Have you ever experienced racism from a minority?

robgmun said:
I would have just burst out laughing!

But nope, at least i don't think so, but being white-Latino i have that special skin tone that lets me easily mix with White, Indian and middle eastern. Most people that don't know me assume I'm either Italian or a very light skinned middle eastern.

Once in a Bangladesh airport the guard checking my passport asked me if i was a Bollywood star and kept going on about how handsome i was, to the point where it was starting to get a little creepy. My wife at the time was very amused and wouldn't let me forget it for a while!
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I've got to say that I didn't expect this description.
 
What has being big and tall got to do with not being called names or thrown abuse? Do some people still believe that just because they're large they won't get lip from morons?
 
mrk said:
What has being big and tall got to do with not being called names or thrown abuse? Do some people still believe that just because they're large they won't get lip from morons?
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Being tall, not so much, actually being large due to a heavy build definitely puts people off trying to have a go, I have experienced this many times myself numerous times over the years.

My experience is that typically they might try to say something to whoever is with them, but will brick themselves if confronted about it. I've seen the "oh crap" face appear on people's faces more times than I can remember, which is usually quickly followed by them looking at the ground and scuttling off with a red face.
 
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mrk said:
What has being big and tall got to do with not being called names or thrown abuse? Do some people still believe that just because they're large they won't get lip from morons?
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Racists are ultimately cowards so they tend to hold back their garbage when there's a slight chance harm might result from it. So yes, well built people generally get significantly less abuse.
 
spoffle said:
Being tall, not so much, actually being large due to a heavy build definitely puts people off trying to have a go, I have experienced this many times myself numerous times over the years.

My experience is that typically they might try to say something to whoever is with them, but will brick themselves if confronted about it. I've seen the "oh crap" face appear on people's faces more times than I can remember, which is usually quickly followed by them looking at the ground and scuttling off with a red face.
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Is this the bit where you start arguing about how you're not fat, you're just heavy set?

Again.
 
Racists are slightly different to bullies. Bullies tend to have a superiority complex so will pick on anyone of any size if they think they are better than them. Look at youtube videos of bullies, they come in all sizes from the tiny runts to the big ogres and pick on a wid variety of people.

Racists have an inferiority complex, often filled with jealously or hate and will do things to property rather than the person in many instances as it avoids direct contact. I experienced this once the first week I got my car. It was more saddening knowing people like that exist than seeing the actual vandalism itself since what they wrote was just a word.
 
Zethor said:
Racists are ultimately cowards so they tend to hold back their garbage when there's a slight chance harm might result from it. So yes, well built people generally get significantly less abuse.
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Where are you getting this information from? In my experience racists don't shout abuse at every person against whom they are racist at every opportunity.

Just because you're a bigot doesn't prevent you from being polite, law abiding and generally not a vulgar lunatic who shouts at people on the street.

Little to do with cowardice.
 
Frightful Boar said:
What's because I'm looking to the direct literal translation? The fact that I agree?
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I think the point he's bringing up is the connotation has a negative one for the Japanese which goes beyond a literal translation.

Just how black people can say "n----r" to each other, but a white person should never refer to a black person directly as a n----r. Well, not unless they want to start a rumble.
 
mrk said:
Racists are slightly different to bullies. Bullies tend to have a superiority complex so will pick on anyone of any size if they think they are better than them. Look at youtube videos of bullies, they come in all sizes from the tiny runts to the big ogres and pick on a wid variety of people.

Racists have an inferiority complex, often filled with jealously or hate and will do things to property rather than the person in many instances as it avoids direct contact. I experienced this once the first week I got my car. It was more saddening knowing people like that exist than seeing the actual vandalism itself since what they wrote was just a word.
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The same applies to anyone with any sort of bigoted opinions I've found.

I've had people be racist towards me, it's never really bothered me because well usually they don't even manage to get the races correct, so it's more of a joke on them than anything.

However, since I was about 15/16 and I started putting mass on, I've noticed a very distinct difference in the way people respond towards me when confronted about their idiotic behavior. I had one such incident last night at the gym with the Gym manager who threw a tantrum and hissyfit but clearly couldn't handle the situation as he was shaking and flustered.
 
I've never experienced it directly (thankfully) - but going through school & college I'd witnessed & intervened in a few incidents both ways.

Once during college the local bar girl in the pub we used to frequent was attacked for simply being black (so a group of us got involved & managed to pull off a group of cackling insane women, which later escalated when their drunk idiotic partners got involved) - it ended up with a friend needing a hospital visit for a bite from a women (potential for infection) one friend getting hit with a hammer a few times & the bar girl being kicking about. Thankfully we managed to get them off her before she was really hurt.

The other time was a group of Asian people took offence to us (white rocker guys) being friends with a few Asian girls - a couple of the girls got violent towards the one girl (calling her a whore, slapping her etc) & one of the guys tried to kick off but didn't like his chances so backed down.

mrk said:
Racists are slightly different to bullies. Bullies tend to have a superiority complex so will pick on anyone of any size if they think they are better than them. Look at youtube videos of bullies, they come in all sizes from the tiny runts to the big ogres and pick on a wid variety of people.
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Actually most bullies tend to have very poor self-esteem & use violence & intimidation as self-defence mechanisms to compensate.

Most racists I'd wager simply hold views on ethnic superiority or inferiority most likely learned at home by equally stupid parents & family.
 
mrk said:
What has being big and tall got to do with not being called names or thrown abuse? Do some people still believe that just because they're large they won't get lip from morons?
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actually being big increases abuse :) often in confrontations or groups most people focus on large / tall people.

when with friends out in notts if things went off guess who often got picked out yeppp me :D
 
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