by sandy 31 Replies latest social current
Have you ever experienced it? If so please let say why you know or feel you were discrimated against. Was is gender, age, race, sexual preference, religion?
If you haven't please chime in as well and let us know if you are male/female, straight/gay, and whether or not you are white or not.
I have never been a victim of it myself but I have helped a number who have; I specialise in Discrimination law within an employment context and have seen various forms of it through my career; I have dealt with a number of sexual harassment claims (some being quite horrific) and I have represented both employer and employee in disability discrimination matters.
Its an interesting subject but why do you ask?
DB74
When we were first married, my wife took me to St. Croix where she grew up. I fell in love with the island and all its eccentricities.
However one day we went into a local bakery to get a roll or croissant for breakfast. A woman comes out from the back, stops and stares at us with a look of absolute disgust on her face, turns her back and walks back into the back of the store.
I look at Nina wondering what was wrong (was something hanging out of my nose? was my fly open?) and she told me just to be patient that we were the minority now as 90% of the island is black.
Sure enough others come in and were taken before us. Finally the woman looks at us and sneered, "Whatchu want?" We told her, and she threw the rolls into a bag and slammed them down on the counter.
It was an interesting experience. Just for a few minutes I knew what it was like to be treated badly just because my skin color was 'wrong'. I can understand how angry someone can be at the blatant unfairness.
Chris
Many times! For more than one reason. But the one that happened most, being mistaken for the Nurse's Aide when I'm, actually, the Charge Nurse. Lost of people think that Black people in the health industry are just Aides or janitors. Oh well!
I had a beard as a witness, that's the closest I've come (which actually is pretty close to racial discrimination, except I could cut my beard at any time).
Also, sometimes girls don't let me come to their slumber parties, and that hurts.
Also, sometimes girls don't let me come to their slumber parties, and that hurts.
You and me both; perhaps we should set up a support group?
DB74
I have experienced discrimination on a number of levels: religious, racial & political.
I have had profanities yelled at me by blacks because I'm white and have a bald head... well, I can only assume that that is why. But it's happened more than once.
I have had profanities yelled at me by blacks because I'm white and have a bald head... well, I can only assume that that is why. But it's happened more than once.
Daystar, I wonder if they thought you were a Neo-Nazi? I know that's not the standard anymore, but some people still think it is. I have no other excuses for it.
Too many times to count, my favorite tho is when people think I don't speak English and begin to talk about me... the best is when you say "I understand English" the look on their faces is priceless.
Lola
