Prejudice

[hyperhammy]

Have you ever been exposed to prejudice? Why?
For some reason, every time I'm in America people keep asking me if I'm a nazi. Just because I'm German.

 

[Fusoiya]

Yeah, I've been called terrorist by my mates cuz of my heritage. Just for lulz tho nothing serious

 

[DeadlyYellow]

Everyone is a little racist, and most people are abhorrently stupid.

 

[SturmDolch]

I get that, too, in Canada, except I was born here and I'm SWISS. Pisses me off to no end. Other questions are usually limited to, "Do you like cheeeeese!?" or "DOZ UR GRAMPA MAKE CLOKZ?" I don't see how it's different from asking a black person if all they eat is fried chicken or if THEIR grandfather was a slave. It's equally offensive.

Also, I'm 19 years old. That means that shopkeepers get a carte blanche to treat me like I'm either shoplifting, rude, not interested anyways, or going to cause a ruckus. Not all shopkeepers, but it does annoy me.

 

[hyperhammy]

Apparently, I've wrestled all sorts of dangerous animals and I'm also a flaming homosexual. This confuses me.

How the hell did they think of that? That just made my day.

 

[dfphetteplace]

I live in a pretty redneck area (Michigan) so I hear stupid shit spew from people's mouths all the time. I like to call them out on it and see how they react.

 

[Lawyer105]

I think everybody has been exposed to prejudice of one sort or another - largely because I think everybody IS prejudiced in one sort or another. Anybody that tells you they aren't prejudiced... is almost guaranteed to be prejudiced against those who ARE, which always amuses me.

 

[Quaxar]

Everyone is a little racist, and most people are abhorrently stupid.

I don't really get prejudiced. Unless you call confusing us with Australia prejudice.

 

[Pyode]

I don't think I have ever had anyone say anything prejudice directly to me, but I see a lot of ignorant and hateful comments about America on this site and it annoys the crap out of me.

 

[RobotNinja]

Apparently I'm gay because I don't like football. I live in Texas, and American Football is a huge deal here.

 

[Nwabudike Morgan]

According a lot of Europeans I've met online who have learned that I'm an American, I'm a morbidly obese, bible-bashin', gay-hatin', low-class racist who was personally responsible for the Iraq war.

I've found that the best way to respond to this is "Europe is seriously like the worst country in the world." My god, it's magic.

 

[JanatUrlich]

Do you have short hair because you like girls?

 

[Penguinness]

Erm.. not muuuch, cept when I was a kid I'd be treated like I was bad. You know like, if some kids are being annoying on the bus then ALL kids have to get off.. only 3 teenagers are allowed in shop at a time...

 

[Gabanuka]

I'm half jewish. What do you think?

 

[Penguinness]

I'm half jewish. What do you think?

Dunno to be honest. I'm sure some people who are jewish don't get exposed to prejudice?


Edit: Hang about.. half jewish? If your mother was jewish then you're 100% jewish, if she wasn't then you're not? I'm sure I haven't made this up..

Ohh, I get it now. So the prejudice is about not being accepted as a jew, rather than being persecuted for being a jew?

 

[Fensfield]

Here's an interesting one.

I have a (very mild) diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome - nigh unnoticeable in fact, or so I've been told. This diagnosis was given me back in secondary school, and what was the headmaster's reaction?

Instructed the staff that they were not to speak to me under any circumstances, unless it was specifically to give me instructions. Needless to say I was pulled from the school the same day I informed my family.

 

[nolongerhere]

Well, other than the occasional "English bastard", "Go home", and violence which used to be directed towards me, no. It's not always pleasant sounding English in Scotland.

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

Have you ever been exposed to prejudice? Why?
For some reason, every time I'm in America people keep asking me if I'm a nazi. Just because I'm German.

I think that's more hazardous stupidity than prejudice. But yes, because my girlfriend is Scottish I occasionally get mocked by them for my pronunciation.

I want you to think about that for a second: Scottish people, mocking an English person, for their pronunciation of English words. It's as stupid as it sounds.
EDIT:

Well, other than the occasional "English bastard", "Go home", and violence which used to be directed towards me, no. It's not always pleasant sounding English in Scotland.

It appears I've been partially ninja'd.