Have you encountered racism towards you?

[jennifer_bloom]

At my school nobody was racist so I was shocked when I found racism at work

Yes

No

Long time ago

[TonyMetal___86]

Nope, also i never think about such things because no matter what the color of the person is or from wherever he comes i respect them all because they are all humans to me and we are all the same!
Such shallow things that have no importance at all should be eliminated from people's heads, like who came up with racism? A crazy person who thought that people who aren't like him should burn in hell or that he is superior to them!
All humans are equal to me...
The only thing that makes you different to me is your behavior, are you a good or a bad person?

[DryGermanGuy]

Rarely to my face (I am taller than most) but people online have the easiest insult option when they are aware you are German. 🙄
It happened on G@G too, with people disagreeing with me while having no factual arguments to support „their feelings“.

[sunflower00]

No, I’m white and live in a predominantly white area. I have however witnessed horrible racism to other people, it’s so disgusting.
• Black people being called the n word and horrible remarks being made towards them - songs made up about them living in mud huts, being told that they look manly, boys being nice to the girl’s friends & getting with them but being horrible and racist to her, shouting abuse at her household
• A black customer being treated differently in my work place just because he was black by my managers - I went for a test drive with him like I do with all customers and they thought he was going to kidnap me (he was really nice)
• People making comments about Indians smelling (not true) and again at work my manager said this about 2 accountants who travelled across the country for us, and said they were untrustworthy
• South Asian 12 year old girl on the bus having terrorist and bomb remarks made to her by older guys
• A Jehovah’s Witness saying that it’s unfair to make rude comments about their religion and then he proceeded to make terrorist jokes about Muslims
• People entering the Chinese restaurant and pulling their eyes and saying horrible things like ‘ching Chong’ and making racist remarks

[sunflower00]

Also…
• Going on a training trip for work and missed our second flight and had to re-arrange all our travel. Two South Asian guys were trying to help us and were really friendly, but had to speak to the airline before they could change our ride (they worked for a car company). No bother we could wait 5 mins. But my colleague then turned away from them and said all south Asians are so rude?

[KostasKouvalis]

Yeah, in Taiwan. It was mostly stuff like locals not wanting to sit/stand next to us on elevators and public transportation. Asians getting special treatment and being helped first. And some locals just being generally distrustful of us. The worst was when our tour guide kicked us out of the car in middle of Taipei and called a cab because he was running late and our hotel was "too far". On the train one lady took her mask off and made me sick on purpose, and at our hotel some old hag started yelling at us in Mandarin to get out of the outdoor seating area, even though there were Asians sitting there. And that's just the locals. That's not to mention how rude and inconsiderate the Mainlanders were.

And I'm sorry, but my experiences in Taiwan made me completely dislike Asian people and that whole region.

The other place I sort of experienced racism was in Grenada. Some locals seemed annoyed that we took up seats on the bus, and they kept laughing at us and mocking us. Kids were starting at us as if they'd never seen a White person before. One driver made us and another White tourist pay extra for "requesting to get off at a DESIGNATED stop." And I noticed a lot of people had a "locals only" mentality and didn't want us eating or hanging out in the non-touristy areas. They didn't say anything to us directly, but it was clear from their demeanor.

[yucychan]

Sorry that you had to go through such negative experiences.

[BlueScorpio]

No not really. Most racism that I've seen and heard have usually been online or on the news. The most racism I've recieved has been online and that's usually to get underneath my skin. Thankfully it doesn't happen to me face to face but I do acknowledge that my lack of experience with racism could be based off my skintone. In and outside the black community, depending on the shade of your skin, you will have different experiences. So because I am a lighter skin black person, I will be treated a little bit more differently versus someone who is darker.

[SusanColleen]

Racism unfortunately does exists in every race, against every other race. However America is the least racist country in the world. In China and muslim parts of the world slavery still exists. American fought a 4 year war at the cost of 600,000 lives to rid America of slavery. 95% of the race incidents reported today I’m America are hoaxes like Jussie Smollett, creating a fake hate crime for political purposes. the worse racism in America today is blacks committing hate crimes against Asians and against other blacks,

[USLegionary]

I'm white so it's a common occurrence.

[ShadezMcgee]

Yeah. First boss at my first job. She was this ugly troll of a woman that treated me poorly compared to other workers. Didn't realize why until I overheard a comment from her when working saying verbatim, "This n** just won't quit. I don't want him working here anymore."

[JamesDiaz11]

Yea, I'm half white/ half hispanic, and because I look white, sound white, and identify as white I'm public enemy number one. Every commercial shows guys like me as feebly, weak and stupid, and only statues of people who look like me are ripped down.

[RealMarek]

My business cannot get a federal contract because it is not minority or woman-owned. Also, I am locked out of my previous career at least in part due to ESG rules that discourage hiring of white males in the role I used to have. I have been told by people inside of companies that HR would not consider my application because of that. And I have had people tell me to my face that this is a good thing.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yes, this woman and her kids were Hispanic and I moved down on the bench to allow her and her kids to sit down and she treated me horrible, she spoke Spanish to them and the racism coming from her cause I'm White made me wonder what did I do to her and I just let them be but in this case God does work wonders he never fails us?

[AsaKyo]

Yeah, my ex boyfriend's friends called me the "n" word and he didn't even say anything to them, then there were some Spanish people who did as well way after that. Again, I was just minding my own business, doing nothing. And when I was younger I got accused of stealing something from a store when I clearly paid for it. Oh well, it's just inevitable lmao.

[Staximus]

I worked in a kitchen at a big busy restaurant and I was the only white guy. Half the cooks didn't like me because I wasn't Mexican. I worked my ass off and earned the respect of the lead cooks and the old cooks. After they liked me, most of the other cooks did too.

[Zolly99999]

I'm not sure if it's considered racist or not but I'm from a certain part of the country that is stereotyped as drunks and poor and stupid. So sometimes when I speak the person can hear my accent and sometimes they assume I'm an alcoholic or stupid. I can tell by they way they talk to me. Or sometimes come right out and make jokes about where I'm from.

[WhiteBoyChill]

I mean because of my race I’m told by certain types that I need to renounce my whiteness because its offensive and oppressive to people.

Whatever the fck that is suppossed to mean. And its funny because those same people call themselves the anti-racists even though their beliefs are fundamentally racist in nature.

To characterize an entire group of people as being inherently evil is something I’ve never done. But of course black people overall have done a bad job maintaining the group’s identity as a whole.

[Aerissa_Jade]

We all encounter stupid people but mostly not, but sure now and then. I just blow it off, don't let it bother me and figured that ignorance fool can go about life with their head up their ass.

I try to look beyond skin color and often don't even think about it, I focus on we are all the human race and cultures. We do get culture classes though, if there was a word for that instead of racism it seems like it would be way more common.

[justFriend]

Yes now !! im Türkish and for typing in Türkish by mistake.. he humiliated my country

Is it normal?

[Anonymous]

Yeah mostly from white women. I don’t really count stuff from online but I have encountered more racism online. Online it’s been from men and irl it’s been from women.

[yucychan]

Yes, when I went to Europe, US and Canada. I kind of expected it though.

[imfreeze95]

There is this thing called nice racism from liberal people that goes like this


Because they are minorities they need help. Their race automatically puts them at a disadvantage so we have to show how good we are and guide them and smooth things out for them


It is condescending arrogant and wrong we can do just fine if given EQUAL RIGHTS not special rights

[Rockstarrrrr]

Nope... People are kinda the same race where I'm from but I've seen racism towards people with darker skin sometimes...

[Surely]

When looking for a job out of high school I experienced affirmative action! Which in my book is racism.

[Brokenheartedx]

I'm ginger apprently it's ok to bully, harass, make fun of redheads by everyone... So when I hear about racism I laugh sick of it, this is racist that is racist but oh look a ginger...

[Wise4myage]

Yes I have had that happen to me before, but only one time.

[bolverk]

Yes, but I expected it as part of working a contract overseas, I'd respond to the first guy who insulted me by laying him out, that earned me space, I just didn't let the cold shoulder treatment get to me, finished the contract and returned home,

[Anonymous]

I've encounter racism, its very common particularly among leftist who seem to be completely obsessed with the concept.
I've heard their racist songs, and experienced first hand their discrimination.

[maximumpower]

They come in all sizes, shapes, genders and colors
AND
it's learned behavior.

[Missgingles]

People used to bully me for being white:). But eh its their issue. doesn't bother me

[RolandCuthbert]

I don't understand the question. Racism is a staple of GaG.

[ChiTown33]

I've been excluded for being white before. I don't think I'd classify that as racism though.

[SolitarySolace]

Yes, but I laugh at it because I’m not a snowflake

[musicbrain5]

No, I haven’t.

[Agape93]

Yeap, three times by as many people

[toxicdic82]

And if I did I was too wrapped up in what I really had going on to care notice or even give it some attention

[douride2]

Yes it happened at school & work.

[TacosRAwesome]

Does getting spot checks at airports count?

[Jennz6]

No, I’m single white female.

[zagor]

Yes, in Japan.

[Anonymous]

Yeah all I gotta do is look on social media.

[legalboxers]

almost every single day

[coolbreeze]

Yes all the time...

[rip999]

Yes and I found it funny

[Sonorous]

Yeah, but it's a given since I'm black.

[boobliker]

and i am white

[collie22]

it happened at school

[Anonymous]

Oh yeah. It’s been a theme of my life.

[SmokinAces2000]

Yeah

[WhiteBoyChill]

Bllshit. Give me examples.

Saying “yeah” in a comments section isn’t gonna cut it bub

[SmokinAces2000]

I don’t have to explain myself especially to you

[WhiteBoyChill]

Then your nonsense is irrelevent. So be it.

[Anonymous]

Yes, at iHop in the middle of the night.