Controversial Topic: Race, which race have you experienced the most racism from, how did it affect your views on the race, what happened?

[Anonymous]

Be honest here, I won't be offended and others try not to be offended it's a good time to connect with others.

My experience with racism will shock the hell out of you. As you may know im black although I do have roots from other races which you can tell by my parents and grandparents. However, I've experience the most racism from my own race! Yes other blacks. It was such a bad experience. I was teased because I didn't speak, dress, act nor listen to black music. I didn't use slang, I dressed like a skater/surfer/punk and my taste in music was very much pop- metal. My friends were those of different races than my own. I grew up in a neighborhood with primarily white, Asian, indians, and small group of latinos a. I just never actually fit in with my own race.

I've never experience racism

I have experienced it

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Listen to what was considered "black music "

[QuadDamage]

I've experienced first hand racism when I was in Japan 🎌
Being a Swede and looking really white with blonde hair and blue eyes was crazy there.

You kind of feelt like somewhat of a celebrity with the amount of eyes looking at times. I remember looking behind my back and turning around randomly. I saw like 20 heads suddenly move around too because they were looking at me and my friends 😂 They were very sneaky and polite about it. They did not want us to see they were looking.

It took a day or two to get used to this. It was worse for my friend whom has dreadlocks and kind of look like Jason Momoa from certain angles. People even sneaked photos of him that was pretty nuts and he did not like that.

I will not say that they were directly bad people in Japan on the contrary very polite, helpful and supportive when you asked for directions. Accommodated decent authentic restaurants, places to stay and things to experience while there. They don't really like to talk English in Japan I also noted, they feel insecure doing it I'd guess.

It was when we were eating that it started to really bum me off when people were pointing and looking. Even if they did it secretly. I'm introverted and eating is sacred to me, I need to be able to get some peace in between to load my internal battery up.

Especially in a place with so many people and things moving around at the same time constantly. It made my mind super tired after just half a day.

Was really hard for me visiting Japan due to these factors.
And I would recommend people like me who are sensitive with filtering things out to embrace themselves going to Tokyo. It is one of the most crowded places in the world for a reason 😂 And I'm sure nobody ever meant to be annoying, but god they were! And they were probably just curious but in a really odd way.

Getting showed out due to some places being (Japs only) was the first time I experienced how it feels in person being a minority. Even if me and my friends did not care one bit about it. It was a new experience.

It feelt like going to the future flying to Japan, with their almost machine like thinking of punctuality and incredible sense of duty. Trains arriving precisely on the second, and the overall really neat system to accommodate them being over 130m people with insane suburban numbers like 30 m in Tokyo alone.

I can understand why people living full scale lives in such places and are not originally from there. But has lived there for many man years, mean by: You're never one of them. They accept you but you are not from their hardcore culture.

Next time I go to Japan I will book it for 1 month. Overall a really awesome place to visit! Amazing food, nature, cleanliness, tradition and culture.

🏯🗻🍥🇯🇵🍶🍜

[Anonymous]

I also grew up in a diverse area and for me, it was black people then white people then Asians then Hispanics as the least racist.
Black people would always bring up race even among topics that had nothing to do with race. Somehow race got brought up and it was always a black guy bringing it up.
White people are very racist online but in person, are very kind and nice in my experience. White people are smarter about how they express their racist views because online is somewhat anonymous and they could say something without judgement.
Asians are very smart and look down on Hispanics and blacks. They see white people as equal and in some cases, even better. But if an Asian girl dates a black or Hispanic guy, her father will see them as inferior in intelligence and other aspects like genetics as far as physical attractiveness goes. They see their Asian daughter ruining their genes in terms of intelligence and beauty.
Hispanics can be racist too but most of them don’t buy into the race stuff and don’t care. I feel like they are more concerned with life aspects like raising families. There is a lot of diverse opinions among Hispanics. It totally depends on the person in this ethnicity. They don’t have tribal mindsets like other groups do.

[Asker]

Wow, you summed it up perfectly. Cause honestly I never noticed my friends race and how I was different until it was brought up by other blacks. That's when I realized 😳 hey I look different from my friends. They never brought up race at least not around me. As far as Asians I do agree. a lot of my Asian friends had either white or Asian boyfriends. They didn't give a black guy the time of day. i never really realized these things until I was teased by other blacks. I do agree , I feel my race is the most racist. They don't like being talked about yet they talk about other races using racist jokes. White people agree with that too. Very nice in person and actually the reason why I am a nurse today my supervisor white woman from Tennessee trained me that's how I landed my first job as a supervisor nurse and the woman who gave me a chance as a new grad supervisor was white. The people who have given me the hardest time in my career are other black women. I dont know why they can be so mean, angry and envious. It's like they get a certain title and it goes to their head

[Anonymous]

Black woman here. And I can sadly say, I experience the majority of racism from my own kind. And if we're really analyzing it, I would say moreso from the women than the men in the community, though both can be very toxic.

Because apparently if I don't talk, walk, dress, or behave a certain way, I don't "act or sound black."

Which is kind of sad, yet funny at the same time. Most people of other races are not racist. Yes, I have experienced it from other races, but it's not as blatant as coming from black people.

[Asker]

Omg wish you weren't anonymous I can relate. I agree I recieved most drama from woman and some fron the blck men but overall they're both toxic. So overall I just stopped dealing with my own race unless I have to. They're very mean and by far the most racist and hateful yet don't like any of these things towards them

[Msputiton]

White people harrassed us brutally where i grew up.

I grew up in an extremely racist town. I got a scholarship and moved to a very historically known racist state. I was expecting it to be the same there.

I still have moments where i get some racism thrown at me. But the town my college is located is a lot more tolerant.

As for how did it make me feel towards white people. No problems. I knew white people weren't racist.

It was racists who were racist and i have seen racism from any race.

[Msputiton]

As for what you are saying in your post. Yeah i have seen the whole your not black enough to be black racism.
See media convinces people you have to act a certain way to be a race.

It helps keep stereotypes alive.

[Asker]

What state was this? The south

🙌🏾 this!! I guess they forgot about legendary rock artist such as Chuck berry and jimi hendrix. Yeah I was criticized pretty bad for listening to rock music, skateboarding, and hitting the beach and rocking surf apparel. My friends were cool but I didn't realize I was different until my own race made fun of me. That's when I realized the racial difference between me and my friends.

[Msputiton]

🙌🏾
Yeah deep MS border of Louisiana. It's feels like the 1950's
Yup you different because you chose your own path. That's a good different
Do what makes you happy.

[WhiteSteve]

Lmfao, exact opposite problem for me. Eminem came out after my teenage years, so I was on my own out there, fending off Vanilla Ice insults😂 I went to a high school with a lot of preppy suburban white kids, and to say we didn’t mix would be an understatement lmao. And to this day, I still blame them, I was just living, they were the ones giving me shit about my clothes and my music. But I sat at “The Black Table” (it was actually two tables, haha) in the cafeteria, and you know, it was the funniest thing, they never had any bad shit to say to me THEN, only when they’d catch me alone. I wonder why that is….🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂

[FunkyMonkee]

Personally, blacks. I'm just walking to my bus stop one afternoon when this older black guy is walking across the street pretending to shoot white people he sees with an imaginary rifle! He gets to my side of the street just as I get to the corner and he pretends to shoot me!! You can BET YOUR ASS that if I did that to HIM, I'd be in jail for it!!

One night, almost 1:00 a. m., new years day, not even 1 hour into the new year, I'm waiting for a bus home after a gig I just finished playing and these two black guys come out of the alley directly across the street from me. I said hello, they looked at me like I just told them I wanted to beat their heads in! Just before they disappeared around the corner, they threw a huge rock at me about the size of a baseball that almost hit me in the head!!

I'm on my way to work one morning and I'm in line at the Uni-Mart paying for my breakfast when this black guy 8 or 10 people in line behind me starts making all kinds of noise about what I'm wearing!!

Just about ANY bus I'd get on, if there were younger blacks in the back (where I usually sit), from the second I get on the bus `til long after I get off, they're laughing their asses off and making fun of of me, yelling shit up at me from the back of the bus to the front and just acting like wild animals!! I guess they've never seen a guy with jeans and t-shirt, before!!

I get on the bus with my new girlfriend and there's an older black guy sitting 3 seats behind the driver, slouched down with his long, skinny legs spread WIDE OPEN and taking up the two forward facing seats he was on and at least one of the 3 sideways seats we were trying to sit in. Instead of sitting up and acting like the 40-year old adult I assumed he was, and giving us room to sit, he refused to move and I accidentally touched one of his knees while trying to sit! He got VERY belligerent about how I HIT his leg and started cussing and carrying on because HE wouldn't move to let us (or ANYONE) sit there!! He swore like a fucking truck driver at us for the entire 20:00 that we were on the bus!! Like it was OUR fault that he couldn't sit up like a fucking human!!

Angelo Moore, the singer from Fishbone, once said in a video I saw, "I HATE white people!!". I can't imagine WHY!! Since it's MOSTLY us white people that are buying all your records and coming to your shows!! I've been to several and there's hardly ANY blacks besides the band!!

I'm at an amusement park back in the `70's about to get on a roller coaster that has two cars that race each other. As is normal, the people in my car are telling the people in the other car that we're gonna win and they do likewise to us. At the end of the ride, I get off and this black girl that was in the other car comes over to ME and punches me in the eye with this pointy ring she was wearing which came VERY close to poking my eye out!! It cut open my eyebrow!!

If, at least, THESE black people are like that towards ALL white people, I can't IMAGINE why white people hate them so much!!

[inhua]

I don't know why a lot of blacks don't see the terms "coon", "uncle tom", "aunt gemina", "coconut", "sellout", "sambo", "jiggaboo" as racist but the n-word as racist which they themselves often use.

racist towards one's own race can be more ugly than racism towards other races. a lot of white feminists have no problem shitting on white men and ironically they believe in white privilege but won't look in the mirror. self-racism doesn't happen much in Asian communities though there are instances where Asian women (those who openly prefer other races) would mock and ridicule Asian men for having "a less than ideal size junk between their legs".

some people are simply sick in this world but somehow we are forced to tolerate their bullshit.

[ArtemisSilver]

I've experienced the most racism from white women against me for being a white man, which is weird AF. Like some serious self hate shit going on with these people.

This is also why I just don't date HR ladies, some of em are chill I'm sure but most of them are straight up evil.

Aside from that I've had a hand full of other people beef with me about race but I couldn't really give a damn about them. It's only when people get between me and my livelihood that I get pissed. Who's been doing that all my life? Psycho white women. I don't know why that is I'm just glad I'm out of that life.

[Anonymous]

@Asker

The thing you relate about black women isn't in itself about racism. It is that... well, black women have the higher testosterone among women of all races. That rather easily translates into "aggressive"/"angry", and "mean".

I have dealt with nuns of all races, and the majority of the seriously troublesome ones have been black.

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Blacks aren't the most ethnocentric ("racist" if you will) group of all. They are second to another you didn't mention. However, even here on G@G you will see many blacks needing to use the word "white" (placing it in a negative light) in their answers and opinions, when there was no need at all to.

[Kaneki05]

As a white guy? Not directly been I've seen people say racist things online about us. And it mostly comes off as funny to me rather than hurtful but it is still them been racist whether it's ignorance to their own words or them trying to be on purpose.

[Kaneki05]

And that's mostly from black people. I have a feeling it's mostly due to thinking they have the right because of our past which welp don't fight fire with fire but that's me assuming to as the reason I don't know the actual reason.

[grega239]

There were a few times i got called racial slurs. Which ok whatever. I was more offended by the ignorance because all if those people are americans.

Because it look to me like this whole racism thing is almost exclusively an American talking point which americans in their infinite arrogance and stupidity apply to the rest of the world.

So to answer you question. I experienced racism from americans of every race

[A_Bell]

American Black women folled by wealthy Asians have been the most racist people in my opinion.

Everyone else seems mostly chill except for fanatics.

[Asker]

I agree

[A_Bell]

I would rather we all just ignored race. But here we are.

[Asker]

In a perfect yes but in this world no🤣. It is very imperfect

[weysally]

well, I have been called a racist simply because I don't date or have sex outside my own race, I think I should have the right to decline or to accept a black, brown, white, or any other kind of dick in me

[Alex8736]

Harvard University discriminating against Asian Americans which has been recently to the supreme court (decision pending)

[Asker]

That I've heard too!! I was shocked yet not shocked because Asians tend to have the highest sat scores than any race

[Anonymous]

i'm south Asian and i don't think i've experienced racism? if i have, i haven't noticed anything or remember it

[SmokinAces2000]

Black, white, didn’t change anything that I already knew, visited the south

[Asker]

I'm in the south now and omg🤣😆🥴🤦🏽‍♀️. I love it the cost of living but I've experienced the most hatred from other blacks. What happened to you?

[SmokinAces2000]

On one occasion I was at a gas station in Louisiana and got called a n**

[Anonymous]

I never experienced racism until around 2010 onward. From some in the black community. It’s still going on now.

[Guardian45]

I don't keep a diary of this, but I have experienced racism almost every skincolor.

[irifebeck]

I’ve never experienced racism and most likely never will.

[Asker]

Why do you feel you never will?

[irifebeck]

Because I’m a white western European with blond hair. Plus, with the actual definition of racism, people can’t be racist towards me because I’m not part of a minority or marginalized group.

[Kaneki05]

Actually the definition say's "Typically" because yes you can be racist to a majority group because obviously anyone can be racist to anyone. Even people of the same race are racist to each other.

[irifebeck]

@Kaneki05 Sure.

[Asker]

You both brought up good points. I get where irifebeck is coming from because how would she experience racism when in reality whites run society. So being hateful towards her won't do any damage or keep her from opportunities. I get your point to kaneki05 because people can be hateful towards yet how much damage can a minority do? Minorities don't have the upper hand to gate keep

[Anonymous]

I’m white/native and have experienced racism from black and white people.

[Pterodon]

Blacks are the most racist. After all they have legal discrimination called affirmative action

[Asker]

Well first @Pterodon you have to get educated with facts. At age 61 would expect you to have impeccable knowledge but based on your comment with regards to affirmative action has proven otherwise. Affirmative action is set for any and every race, gender, religion and sexual orientation who can experience discrimination. Affirmative action is broad and doesn't apply to a race nor does it cover just race. So please go back to school.

[Pterodon]

Wrong. I’ve been a victim of it. If it’s so universal then why have it at all? You’re stupid

[Asker]

@pterodon sir, you sound intellectually challenged. The word ,"stupid" shows your lack of intelligence. It's a vocabulary word of lower quality. I don't believe you were a victim of anything you're a bit dense.

[Asker]

Did you finish school? Most people know what falls under the umbrella of affirmative action.

[Pterodon]

You are a stupid liberal if you think affirmative action is universal and applies to everyone equally

[Asker]

So you didn't finish school is what you're saying? My point exactly thank you " affirmative action is universal and applies to everyone".🤣 correct so saying affirmative action is just for blacks was incorrect on your part.

[Asker]

I can tell you didn't finish school.

[Anonymous]

Jews. During the crash they took my home.

[KayMay]

Blacks

[Asker]

What happened?