Have you ever been a victim of prejudice? (sexism, racism, secterianism)

Rds1989 · 15-04-2011 9:07pm #1

Or even been witness to it

rusty_racer94 · 15-04-2011 9:09pm

If you were me, you'd know how it feels like when you're the only tanned (Asian) person in town and school. It's surprizing to see how many people are so arrogant and narrow minded, but after all, I don't give a hoot.

Savage Tyrant · 15-04-2011 9:12pm

As a catholic growing up in an 89% Protestant town (by last census) I was subjected to sectarianism quite regularly. Even by a few teachers.

Owwmykneecap · 15-04-2011 9:15pm

rusty_racer94 wrote: »

If you were me, you'd know how it feels like when you're the only tanned (Asian) person in town and school. It's surprizing to see how many people are so arrogant and narrow minded, but after all, I don't give a hoot.

HELLO! DO YOU LIKE IRELAND? YOU MUST FIND IT VERY COLD YES?

mgbgt1978 · 15-04-2011 9:17pm

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Pace2008 · 15-04-2011 9:17pm

Was over in Manchester for New Year's. I was outside the pub chatting to a few randomers in the smking area when some locked Mancunian, who must have heard my accent, got right up in my face, calling me a Mick and a Paddy, and asking if I (solely responsible for Ireland's economic downturn) was happy that his taxes had to go towards bailing out my country. I told him to jog on and walked back inside as I didn't see us coming to any sort of gentlemen's agreement.

Found it amusing more than anything.

rusty_racer94 · 15-04-2011 9:17pm

Owwmykneecap wrote: »

HELLO! DO YOU LIKE IRELAND? YOU MUST FIND IT VERY COLD YES?

YES, I LOVE IRELAND! And the weather is absolutely fine.

Owwmykneecap · 15-04-2011 9:19pm

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

Have you ever started a thread without realising that you couldn't even spell sectarianism ?

it's ulster scots.

RichieC · 15-04-2011 9:19pm

I have indeed, many times. don't care to elabourate, though.

woodturner · 15-04-2011 9:22pm

I was in work one day and my boss asked if myself and a few work colleagues could work late. I told him I had to go into town and my mates had plans too. He said well if you won't do it there are plenty of Polish lads out there looking for work. WTF??????

Rds1989 · 15-04-2011 9:22pm

Savage Tyrant wrote: »

As a catholic growing up in an 89% Protestant town (by last census) I was subjected to sectarianism quite regularly. Even by a few teachers.

I got secterian abuse working in a farm in east Donegal where im from, i overheard them call me 'the papist'

RichieC · 15-04-2011 9:23pm

Rds1989 wrote: »

I got secterian abuse working in a farm in east Donegal where im from, i overheard them call me 'the papist'

They just know you're a catholic by the look of you?

liah · 15-04-2011 9:24pm

Mostly just standard sexism tbh that most girls face at one point or another. I'm a white, blonde, blue-eyed, Canadian female, there's not really much people could use to discriminate against me for other than that, luckily!

mikemac · 15-04-2011 9:26pm

my own last post was way too long

Worked in a factory in Yorkshire.
A folder went missing and the team leader would say "this place is so Irish"

Too much stock is ordered, oh "that's so Irish"
Delivery driver messes up the order, yes, that's Irish too.

Irish = **** ups and being disorganized

**** you bitch :mad:

But even on boards.ie posters use this. Self hate isn't good

Dudess · 15-04-2011 9:26pm

Teeny bit when working in customer service (but you get that - it's no biggie) - one South African guy bitching about "you Irish". Oh how I longed to make a crack about apartheid :pac: and a guy in Belfast getting sectarian (but like a real brave soul, hanging up).
Once when I was on holidays in a Spanish resort, some English guy started giving me a bit of grief over being Irish - everyone else (many of whom were also English) told him to stfu though. He seemed like a prick in general anyway, not just anti Irish.

Rds1989 · 15-04-2011 9:27pm

RichieC wrote: »

They just know you're a catholic by the look of you?

my names ronan and we live in the same townland where everyone knows everybody

starbelgrade · 15-04-2011 9:28pm

Women always treat me as a sex object.

liah · 15-04-2011 9:29pm

starbelgrade wrote: »

Women always treat me as a sex object.

Problem?

cafecolour · 15-04-2011 9:34pm

The worst I've had was probably getting a bottle thrown at me because I was walking hand in hand with another guy - in San Francisco, no less. It missed, luckily. That's about it physically.

Slurs on occasion, but I operate on the sticks and stones mentality. And, of course, people who suddenly got a lot more distant after they found out, but those again, haven't been much of problem.

All and all I've been pretty lucky.

Mint Sauce · 15-04-2011 9:35pm

Have been told "F-off home you british b@stard" on Paddies Day about 9 or 10 years ago.

Working in a call centre dealing with UK customers I have also been called an 'Irish Pr!ck' and a even more oddly a 'Paki B@stard'. Think it shows how stupid people get when they make an assumption about something.

Other than that, that was it.

Crann na Beatha · 15-04-2011 9:35pm

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El Horseboxo · 15-04-2011 9:35pm

Had a few racist comments said to me over the years in Ireland. Bouncers using words in their own language that i know the meaning of and had a guard refer to me as a spic that i overheard. Had stuff sprayed on my car once too. It was in Polish. Other than that nothing regularly happens except for some shít about tacos or minor stereotypes when out drinking. Nothing to start a fight bout though and is mostly jokes.

In the US i've been stopped by police a few times and handcuffed while told to sit on the curb. They tend to target minorities and then the subtle stuff like following you around in a store or people looking like you're about to rob them.

starbelgrade · 15-04-2011 9:35pm

liah wrote: »

Problem?

It's sexist.

I want to be respected for who I am as a person & not just used for my body.

liah · 15-04-2011 9:37pm

starbelgrade wrote: »

It's sexist.

I want to be respected for who I am as a person & not just used for my body.

Masculinist! Get back to your.. cave?

beegirl · 15-04-2011 9:38pm

A bit when i worked in the us - i was told "learn to speak English" by an American woman who could barely string a sentence together herself lol :-) and was called a "white b1tch" by a car full of black guys, just cos i ignored them wolf whistling...

Never experienced anything like this personally in Ireland, i have seen many examples of white Irish people being racist towards non-irish or non-white people though unfortunately :-(

Nodin · 15-04-2011 9:39pm

starbelgrade wrote: »

It's sexist.

I want to be respected for who I am as a person & not just used for my body.

I feel your pain. We should be able to answer the door in our y-fronts if we want to, and not be subject to those looks and whistles....

Crann na Beatha · 15-04-2011 9:44pm

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starbelgrade · 15-04-2011 9:52pm

I remember once, I was in the middle of banging a chick from behind, doggy style. As I was doing this, she was going down on one of her friends while her twin was teabagging me. At the end of the bed, another chick was straddling a strap on, worn by an ex Playboy model.

And I just stopped for a minute and thought, "Is this really all that life had to offer? Meaningless, drug fuelled sexual encounters with incredibly hot women? Am I really that shallow?"

So when we finished and I had showered, I told the girls that I never wanted to be objectified like that again, that I meant more to myself than just a piece of flesh, that I was a real man, with real feelings and emotions. I vowed to become a better person.

Then I paid up & left.

Degsy · 15-04-2011 9:55pm

I used to have a japanese girlfriend.
We were walking up o'connell st holding hands when two scumbag girls walked by and one of them muttered something about a "chink",i wasnt going to say anything but the girl i was with started screaming at them that she "was japanese and hated the chinese and would they like it if she called them english?"/ The two of them were somehwhat surprised and sloped off,looking terrified.

Mint Sauce · 15-04-2011 10:02pm

starbelgrade wrote: »

I remember once, I was in the middle of banging a chick from behind, doggy style. As I was doing this, she was going down on one of her friends while her twin was teabagging me. At the end of the bed, another chick was straddling a strap on, worn by an ex Playboy model.

And I just stopped for a minute and thought, "Is this really all that life had to offer? Meaningless, drug fuelled sexual encounters with incredibly hot women? Am I really that shallow?"

So when we finished and I had showered, I told the girls that I never wanted to be objectified like that again, that I meant more to myself than just a piece of flesh, that I was a real man, with real feelings and emotions. I vowed to become a better person.

Then I paid up & left.

Hang on, were you doing the tea bagging, or were you being tea bagged?

:eek:

starbelgrade · 15-04-2011 10:09pm

irish-stew wrote: »

Hang on, were you doing the tea bagging, or were you being tea bagged?

:eek:

I can't remember. There were a lot of people and drugs in the room.

And teabags.

Actually, come to think of it, I'm not sure that there was drugs there - my memory is not too good. Not even too sure if there were women there either, but there was definitely teabags & when I finished, I definitely paid & left.

In fact, I have a feeling that I might have actually been in Bewleys.

Have you ever been a victim of prejudice? (sexism, racism, secterianism)

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