Have any of you been discriminated against by your own race/culture?

Question

If so, how, what happened? How did you deal with it? And do you still feel your discriminated against by it? Do you feel that you don't really belong to a particular culture?

To clearify, like if your hispanic, but hispanic people have never accepted you. Or if your black, or white, and you haven't been accepted by your race.

Jessy - You mentioned that you tend to stay away from all people if you can help it. That you just prefer being alone.

You also said, that you don't let feeling like your not apart of a particluar culture, get in your way. And you said you don't feel your still discriminated against by your own races.

If these are true, then why would you prefer to be alone and away from people? Has being wrongly discriminated against effected you to the point of wanting to just be alone?

You all are great, so many great answers!

Ashley - I wanted to repond to something you said in your answer.

You said "Nobody can take away your power. You can only give it away."

I think, when you are discriminated against for the first time, you didn't give away your power which is assumed that leads you to be a victim. You can't give away something you don't know you have. And when you know you have the power, people don't give it away. They simply don't use it out of fear. But once they overcome the fear, it's easier to use that power to fight the effects of being discriminated.

Ana A - I know what you mean. I'm a light skinned black guy, and black people in grade school would always call me "white boy", in a negative way because they hated whites. I don't even have straight hair.

bden'sprincess - I'm glad to hear about other light skinned black people besides myself who deal with this nonsense.

Answer 1

Sadly, the most racism I've encountered has come from both of the races I'm mixed with (Black and Filipino), which is why my friends tend to be other races than me, because they accept me for who I am, and don't expect me to act a certain way. I used to be teased in elementary for being mixed, one Black guy even called me the n-word. The last day I spent in the Philippines this boy ran up to me and said "eww n-----" and I just burst into tears, because I've always lived a very sheltered world, and I just wasn't used to racism like that. I'm not sure how I dealt with it, I just did, and I came out as best as I could. Do I still feel discriminated by my races? No, if certain people who are my races have a problem with who I am/how I look, I simply ignore/avoid them. I tend to stay away from all people if I can help it, I just prefer being alone. Do I feel that I don't really belong to a particular culture? Yes, but I don't let that get in my way. I like discovering who I am and allowing myself to be into new things without being held down by what others think of me. I know many people feel the need of being accepted by others who are their race, but I never have that longing. You either accept me or you don't. The only person I ever needed acceptance from was myself and it took me a long time to figure that out.
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That is a good question, I've never really thought about that, because I've never liked being stuck in places that are extremely loud and packed with people, it just annoys me. The racism might have had something to do with my wanting to be alone, but it's my experiences with people around me in general that mainly influence it. I'm really quiet and shy, so it was never easy for me to make friends, and people thought I was weird, so I was never accepted by most people around me. After a while, I no longer desired acceptance from anyone, and craved being alone -- I just feel more at peace that way. I don't think my wanting to be alone really has anything to do with lingering effects from racism.

Answer 2

All the time. It's funny that I get discriminated from blacks, but when I meet a white person or an Asian or Latino person, I'm welcomed with open arms. The only racism I've encountered (the little bit I HAVE encountered) was from my own! It used to hurt me a lot when I was younger, like in middle school. But now I don't let it get to me because I remind myself that people are ignorant in every shape and form and I'll be better off without them. Sometimes I'd even be called names by my own mother and grandmother. One time my mom said she didn't think I was black enough. I was about 13! How do you expect someone to react to that? How are you classified as 'black enough'? Kids have even called me honky, kids can be so cruel.

Sorry I don't want to sound like I'm telling my life story, but you get the gist. But I won't apologize for liking certain types of movies or music or dressing a certain type of way or holding myself up to a certain type of standard.

Answer 3

I'll bet any guy who had/has long hair can tell you most places aren't real thrilled to see you walk in the door. I'm not sure if this falls under discrimination, though. Years ago I had long hair. Once I cut it, people treated me nicer and life is just so much easier, but I'm still the same person.

Answer 4

in case you're a U.S. citizen, then confident this is criminal. First, human beings can and do discriminate consistently , privately. you won't be able to sue somebody with the aid of fact they seem faraway from you, or supply you humorous looks, or call you names (with minor exceptions). era. in the employment context, an company can not discriminate (the two in hiring or offering promitions / employment opportunities) on the inspiration of race, age, intercourse, sexual orientation (in some places) ethnicity, faith, or incapacity (the place the disabled individual has the talents to accomplish the job). they are able to discriminate on the inspiration of your cleanliness, behavior, character, etc. In maximum places and in maximum situations, they are able to discriminate on the inspiration of exact visual charm (as long as that's no longer a proxy for gender, disabilty, or race discrimination) (inspite of the actual shown fact that situations concerning that are shifting during the gadget). Now, in the adventure that your facial tattoos are non secular symbols, and you could coach that they've been mandatory on your faith, then there ought to be a case, yet or you're out of success. an analogous is actual for get right of entry to to public places of lodging -- like inns, eating places, etc. with the aid of fact some states (or maybe some localities) have stricter regulations, this is frequently maximum suitable to seek for suggestion from a close by criminal expert in case you experience you have been discriminated against unfairly. yet, in maximum situations, the respond is confident, this is criminal to disclaim employment to those with facial tattoos.

Answer 5

Yes. Like all of my friends are of a different race, and i have like 3 black friends and i'm black. I also have long hair and it's wavy. I'm attracted to a lot of white guys. Some black people at my school are always like, your too white. Why don't you hang with us? Do you hate black people? What's it with you and white guys? I get soooo annoyed. I'm 13 and in middle school, and people there can be mean. They can't accept that I talk "normal" dress "normal"(like xstina agueilara back to basics), and like to hang out with different people. When they talk about my hair, tho, i just wanna slap them! haven't they ever seen a black girl with long hair before? Some of the black people use the fact that i was born in Ghana as an excuse to my "behavior". I just don't let it get to me because i'm just strong like that. Plus, i'm gonna be famous soon and then their gonna be like- oh yea, we always loved her! lol

Answer 6

Yes. I'm white. I get sh!t all the time from other whites because I don't have a black girlfriend and I don't donate to the 3rd world and don't hate conservatives and don't like Islamic people much. I usually just shrug it off and walk off unless I'm in a bad mood at the time. Then I stay and have a huge argument with them until they back down.

I am white. Both my parent are and there is no suspicious tan about me. I'm a bit divided between cultures. My parents are Swiss/English so I cannot associate with either one 100%

Answer 7

I'm a very proud native American, In my reservation I decided to attend a high school off reserve. I thought that it was the only way for me to succeed in what I wanted to do for the future. I returned to the high school on reserve for a visit. My "friends" most of them my neighbors, classmates since kinder garden were calling me "white" and calling me and apple(red on the outside white in the inside) I was so hurt. Not only was I rejected by my peers, My old teachers, and even the principal of the high school on the reserve turned their backs from me. It was tough, but I got over it.

Answer 8

Yes! My light-skin (african american) girlfriend gets crap ALL of the time from darker skinned black women. She also gets crap from hispanic girls because she's light-skin and pretty and "black."

It seems to be a huge deal in the black community. Quite frankly, I've never seen anything more silly.

I hope when she and I have kids, they won't have to go through this crap.

Answer 9

It happens all the time. Discrimination is fundamentally stupid and thus- there is no shortage of it no matter your color, religion, economics etc. You can only laugh about it where it is impossible to discuss it in a civilized manner!

Answer 10

Yes by black people because im yellow in color and by other hispanics because Im dark. Im black and latino and i get descrimination from both sides