Originally Posted By fkurucz "I don't see or hear this type of talk. I would guess that people are worried that they would sound low class and dumb" People tend not to say these sort of things openly. They know that they can get fired for saying them, especially to a coworker. But if you're careful you will hear this sort of verbiage when people feel they are in "safe" zone. For example, I once had a coworker who asked, after hours, why hispanics "live like pigs" (he knew I lived in Mexico City for several years).
Originally Posted By disneydad109 I also wanted to add that years ago when I worked at a large retailer we were told to ask each shopper as soon as they entered our dept if we could help them . I guess that a black shopper may misunderstand why we asked the question and think we did not trust them but what can the sales person do about that ? it's just what we were told to ask everyone.
Originally Posted By KatieKate123 well thats different. If they see everyone being asked then they are in the wrong for assuming things by race. My first table at cracker Barrel was a black couple. They got in my face b/c I was looking at my notepad and not them and they thought I was racist. Luckily Kevin heard the argument, and came to my defense. (he is black) He explained to them how I was nervous, because this was truely my first table. You should of seen their faces after that. They were shocked that I was telling the truth. I never once wanted to come across racist I was truely just scared.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 <<<Let me tell you I am not racist or never will be. My husband is hispanic, but there are certain cultures I don't like.>>> LOL! Alrighty, no racism here, just culturalism?!
Originally Posted By mele <<but there are certain cultures I don't like. >> I don't understand this statement. What does "cultures" mean? Every culture has negative aspects, which basically come down to negative human traits more so than their culture. Do you see these negative aspects as wholy representative of the cultures you don't like?
Originally Posted By mele <<but there are certain cultures I don't like. >> I don't understand this statement. What does "cultures" mean? Every culture has negative aspects, which basically come down to negative human traits more so than their culture. Do you see these negative aspects as wholy representative of the cultures you don't like?
Originally Posted By disneydad109 Moldovians.errrrr. Thier stuck up ways towards the Maldive islanders .
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb You will never eradicate racism in America, or any other country. We as humans have always feared and mistrusted th "other" and the "unknown". We can attempt to be more enlightened and suppress those tendencies and the prejudices passed on from our parents, and good for us for that, but we all have those tendencies like it or not. Even when it's not specifically not based on race. I myself cringe when I see someone of diminished dental capacity smoking a cigarette, rockin' the wife beater or polyester pantsuit. "Trash" I think, never mind that this person may be extremely well read and volunteer time and money to charity, how would I know, I've already judged. It is a fine thing to improve ourselves and try not to be prejudiced, but to think it will, or can, go away is naïve and to pretend it doesn't exist in some form in our own selves is delusional.
Originally Posted By KatieKate123 ok maybe I shouldn't of said culture. I have had a lot of experience with Indians. I don't like how they treat their daughters compared to their sons. I like them personally but part of their culture is to treat their sons like kings. I dislike this idea.
Originally Posted By KatieKate123 no I mean people from India. I am not even referring to just one family. I have talked to the mothers who come here from India (they are really nice) and they tell me that its just how things are in their country.
Originally Posted By KatieKate123 Well then I don't like any of the cultures. naw but seriously if you saw how they treated their daughters thats where the difference comes in.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin I was in another part of the country recently where there is a large community of Hasidic Jews. I was in the waiting room of my grandson's pediatrician and a women was commenting of someone who had several children close in age, and out of her mouth comes, "I live over in Lakewood, and those Jewish have a baby every year." Okay, I'm from socal and we are a sensitive people, and all I could do was stare at her with my jaw hanging open. I was shocked! Did she think she had the moral aptitude to speak out on the subject?
