist if they never even interact with you in the first place.

[QUOTE="double_decker"]I haven't but I have saw people be the victim of itcomissario

it's a sad thing people can be so ignorant and undermine other races. i especially feel sorry for the mexican americans that fuel america's econonomy due to low wages they are payed buy businesses but are hated by the country

Well, i'd rather live in a country i can make i living in than a craphole somewhere in mexico. Why do you think they come here in the first place.

Several times. Mostly when I was younger though. (I'm Asian by the way) The one instance that stands out in my mind the most is when I was about 16. My family and I went on a road trip to the US and my best friend came with us (he's Asian as well). Wedecided to stopin Georgia to get a motel. My friend and I decided to do some exploring because we were bored so we just went for a stroll down the street. We were just walking and talking. Within a few minutes there was a police cruiser slowly following us on the street. Eventually the cop pulled up next to us and asked us what we were doing. We replied that we had just checked into a motel and decided to go for a walk. He then told us that he didn't think it was a very good idea for "you people" to be walking around and told us to go back inside the motel and stay there.

This was a pretty jarring experience because I'm from Toronto which is one of the most multicultural cities in the world. You see everyone from everywhere here. On some days it seems as though whites are the minority here. But suddenly in Georgia, my friend and I were treated like aliens and stuck out like a sore thumb. I'm not saying all of America is like this. I have been all over the States and there are several cities as diverse and multicultural as Toronto, but the ones that aren't...REALLY aren't.

megagene

Wow...its sad that you think a policeman was racist for saying "you people" in fricking Georgia! Did it ever occue to you that he ment you people meaning there is more than one person there for "you people should nto be wlaking around here cause it might get dangerous by yourselves..!! omg..

[QUOTE="comissario"]

[QUOTE="double_decker"]I haven't but I have saw people be the victim of itMatts07

it's a sad thing people can be so ignorant and undermine other races. i especially feel sorry for the mexican americans that fuel america's econonomy due to low wages they are payed buy businesses but are hated by the country

Well, i'd rather live in a country i can make i living in than a craphole somewhere in mexico. Why do you think they come here in the first place.

To hell with the south. Nothin' but Farmboy and Hillbilly racist pigs up in those places.ClockworkDevil

Thats a nice way bto stereiotype people. In case you dind't realize it your being "racist" your self by saying that, but it is described as stereotyping instead.

When I was marking down stuff to register for college aid, I accidentally marked one of the minority boxes. I thought that this would be an interesting idea for a sociology report, so I mailed it in, and mailed in another with the right information. The one with the minority checked off got so much more from that college than the right one did, I considered contacting the college about it.

I got to thinking about it, though, and found that organizations like the NAACP, while advocating black rights, do so at the expense of white folk. How is it right for me to have to pay more for my college education than some black kid, with similar abilities, simply because I'm white?

tycoonmike

Well acually colleges have to escept a certain amount of people of other races every year so its not like they are being unfair they are just following the rules.

I think the better question is who hasn't experienced racism?NinjaBlade753

Well, I never have, but im 14 and life in a very very rish little "white town". Its like Heaven here.

[QUOTE="tycoonmike"]

When I was marking down stuff to register for college aid, I accidentally marked one of the minority boxes. I thought that this would be an interesting idea for a sociology report, so I mailed it in, and mailed in another with the right information. The one with the minority checked off got so much more from that college than the right one did, I considered contacting the college about it.

I got to thinking about it, though, and found that organizations like the NAACP, while advocating black rights, do so at the expense of white folk. How is it right for me to have to pay more for my college education than some black kid, with similar abilities, simply because I'm white?

Matts07

Well acually colleges have to escept a certain amount of people of other races every year so its not like they are being unfair they are just following the rules.

That is called Affirmative Action, and it is an instutionalized form of racism.

I was jumped by a group of minorities (not gunna say which so I dont get flammed or start flamming) and ever since then I've been subconciously nervous and maycross the street or put myhands in the pocket withmy wallet oreven go in anear-by storewhen I see a group of 3 or more of those minorities.

So I guess technincally I'm racist on a VERY minor level, and I don't actually mean too.

PS I didn't get seriously hurt.

I think any white person who has ever seen a black stand up comedian has had racism towards them.lilburtonboy748

Most of the good black comedians who make race jokes, just poke fun of stereotypes of every race including their own. And if that seriously offends you then you should turn off the TV.

I was jumped by a group of minorities (not gunna say which so I dont get flammed or start flamming) and ever since then I've been subconciously nervous and maycross the street or put myhands in the pocket withmy wallet oreven go in anear-by storewhen I see a group of 3 or more of those minorities.

So I guess technincally I'm racist on a VERY minor level, and I don't actually mean too.

PS I didn't get seriously hurt.

pokeracc

Thats understandable at least you are trying not to view that certain race of people as bad, unlike some people who will just hate them all.

I was jumped by a group of minorities (not gunna say which so I dont get flammed or start flamming) and ever since then I've been subconciously nervous and maycross the street or put myhands in the pocket withmy wallet oreven go in anear-by storewhen I see a group of 3 or more of those minorities.

So I guess technincally I'm racist on a VERY minor level, and I don't actually mean too.

PS I didn't get seriously hurt.

pokeracc

This is what I was trying to say in earlier. When people go around beating people up they help spread the hatred. It's completely understandable that a bad experience in the past can make you feel that way.

[QUOTE="The_Ish"][QUOTE="Anamosa41"][QUOTE="TongHua"]

[QUOTE="Anamosa41"][QUOTE="comissario"]who here has experienced racism? i don't care if you're black, white, asian or whatever. i personally have but in a really hidden way. i study in an international school and there's this australan kid who i can see doesn't like me because of my colour but i can't tell because he never insulted me in front of me or said anything racist to me. by the way i'm african.Anamosa41

Christianity isn't a race.

A person could not argue that. If he did, technically he would just be speaking gibberish.

Yes, because being Jewish is not a race.

I was jumped by a group of minorities (not gunna say which so I dont get flammed or start flamming) and ever since then I've been subconciously nervous and maycross the street or put myhands in the pocket withmy wallet oreven go in anear-by storewhen I see a group of 3 or more of those minorities.

So I guess technincally I'm racist on a VERY minor level, and I don't actually mean too.

PS I didn't get seriously hurt.

pokeracc

It might not be that its the race. Do you do that around anyone who looks like them (I am assuming thuggisg aka "gangsta/ghetto")?

and mexican and i've been called a coconut before, which means i'm brown on the outside, but white in the inside.

LOL, I GOT BETRAYED BY MY OWN RACE

im filipino

so some of my white friends make rice jokes, mud house jokes, eating with hands jokes, make fun of the filipino language

[QUOTE="pokeracc"]

I was jumped by a group of minorities (not gunna say which so I dont get flammed or start flamming) and ever since then I've been subconciously nervous and maycross the street or put myhands in the pocket withmy wallet oreven go in anear-by storewhen I see a group of 3 or more of those minorities.

So I guess technincally I'm racist on a VERY minor level, and I don't actually mean too.

PS I didn't get seriously hurt.

The_Ish

It might not be that its the race. Do you do that around anyone who looks like them (I am assuming thuggisg aka "gangsta/ghetto")?

Yes they looked thuggish. No I don't look thuggish. I was several years younger than all of them. I did nothing just walk by. I don't really understand your post.

Indirectly and probably unintentional almost everyday, but a few times, jerks call out racial slurs. The worst was in California when my family got in a taxi and got kicked out right when we spoke Mandarin Chinese.StephenHu

what? that seems like it's not true.