Discrimination Against Whites: It DOES Exist!

[Anonymous]

I have a more unique work situation than most people do. I am one of the few white people among a workplace that is full of mostly African American/Blacks (wasn't sure which term to use since either one can be seen as offensive, depending on the person). I think that maybe the reason for that is that it is a warehouse/production job and whites don't often want to deal with this kind of work. That being said, I have come to learn that there is such a thing as discrimination/racism against whites.

It started with my first week there. I was assigned to a group of older African American/Black women who seemed to hate me from the start. Even the supervisor had asked me why I didn't just ask my daddy for money instead of getting a job. In reality I didn't have a daddy figure growing up. I was born to a teen mom who struggled to raise my brother and I and life wasn't easy. Things were never handed to me, contrary to the stereotypical 'spoiled , rich white girl' view that many African American/Black women seemed to have. I had to work hard for everything that I have. I realize that some white girls are that way but that doesn't mean that we all are. I think because I was the new girl I attracted a few of the guys, which further angered the women.

Oh, now I wanted to steal away all their men (or so they thought)! Suddenly I was 'the white whore' that was after all the men and I had graffiti rumors about me on the bathroom wall of the women's restroom as well as spread around at work. I once asked one of the women why she hated me so much. She told me that it's because my people enslaved her people and that she would never forgive white people for that. This has seemed to be a common thing at work, them bringing slavery into everything. It has come to the point where I just keep to myself to avoid any race drama, do my job, and when it's time to leave clock out.

Now, I am in no way dismissing the horrible things that African American/Black people faced in the past. I don't agree with slavery and I feel bad that their ancestors had to go through it. I really wish that there had never been a such thing as slavery. However I feel like every day I am made to feel guilty about something that happened before I was ever even born. No matter how much work I do, nothing is never good enough. I am forced to work mandatory overtime including weekends all the time and while others can refuse, I cannot. It turns into a, 'Oh, that's right. You're white. You don't need to work. You have daddy's money to turn to'. I guess I have some idea of how an African American/Black feels when they have to work in a predominantly white workplace.

It's like no matter how hard you try, you're always the outsider. It's not a good feeling at all.

[madhatters4]

"I guess I have some idea of how an African American/Black feels when they have to work in a predominantly white workplace."

i think you definitely do. anyone who says racism towards whites doesn't exist is lying to themselves. racism exists. there are people of every race who practice bigotry, prejudice, and racism towards people of other races

[CHARismatic110]

Discrimination does not discriminate. People of all backgrounds can fall victim to it. Especially in the world we live in today. And it's not just subjective to the color of your skin.

[ManOnFire]

Hi, I'm black. I can't exactly agree that there is a concrete discrimination system against whites, but I can say I've seen the same things you've detailed myself. When it comes to circles where whites are outnumbered by blacks, there is an outcast culture there, especially when it comes down to black women and white women, like you were saying. Though black women tend to act that way with anybody, not just white people, although I can see how it would affect you more because you've gotten attention from black men, and black women hated that. They're insecure about it. But it's not your fault.

I've seen white girls in my area start new jobs in predominantly black businesses, excited to be part of the team, just to notice how increasingly miserable they became over time, and some of them even left. They ARE made to feel like the outsider, like you said. And unless you're not a 'wannabe' like some of the other annoying white girls, you're gonna got treated badly about your "hair," the way you talk, and the fact that you've gotten more attention from black men than black women do. So I understand you.

[princesslibertarian]

Here is my philosophy...

I am bisexual and hate when people call something trans phobia, bi phobia, etc. A phobia is an irrational fear of something thus causing you to stay away from it.
These people are not phobic because they don't fear the LGBTQ... they would happily stomp us all if given the chance and racism is no different.

Racial hypocrisy works the same way LGBTQ hypocrisy works for example: black people will say "I am a minority therefore I am not able to commit any act of violence" just as a trans, gay, (or whatever) person who is an extremist will say "I am gay therefore I cannot be a misogynist or blah, blah, blah"...

they use their side of being oppressed as a shield to defend their hate and anger. The extremists within every group (and there are more than people think) LOVE to use it to their advantage which actually hurts their community because they're taking away the voices of victims within their community that actually ARE facing these things.

White people do get discriminated by blacks all the time and I sadly see it at my job.
I work at a state park so I get a lot of psychos from all sides.
The other day, a black woman came in and demanded a refund knowing full well our lake area was closed due to severe weather.

We didn't refund her and she decided to pull the whole "I'm brown and oppressed #blacklivesmatter" bullshit so I happily had her removed from the park.

another example? I went to college with a girl (who is black) that would blame whites for everything. She didn't turn in her paper? ah white professors are dumb
she didn't get to class on time? Ah white people caused it.

It got to the point she got so drunk at a bar and started demanding free shit from a white bartender...

so yes, they use race to their advantage all the time to the point I will just call the cops the first time they get hostile, have an attitude, or are violent.

It's such hypocritical behavior from all sides and the extreme left has made it socially unacceptable to speak on it which is why a few people in the LGBTQ face harassment from other members and race is no different.

[popsickle]

Of course discrimination against whites exists. Every single race on Earth has certain strikes working against them. It would be ignorant to say otherwise. For white people, its political correctness and in some settings affirmative action for borderline students. Some races DO have it harder than others overall, and it's none of our faults. That's why this is such tricky territory to talk about. White privilege is the idea that if you take all other factors aside and solely compare people based on race, whites tend to have it better. However, since real life involves these other factors, it's not a black and white thing. Some whites do have it harder than some blacks. And a whole race can't be blamed, because nowadays, most people are innocent. White people shouldn't have to feel guilty for things out of their control.

The way your co-workers treated you is very wrong and unfair to you. You do you. It's nice you spoke up to us.. People need to hear this. But also remember, it wasn't your choice but you are of a race that is deemed most powerful in the world currently and so to be heard most effectively, you do need to speak with some sensitivity. It's just like how I'm Muslim... I can't speak about bombs as a joke as easily as other races or I will be given a hard time. I accept that. I had no control over what people of my religion have done around the world.

Part of dealing with racism is understanding how the world works and taking peaceful advantage of opportunities to enlighten while remaining sensitive. Some racial issues involve life and death. Freedom vs imprisonment. Being treated with respect or abused. Our recent history involves very blatantly racist undertones of segregation and that will not be just forgotten. It will take many decades to heal from that and we are in the process.

[BigJake]

Of course it exists. The only difference is that black people believe they're entitled to be racist against white people. They feel that the events of 200 years ago justify black racism against whites.

Most black people imagine that every white person alive today had a great-grandfather who looked like Colonel Sanders and owned 30 slaves. They're so uneducated about white history that they don't realize that the ancestors of most white Americans immigrated in the massive wave of immigration that took place between 1890 and 1920, *after* slavery was abolished in the US.

Most later European immigrants came to this country with nothing and faced their own discrimination. Irish were deliberately excluded from employment in Boston, Jews and Italians were confined to ethnic ghettos in New York, Poles and Czechs were scorned for being Slavic and Catholic, etc. But black people don't want to hear this. They want the world to believe that they've been the only group to face hardship and discrimination in America.

[cyndyrene]

It's not racism. It's discrimination too totally different things. If they were really racist the bitch would have never gotten a job. Lol.

[ikissedtheskyonce]

That's wrong and ignorant to Generalize an entire race based on a select few

[BigJake]

@cyndyrene Discrimination based on race is called "racism." Get a clue.

[madhatters4]

"The only difference is that black people believe they're entitled to be racist against white people"

i'm a black person who does not feel that i'm entitled to be racist. but thanks for that racist statement.

[bente2]

@madhatters4 that wasn't racist, it was generalisation and that's exactly what this is about.

[madhatters4]

@bente2 racism is defined as "the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race"

so a generalization or stereotype of a race, as is "black people believe they are entitled..." is racist.

[rdneckczy05]

I've experienced similar treatment. I'm 24m, was working security as a second job in Cincinnati. Wasn't a day that went past I wouldn't hear several racial remarks, remarks I've never heard all based on my skin color (white). Makes it hard when they look at me after a shooting between two black males on the street, and bystanders tell me "you're next." This is after helping people who have been shot in the head and wherever else until medics arrive. It's crazy because even when it goes down the black people there just pull there phones out, take pics and record the shootings and fights and walk away as police arrive. They don't even care about their own but make those remarks toward me about my skin color. Gave me a different outlook on life and I have no desire to live or work in the city.

I'm not racist, and have always treated everyone with respect, no matter the situation and their background. I don't know how you worked in an environment like that. I would have walked out day one honestly

[Anonymous]

What do black people expect white people to do in order to make things right? Firstly, putting all white people in the same bucket, is the same as putting all black people in the same bucket - it simply isn't the case, black nor white. White people have diferent ethnic background, m part of Europe, russia etc, same as black people have background from ethiopia, sudan, zambia, south africa, etc. So I am not sure if the entire white race as such, ALL did slavery.
Same as you cannot label a person black because of his/her skin color.

I have a problem with this thing black people call "white privilege" - I have an opposite for it, called "black entitlement" - so whats the difference?

Blacks in SOME parts of africa feel a sense of ENTITLEMENT - and people in Africa with dark skin who have never set foot in Africa, stay out of the conversation, you've been subjected to "white privilege" all your lives, and have no fathom of an idea what happens in africa. (I am white and born in africa).

If we all brush ourselves with the same stroke, then we all turn grey and boring. Not all blacks are racist, but nethier are all whites. This race issue must stop. Its ridiculous.

Lets assume for a minute that real extra terrestrial aliens landed on our planet, and they decided to horde all humans together to kill ur or do somethin nasty to us, how would WE has a HUMAN race be able to survive? We wouldn't, we're too busy arguing about our skin colors. ffs.
Short version: we as human beings are one of two types of people: a leader or a follower, doesn't matter what color your skin is. The question I think would be: if our planet had ET issues to deal with, how would we react differently towards each other with different skin colors against a set of ETs? somehow i think the world might catch a wake up. But then again, who knows...

[cyndyrene]

This is absolutely the dumbest mytake I have ever read. Racism and discrimination are two totally different things. And even in this case, I don't think they were being racist, just ass holes. They made a bunch of assumptions this is true, but saying they are racist is pushing it.

No one is asking white people to apologize for the actions of their ancestors. No one expects you too. But acknowledge the problem. More than anything you guys have the power to help us level the playing field. And that's all we ask of you guys is recognize the problem and use your power to fix this broken system. No one is asking for hand outs. All we are asking is that we all get the same treatment and opportunities afford everyone. You guys have had a 200+ year head start, when do we finally get to catch up.

[Opinion Owner]

@cyndyrene : there is no magic pill to fast forward 200 years. i grew up with black friends at school, and some of them are doing well, others not so much. you say you aren't asking for handouts, ok, then you say whites must use their power to fix the broken system. Tell me, what must white people do? and why are my comments dumb? i just get super annoyed when the race card is thrown out. The solution is simple: earn it, like the rest of the world. Work hard at it and you will succeed, skin color is irrelevant. Thats the brutal truth. To call mytake dumb is mocking my opinion. Its not about skin tone, its about the ability to deliver, thats the point I'm trying to make. Different races agianst each other its just a stupid notion. We should accept our differences in each other and move forward, not hover about the past, its history and can't be undone. I also dont get your points about racism and discrimination being different. The point is both are wrong and hurt equally badly.

[Opinion Owner]

and assuming the power is in the white guys hand is your perception of how things are. As i said there is no magic pill, just plain hard work.

[fashionguy17]

I am black... if that matters... lol. I'll be 100% honest with you, the older generation of black folks don't really like or trust white people that much.

My mom is 57, and she doesn't like white people too much. She is very into black empowerment and progressing black people forward and is very concerned with black people as a whole. My mom wants me to marry a black girl.

My dad, on the other hand, is 59 and he loves white people... lol. When we go out (just me and my dad), despite the fact that he is married to my mom... he checks out white women, and says that I should marry a white girl.

Anyway... with the exception of my dad, a lot of my family members are not that trusting of white people. I think it's a generational thing. Older people will not be that trusting of white people, due to racism in the 50s and 60s; however, the idea is that the new generation will accept each other despite having skin color.

Being black, I was raised in a predominantly white community. 98% white to be exact. The issues that you mentioned seem bad, but they are not terrible in the grand scheme of things.

At the end of the day, despite your hardships, you still have white privilege.

[fashionguy17]

To be honest... white people are basically welcome wherever the go. If you go to different countries, for example, you are welcomed with open arms. If you are black and go to another country, you may experience racism

[Anonymous]

What white ancestors did was very bad but It was Africans selling African people to white people in the first place and there was slavery before that including white slaves one example would be rome taking locals as slaves from whats now the UK so white slaves. Slavery from africas just more recent but it was still our ancestors not us.
Using it as the guilt trip or getting worked up if we say something by unintentionally that could be taken as racist so we know we have to back track and apologize makes any remaining racism in white countries worse.

I use to compete for my local athletics club in high school and one of the coaches was black a perfectly nice guy but when I first met him I was training for discuss and in conversation said I was using the black ones then I thought to my self **** and further described them as rubber and there weight in embarassment to try and make it very clear I was talking about the discuss I was using witch probably made it worse.
Having to be careful what you say definitely makes you act differently you can't be quite as relaxed and I think for my generation that is where a lot of any remaining racism comes from some will be from limited exposure as well or the wrong exposure like if your only contact with indians was phishing calls you would stop trusting an indian accent which happened to me so now i'm on guard if a caller has an indian accent.

[Brokenheartedx]

I would tell them to fuck off mind their own buisness... cheeky cows:.:u actually get folk like that no matter their colour got fk all else to do but talk about folk behind their backs,

that makes me laugh the ancestors bit... we get that here to in the UK how we colonised and we should pay for what our ancestors did... just roll your eyes your no more accountable for the actions of other people than what anyone else is..
These ladies might want to remember that without their ancestors they wouldn't be in America working.. they could still be in Africa livin in the jungle..

Slave today is the young teenager that cleans the toilets out in McDonald's for a few quid an hour... and their all colours...

[will_ofB]

"they could still be in Africa livin in the jungle.."

You do know Africa has real cities, towns, and villages?

[Anonymous]

yes discrimination against whites does exist. speaking of personal experience being a person of color and an immigrant, the extent of discrimination that i have been through has been very small. it mostly was being told to not speak my first language or if i got into an argument with someone i would be told to go back to my country. I don't know what black people go through since I've never been black and to be honest i dont really get concerned because this whole white privilege to me is bullshit. I've never felt mistreated or undervalued because of my race ever and i have a damn skin tone that you can't miss. im very close to my coworkers and they are mostly white people and we joke around a lot. for the longest time I've been taking a shit on white people and saying retarded shit about them just for humor. I've noticed that if i joke around by calling them names they would reply back in humor but if it was race related no one ever would respond back to me until i literally had to say that they can fuck with me that way too, i dont get offended and i started it but the fact that they never replied back was eye opening. all this shit against white people makes them draw limits around us in basic interaction and these limits dont allow them to be fully comfortable with us. yeah i got stopped by police officers a few times for traffic violations and stupid shit like that but who the fuck cares i dont have the slightest impression that any of it was race related. maybe my standards are just low because dare you look wrong at a cop in a third world country then you will know wtf police brutality is all about.

[Mustachekitteh]

Omg I wish they would let that fucking go! None of them were even alive when slavery happened and just know what went on due to history books. So unless they actually lived and dealt with that, they have NOTHING to complain about that. It's in the past, why can't we move forward and try to make a better future instead of being stuck on the dark negative past?

Yes people are racist against whites but we're not allowed to say anything about it. Since minorities will just say we don't have the right to complain and have it better than them. That they're being treated a lot worse so they have all the rights in the world to complain about it 24/7. Only way to make any of them happy is to have every single white person take some kind of punishment from them until they feel satisfied. Maybe then we can all move on and try to actually fix things.

[Anonymous]

Although personal prejudice may exist on a micro scale, discrimination is systematic, structural, and societal. What you have experienced is personal prejudice, not discrimination. The Blacks around you are prejudicial, judging you harshly before they get to know you personally, but they are not being discriminatory against you. To do that, they would have to bar you from something that privileged people would have access to, like access to employment, housing, etc.

In addition, the poor white people of the rural South lived no better than black people. Then, the laws became racialized, allowing all white men to vote, but blacks were discriminated against from voting and from obtaining a good, well-paid job. One big reason why so many black people are poor now is that they have long been discriminated against up until the Civil Rights era. Of course, times are changing, and blacks are moving up the social ranks as an invisible minority.

[Opinion Owner]

Discrimination can exist on a personal scale, but it is much more difficult to implement. One person may choose to discriminate one person out of ten because of having so-and-so characteristic, but s/he has no power to enforce it or absolutely make that discriminated person feel the discrimination. Another person can treat the discriminated person much better, countering the other person's discrimination. It doesn't remove the discrimination, though; it merely counters it.

[schnipdip]

I won't hire a white person = discrimination.
Getting into med school: black person needs like a 3.0, white person needs 3.8+.
Med schools only accepting people of color.
Jobs only hiring people of color to improve diversification...

I think that's discrimination

[Kylesar]

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More of this "societal" bullshit argument. Discrimination is discrimination
Discrimination doesn't discriminate. Period

Saying you can be prejudice but not discriminatory is like saying you can hate women but you're not sexist. Same difference and they go hand-in-hand, like bullets and guns

[Kirah]

Discrimination is discrimination, it doesn't have to be "institutional".

[howzit2015]

Nice take. I come from South Africa a place where white people oppressed the black population, but after the abolishment of the apartheid the black population was given favouritism for education and work. Now a black person with a poor GPA will be far more likely to be chosen for secondary education than a white person with a good GPA. Resulting in white people having less opportunity to get jobs, and a good education. My parents left South Africa (like many white people), because they had the financial means to do so, and knew it gave them better opportunities than staying there. Plus many gang initiations in Johannesburg (and many other cities) had their gang members target white people for violent crimes in order to get into the gang.

[Rissyanne]

Great take. I have learned that blacks are way more destructive to each other than whites ever can be. I work with a lot of black people. Especially women. I have seen them turn on each other... a lot.

[ManOnFire]

@Rissyanne Sadly it is true, yes.

[Kirah]

Nice take, well-written.

Anyone can experience racism. People who claim otherwise, are being racist themselves.

[BellePepper]

LMFAO you are such a liar anon. The FACT that you had to post this anonymously shows that you KNOW you're a liar.

Learn how to lie better and stop wasting everyone's time with this stupid race baiting bullshit.

[Kirah]

Or perhaps they just felt like going anonymous because of hateful comments like yours? Just saying.

[BellePepper]

@Kirah Nah. I don't think so. Look at all the black people posting about everything going on. They're catching way more hate than OP Anon will but they still don't have to lie or hide.

But hey, if it makes you feel better to buy into lies than to actually be like "ummmmm no one does this" to satisfy your own racist issues, you go for it. Just be quiet about it.

[schnipdip]

Where is the hate on black people here?

[ManOnFire]

@BellePepper While I generally hate Anons and find them to be trolls, this is a sensitive racial issue where I can see how she'd want to remain unknown.

[Laura_Marx]

lmfao I know right? I ASKED HER WHY SHE HATED ME AND SHE SAID. I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOUR ANCESTORS... I just... dont believe that, somehow, lmfaaaaooooo

[Anonymous]

I've had a few experiences in the past. However, most of my black coworkers are great!

Sadly, you just work with jerks, I'm sorry to say. I'd imagine there are some there who think it's wrong how you're treated, but are afraid of the bullies. Just keep being polite and some people will start to feel like assholes.

[Anonymous]

The very people that spew the it's because white people owned slaves as to why I hate you is the very reason racial issues even still exist. They hold on to the rhetoric that just because your white it's all your fault , with the mentality that you were an active participant to it happening. NEWS flash everyone , slavery has been gone before any of your great great grandparents were born or ours. The only bondage your in now is self made. That's right your doing it to your self by creating the divide. The divide that breeds hate and animosity towards people that never did anything against you personally. But if all whites are guilty of slavery , then are not all Blacks guilty of the hate crimes against white cops? Think about it , there is no fence straddling here

[bente2]

So you're saying she's excluding herself? Yeah that's logical..

[Opinion Owner]

@bente2 who is this she you are in reference to?

[bente2]

The girl that posted this

[Opinion Owner]

@bente2 no she have been to center of discrimination , plain and simple

[funny_strange_man]

Whites did own slaves but Africans were the ones selling and or handing over other Africans which is no better. Both sides are bad and I fo not agree with doing.

[Opinion Owner]

@funny_strange_man good point indeed

[MackToday]

This is definitely a thing. It also illustrates why we need ethnic states. Each race evolved to be with it's own kind and to push out others. Integration and "diversity" will never be a thing, you're experiencing that now. Hateful though these women might be they are still at least loyal to their race and people. Try lending them some fire support, not communist pandering by pretending how sorry you are about being white or slavery or shit like that. Read up on black nationalism, agree with them if the talk about black nationalism. Seek out the more mellow and sensible ones and eventually you will fit in to enough of a degree to get by till you find another job. You're probably not a white nationalist (yet anyway) but race is real and it is the cause of your situation.

[LoloWaye]

I'm so sorry about the way they've treated you. That's wrong. I get there are racist people but that doesn't mean it's everyone. Those people are assholes. They're making judgements about you and treating you horribly yet will be the first ones to complain when someone does that to them!!

To be honest I used to be scared and jealous of white people before I went to college. I didn't know any better. I learned first hand after moving into my dorm that white people are no different from any other race and there are bad people in every race.

I hope things get better for you.