They mispronounce our names…
Make smart remarks when not provoked…
Constantly talk over and interrupt…
Assume we all have children…
I do not want to hear how you FEEL about this question…
I want an answer from the subject and victims.
Thanks!
2007-09-14 09:57:04 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
none of them have an answer, they just have smart a$$ things to say, not all are like that but a lot are. And do you notice sometimes when you are walking down a side walk or hall way, they think they have right away not to move over a little so you end up sliding over some and they stay straight. After I really started paying attention to how many do that I stopped moving over and if we bump we just bump and if they want some they can get it.
2007-09-14 10:07:01 · answer #1 · answered by Great one 3 · 3⤊ 13⤋
Perhaps they misprounounce your name, because they honestly don't know how to pronounce it, and are too embarrassed to ask. And sometimes even when you do tell them how it's pronounced, they still may not be able to pronounce it. This is not necessarily a sign of a person being condenscending. Have you ever heard the story of the "Vindow Viper"? It's not too far from the truth. Some people can't produce certain sounds as easily as others. Even if it's in the same language.
Smart remarks (which I'm assuming mean to be sarcasm) are the modern form of "clever conversation". Unfortunately it has been overdone. Most the times people like that tick everyone off.
Once again, if they're doing it to you, they're probably doing it to everyone. And this is not strictly a white problem. Believe me.
Well, I should ask you why do you think all whites are condensending towards minorities? Sterotyping. Like what you're doing asking this question.
2007-09-14 10:23:19 · answer #2 · answered by Lex 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, didn't see that one coming. Well, I can't answer for all those "subjects" but I myself am White/Hispanic and the white really comes through. If I meet someone who has a name I find difficult to pronounce I try until I get it right and apologize for my errors.
I also make sure to follow proper etiquette while others are talking. I never assume that someone has children unless told otherwise by the concerned party. I don't know the white people you are referring to but I find it insulting that you would use such a broad stroke in describing ALL white people as possessing these undesirable traits.
Think about what you have asked. Have you not noticed that it seems as though the only group that can't make any jokes about other groups in the US are whites, while whites are fair game to any "minority" group out there. The time has come to stop blaming whites for so much trouble and own up to the problems facing each of our communities regardless of skin color or choice of holiday.
2007-09-14 10:43:11 · answer #3 · answered by Got Questions? I've Got Answ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why are minorities so damn sensitive? Or why do they even care what evil Whitey has to say in the first place? Being a minority simply means that your nationality or race is not in the majority, nothing else. It does not make you a lesser person. It does not make you an outcast. It does not mean you have to sit in the back of the bus or get your meals from the alleyway behind the restaurant. It's 2007, not 1957, get over it. Whitey loves everyone the same. Don't let your insecurities lead you to resent an entire race of people. I'm sorry if you have been treated badly by a few Whites, but don't blame all Whites for your isolated experience with racism.
2007-09-14 10:15:02 · answer #4 · answered by Ham B 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
It's a product of upbringing for some, unfortunately, and I don't understand why some are.
But not all whites are like this!
What people don't seem to understand is that no one had a choice as to how they came into this world, so any kind of superiority from anyone is kind of BS.
Once I was having my nails done, and this Vietnamese woman commented on my skin. She said she was jealous because so many think she is "dirty". Even the Chinese think this of them.
I thought that was one of the saddest things I'd ever heard, and told her so.
2007-09-14 10:12:55 · answer #5 · answered by Done 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well if i mispronounce your name that is ignorance on my behalf, and i try not to make smart remarks about anyone unless they know i am teasing ......so i only do it to good friends.
i am not aware of talking over, but then again i don't suppose any one is...... because its so rude no one would do it deliberately. why on earth would i assume you have children unless you are married in which case i would still not assume you have children, but may ask, in polite conversation.
please tell me why you generalise about all white people
by the way i am English.
2007-09-14 10:27:11 · answer #6 · answered by sabrina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People cannot anwer your question because not as many people do this as you think. I get so sick of minorities playing the race card. Why do you assume it is because they are white and you are not? Are you noticing it when they do it because they are white when, in reality, people from all races do these things to you? People who do things like this are probably jerks who do it to everyone not just minorities. Don't make it a race issue.
2007-09-14 11:39:14 · answer #7 · answered by dkwkbmn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget we make sweeping generalisations as well...........
I honestly looked at your question and laughed. I can't even take it seriously!
I am pretty sure you are joking. If not, I really feel sorry for you because you must be so bitter and twitsed to come out with a ridiculous statement like that. I think you need counselling!!
'Assume we all have children' PMSL
Come to think of it, please ask more questions, I really could do with a good laugh!
2007-09-14 10:22:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
I am by most standards, considered to be white.
I do not try to mispronounce the names of minorities (I try to be accurate). I do not make 'smart remarks' needlessly (in fact I'm not good at it). I try not to interrupt people when they are speaking (that rude). I do not assume minorities have children.
I am curious as to the examples of such individuals whom you have contacted that could be so rude and wonder too whether you may be overly sensitive or making generalizations.
P.S. "Your sounding kind of racist".
2007-09-14 10:06:18 · answer #9 · answered by You Ask & I Answer!!! 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
It is a cross-culture problem.
My husband wanted our family to belong to his Latino club.
"You white people"
don't dress right
are way off base in running a business meeting
like hot dogs
can't do math
are not capable of understanding other cultures
Should not be married to Latinos
etc....
I know this does not offer you comfort, but maybe perspective that ignorance knows no color
2007-09-14 20:57:44 · answer #10 · answered by gerlawgoody1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Living in Alabama I've experienced the exact opposite, and still know better than to lump various minorities into stereotypes.
Double standards?
2007-09-14 10:13:22 · answer #11 · answered by Armless Joe, Bipedal Foe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋