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Post by flanz on Oct 28, 2017 0:59:52 GMT
I answered "not sure". When I was in high school, I wanted to take Spanish as my foreign language, but was told by my guidance counselor that it wasn't for me, because the Spanish teacher doesn't "dumb down" the curriculum to accommodate students who grew up only speaking English. Even the 1st level intro. class assumed you were at least semi-fluent in Spanish. He said "white kids take French here". So, that's what I took. One of mt English-only speaking friends insisted in being enrolled in Spanish, and even had another friend, a native Spanish speaker, tutor her. But she was in way over her head from day one, got nothing out of the class, and only made straight D's for showing up every day. Yeah, I got my language credits to use to get into college, but it wasn't through the classes I really wanted to take. This was 1986. wow!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2017 15:44:35 GMT
Yes! I lived in Pine Hills in Orlando. It is a very BAD section of town. Primarily black people lived there when I lived there. One evening my dad was driving on the road in back of our house. There was a group of kids lined up across the road and wouldn't let him drive by. He got out of the van and yelled "get your asses out of the road". Next thing you know a kid runs over and throws a swing at him. He ducks and another kid hits him in the face with a brick. He falls to the ground and they try to rob him but he had left his wallet at home so they beat him while he laid on the ground. He was dying on the ground and they continued to beat him until someone walked out of their house. My brother happened to be in the van hiding but seeing everything that happened. He was 12years old at the time. When the kids ran off my brother ran home and called the police. Nobody called the police or even tried to help my dad while he laid in the road. Nobody. When he was in the hospital they prepped us that he was not going to make it through the night. His face was bashed in. He ended up with 5 metal plates in his face and over 500 stitches. His body was black and blue where he had been beaten. He spent 6 weeks in the hospital. When released he still needed more surgeries to make him look normal. The kids who did this went to the same middle school I went to at the time. They would say things like "How do you like what we did to your father" & follow me home to see where I lived. I seriously lived in fear. I would go to the school resource officer (Daily!) and he would say he's looking into things. yada yada yada. The kids were caught and we ended up going to court and the police lied so bad. The school resource office whom I saw daily said I never went to him with any problems. The police tried to push everything under the rug. They said the kids were scared of my dad since he swore at them & that's why they went after him. They were found guilty and nothing happened to them. NOTHING. They were suppose to pay restitution...Never saw it! My dad was the sole breadwinner in the family & was in the hospital 6 weeks. It took a major toll on my family financially. We found out most of friends were not our friends. They were too afraid we would ask for money. My mom moved us out of the area while my dad was still in the hospital. We were all fearful of the kids following me. I feel like the police discriminated against us because we were white in a predominately black area. I feel like they took sides. What a horrific experience for your whole family...tears..
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Post by peaname on Oct 28, 2017 17:34:37 GMT
I worked nights in a hospital in northern California. Every nurse I worked with was Filipino. They would talk about me and I knew this because one of them told me the nickname they used for me and I would hear it. But they did share their food with me so I was okay with it.
It was eye opening and it made me more outgoing when it comes to approaching outsiders in group situations.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2017 18:57:56 GMT
Changed my mind to share on this board, but here's ❤️ for those that have.
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Post by Cupcake on Oct 28, 2017 19:49:21 GMT
Because I'm white? Never. Because I'm Jewish? Absolutely.
Lisa B.
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Post by mom2rjcr on Oct 28, 2017 21:30:42 GMT
I used to teach in a school where I was sometimes the only white person in the classroom. It was predominately African-American and Hispanic. Parents did not want to talk with me, but would they other teachers on the team because I was white. The worst was when my African American principal told me that I didn't how to teach little black boys because I was white. I was shocked, needless to say, but my response was that I know how to teach and love children no matter what color they are. I left after that year. There was no way she was ever going to treat me fairly.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2017 21:38:01 GMT
Discrimination as a female yes, as a white, no not possible. One must be the minority and not the establishment to be discriminated against. If you believe differently you really should read up on white priviledge,
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Post by ntsf on Oct 28, 2017 22:03:59 GMT
Discrimination as a female yes, as a white, no not possible. One must be the minority and not the establishment to be discriminated against. If you believe differently you really should read up on white priviledge, So would you believe my kid was discriminated against. As a white person who was a minority in his school. And I our town? His school was 10% white. And if you took out the white immigrants. It was maybe 2-3% wasp. Not always. But sometimes.
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Post by Pahina722 on Oct 28, 2017 23:00:41 GMT
I've never been discriminated against because I'm white although my AA students in my AA Lit course are usually surprised and somewhat guarded on the first day of class. I have had one AA department head tell me that someone else (AA) got a job I wanted because he was AA, but that's not discriminating AGAINST me. That's trying to get mor diversity into the teaching staff. Our county has a terribly difficult time hiring minority teachers because our pay is so low. (Hell, we have a hard time hiring enough qualified teachers period!)
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Post by AnotherPea on Oct 28, 2017 23:29:39 GMT
Saying white people cannot experience discrimination is like saying men cannot be victims of spousal abuse.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2017 23:49:34 GMT
Only when I was a child. I was one of 6 white kids in my class. The bullies all happened to be non-white and picked us a lot, with race being a frequent reason. But kids are jerks anyway.
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Post by chlerbie on Oct 28, 2017 23:54:34 GMT
No. I can't Recall a single incident.
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Post by snugglebutter on Oct 29, 2017 0:12:32 GMT
As a former storefront retailer, I would be a little wary of any group coming in and immediately splitting up regardless of their race because that’s how professional shoplifting rings sometimes work, especially in small stores with limited staff. One or more people will distract the worker while the other(s) will be in another part of the store shoplifting. This doesn’t excuse the profiling you witnessed, but it might explain some of it. As for the question in the OP, I know it affected me with college. There were kids I went to school with who were literally flunking out academically that were offered multiple full ride college scholarships for sports that they couldn’t accept because they weren’t going to graduate. Meanwhile, I graduated in the top 5% of my class with AP weighted classes, and couldn’t get a scholarship to save my soul. Isn't this based on athletic ability, not your ethnicity? I'm assuming the athletic ability was in demand, not a skin color? High school students have to maintain certain grades to be eligible for sports. If they are failing they don't play. I don't know how old crazy4scraps is, but it's been this way for at least 25 years. They would also have to be accepted into these colleges before scholarships are offered, right?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2017 17:28:38 GMT
Discrimination as a female yes, as a white, no not possible. One must be the minority and not the establishment to be discriminated against. If you believe differently you really should read up on white priviledge, So would you believe my kid was discriminated against. As a white person who was a minority in his school. And I our town? His school was 10% white. And if you took out the white immigrants. It was maybe 2-3% wasp. Not always. But sometimes. Without the facts I’d have a hard time believing it yes. Excluded, bullied, yes I believe that but discriminated, I’d need the full details.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Oct 29, 2017 23:37:07 GMT
Saying white people cannot experience discrimination is like saying men cannot be victims of spousal abuse. I think you need to understand discrimination better. Because you statement is illogical. Its like saying cats can't bark is like saying elephants are afraid of mice.
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Post by AnotherPea on Oct 30, 2017 0:11:47 GMT
Saying white people cannot experience discrimination is like saying men cannot be victims of spousal abuse. I think you need to understand discrimination better. Because you statement is illogical. Its like saying cats can't bark is like saying elephants are afraid of mice. no. The argument always comes up "but white people cannot experience discrimination because they are in a position of power." Or "maybe white people experience discrimination once in a while, but it is nothing compared to what black people experience." Which is the same thing I've heard while working with victims of domestic abuse. "Men cannot be abused because they're stronger than women." Or "yeah, it may happen once in a while, but women are victims more often." Also reminds me of a coworker I once had. She was recovering from a hip replacement. If anyone whined about a headache or backache she would totally dismiss their experiences because hers was more severe.
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Post by teacherlisa on Oct 30, 2017 0:15:55 GMT
I experience discrimination at work on a daily basis. I work for a tribal department on an Indian Reservation. They are excluded from following any state and federal laws, and operate as a sovereign nation. Some of the ways non natives are discriminated against are hiring practices, promotions offered and benefits offered. This is not my opinion, or feelings, it is written in the standard operation procedures of human resources at every department operated by the tribal government. Some of the tribal members are also mean, hostile,or racists towards me, but most, are not. I have experienced discrimination during times when I have needed assistance at our benefits office while filling out forms. The tribe I am employed by also put together a Cultural Awareness workshop where a lot of great information was offered, but the general long story short was- "here is why we discriminate and why it's ok" lol. All of that said, I love what I do, I am happy in my job and I choose to stay here. Also, when I go home, I am still white, and the discrimination I experience is not part of the rest of my life, I can escape it, unlike many others.
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Post by LisaDV on Oct 30, 2017 0:43:40 GMT
Only since I've gotten fat. Never before
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Post by worldwanderer75 on Oct 30, 2017 14:40:41 GMT
Yes. But only because I live overseas and am a minority where I live. I have never been discriminated against as a white person while living in the USA. I've been discriminated against in the workplace for being a woman, but never for my race.
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Post by Leone on Oct 30, 2017 14:59:54 GMT
I did graduate work in Kobe, Japan. The discrimination was actually funny. I would get on publuc transportation, sit down next to a Japanese lady, she would gasp, put her hankerchief over her nose and run to the back of the bus or the train. And you wouldnt be waited on in a store. My DH went to Japan on business and couldnt get waited on in stores. I worked in Singapore and newspaper ads for job openings would clearly state which race was not to apply.
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Post by Leone on Oct 30, 2017 16:12:26 GMT
Clearly, over and over again applying for teaching positions in the community college system in AZ. Once you saw the interviewing team, it was designed for affirmative action...basically, no straight whie folks need to apply. I even tested the system by indicating on one application I was Native American...they couldnt call me in fast enough for an interview. The minute they saw I had blue eyes, they barely had time for me...it was so blatant, it was funny. Oh, when I taught in Watts in Los Angeles, I was hired BECAUSE I was white...they told me they were under court order to hire any anglo who applied as they had too many minorities teaching in Region B. They're even started me at the top of the salary schedule.
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Post by gypsymama on Oct 31, 2017 9:43:58 GMT
Leone you have a very bizarre idea of what's "funny"
as to the OP's original question....i don't feel comfortable discussing that on this board, not with the way this thread has turned.
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Post by fredfreddy44 on Oct 31, 2017 14:16:58 GMT
No. I've just been called racist when I wouldn't let people break the rules.
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