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| Shady Kayoz | Feb 27 2013, 01:52 PM Post #1 |
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Okay has anyone here been mocked or mis-treated becuase you might be in the LGBT comunity or the color of your skin or what you believe in or because of your gender. And if you have been how did you deal with it? And what would you say in general to everyone about the issue? |
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Nothing as server as that but growing up I was mocked for everything. Glasses, Spots, Braces . . . Even my eye colour at one point. In the end i did the best thing I would suggest to anyone whoever got mocked, I ignored it. Whenever someone would start to mock me I would either laugh it of ironically or just agree to anything they said. In time they got bored of trying and left me alone. |
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| *ShiningStar* | Feb 27 2013, 03:14 PM Post #3 |
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Since I live in a community where the majority of the people have some features that are similar to mine, discrimination is rare, but it does happen to me. When it happens, it is almost always due to the colour of my skin. Other times, it is due to my asexuality. My whole life, I thought that these things were normal, and that we were all created equal to one another and as God's children, we should all give each other respect and treat each other with kindness. Proper etiquette and decorum is how I was raised to display since birth. Despite how I am treated, I always honour everyone and treat people with as much respect as possible. Unfortunately, I figured out that we are not equal, and that people who don't fit in the social norm are constantly ridiculed and derided for no reason other than the way they look or act. Allow me to elaborate. My people, black people, to be specific, have had the short end of the stick for centuries. We have been treated like the scum of the Earth. We were sold as slaves, mere objects, simply because of the colour of our skin. We have been oppressed by every nation we were sold to. We were abused and tortured: physically, spiritually, emotionally, and mentally for as long as we existed. And although slavery has since ended, the emotional damage we endured still remains in us. Most of us have self-esteem issues due to what has happened in our history, and unfortunately, there is not much we can do to change that except by enlightening people. I would love to say that things have changed for the better, but unfortunately, that is not so. To this day, we as a whole, are still being mistreated through racism and discrimination. We are still seen as inferiors. We are still looked upon as scum. The only difference is, it is less overt. When I am disrespected as a black woman, I just keep my head up and stay true to my roots. Why? Because I love who I am. And being black is what I am. It is a part of me. It is what makes me whole. I look in the mirror, and I tell myself, I fight for my rights. My purpose is to show to the world that black is beautiful. Beautiful in every shape, way, and form. I love my history. I love and embrace my culture. I want to go against the grain and show everyone that we are not what our oppressors make us out to be. We are a wonderful people. I will not let anyone dare take that away from me. I will not let anyone try to belittle me and shout derogatory words used to bring down my race. Why? Because I am a proud black woman who loves every aspect of her life, history, and culture. I love what my people have fought, and continues to fight for. I embrace and appreciate the colour and race God has blessed me with. I look at my skin and smile because it is me. It is who I am and always will be. And I thank the Heavens each and every day that I get to experience and be part of this culture. It is truly a blessing in disguise. Now onto the topic of sexuality. A person should never feel like they do not belong because of the lifestyle they choose to live. I respect all everyone's sexuality, even if it differs from mine. As an asexual, I am looked at as weird, simply because I have never had any romantic attraction to either gender. Do I find people pretty at times? Of course. But I never felt compelled to date anyone. Simply put, I don't romantically love anyone. I do get into relationships at time, but I never felt a romantic attraction towards the person I was with. For me, it was just a guy to spend time with. My family found that quite odd and I have been derided at times because I'd rather be asexual. However, it was not that bad because I knew that my family and friends accepted me no matter what I was. To me, that was all that mattered. Concerning LGBT communities, although my religion condemns it, it doesn't phase me at all. I don't mind LGBT members simply because it is not my place to judge. Who am I to tell anyone how they should or shouldn't live? We were all given the gift of life and should be allowed to live it in the way we choose without ridicule. My philosophy towards this is that if it makes them happy, then there is no reason to complain. My advice towards anyone going through any type of discrimination is, don't worry about it and just live. Live your life and be happy. If you are doing what makes you smile, then disregard what anyone else says. Everyone should feel jovial and beautiful in their own skin. Love yourself and be happy for who you are. Don't ever try to change yourself, simply because you do not fit into the "norms" of society. Society isn't living your life, you are. And as long as you enjoy your life, that's what is most important. To sum it all up, as long as you love and accept who you are deep down in your heart, then that is all that matters. |
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| Lord Pianta | Feb 27 2013, 03:28 PM Post #4 |
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Me and my friends were always very open about LGBT. We could openly discuss it without feeling weird. Thing is, the outside world didn't know, so we couldn't get bullied for it per say. We didn't see it as something weird. As for me, I don't see it either. Sexuality is something normal that should be discussed like a normal thing. I do remember some occasions that people have been calling me names because of my skin colour, but that faded away pretty quickly. But I honestly didn't care. People who are so self-centered don't deserve my attention. Though I do wonder because of my skin colour or my name (which sounds different than any other name out here) lowers my chances of getting a job. To me, that's discrimination. Honestly I haven't been bullied or mocked so much that it started to hurt me. Though I know a few people who have because of their weight or because of their attitude. It's sad really, that people have to say such mean stuff about each other. Like I always think; don't treat people the way you wouldn't want to be treated. |
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| Masquerade | Feb 27 2013, 03:55 PM Post #5 |
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I'm actually a pansexual, and yet I don't think I've ever been directly discriminated against. The people I associate with are pretty much accepting of who I am. I don't know if it's because I'm a good judge of character or what, but it's been nice. Back in middle school, I was bullied relentlessly for being awkward, not the best looking guy, weird, and a bit overweight. Makes me want to go back in time and shove it in their faces about how I turned out--their bullying has done nothing but strengthen my sense of being. P: Regardless, that's pretty much the only sort of discrimination I've faced, and to be honest, it's a shame that we as a people haven't been able to get past our differences over these thousands of years. It's just about ridiculous. |
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| Retro-Chaos X | Feb 27 2013, 04:49 PM Post #6 |
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Well in my entire life I've never been bullied per-se, but I have been discriminated because I am ginger, and as minor it is realistically, I used to get annoyed about it when I was young. But as I grew older and gotten smarter, I just ignored them and didn't care. Sometimes if someone would insult me about it I'd either just disprove of what they say because they are far too stupid to have any common sense and then they would just look like complete idiots, others I'd just insult back with a more clever insult but I mainly just ignore it because I simply don't care at all, its only minor and doesn't offend me. Now, people would banter with me about it, but well they're my friends, and of course, it's just banter. The best way to deal with discrimination is just ignore it and not care about what anyone says, they'll get bored and might actually respect you for not giving a sh*t. |
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| Devy The Mutt | Feb 28 2013, 03:44 AM Post #7 |
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For a big guy like me, yeah, I was mocked a lot and people have stereotyped me just because of my size. I hated it when they would try to act violent with me just because I'm big. I tell everyone, I'm not a violent person, I fight when I need to. People use that as an advantage and try their best to insult me, make me explode. Also, I've been called fat a lot and weird-looking. Yeah, I could see what they mean by weird-looking. My body is a bit off of proportion. My legs look too big for my torso and head. I've also been made fun of a lot just because I lived in New Jersey and grew up there. People calling me a city boy when I've always lived in Suburban areas all my life. I've also had people make fun of me just because I do well at school. Making fun of me for asking a question in class when they're the one failing. I'd rather be offered to go to the National Honor Society and all that stuff than do horribly at school. People make fun of me for trying to become successful. I ignore it now. No point of fretting over people that I wouldn't see or care about anymore. I'm already at a path to two possible jobs I wanted in my life. Graphic Designing or Game Designing since I finally got invited to a Tech program. |
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| Breakfast Princess | Mar 1 2013, 07:38 AM Post #8 |
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Yeah, naturally I've been discriminated against. I've come across countless people who judge me because I'm part black. I've even come across a few black people who don't like my white side, and they discriminate against me because I'm mixed. And I'm just like... Uh, sorry, I didn't PICK my parents. I mean, maybe 150 years ago during slavery times, it would've been good to be as light skinned as I am. But nowadays, most people look at me and just see Black. Which is not what I am. I embrace both sides of me. But on standardized tests and official documents, when it comes time to fill in a bubble about your race, I have to fill in "African American". I mean, it's not a huge deal. But I wish people would start to acknowledge us bi-racials as our own race. I want my own bubble, dammit! I guess as far as like actual physical discrimination goes, I can only count so many times. There have been older white folks who are quite rude to me, and you can NEVER mistake that certain look in their eye. That certain look in their eye that tells you that they dislike you because of how you look. It is really hard to miss, and I've grown accustomed to it by now. It's a hard thing, but I guess we all have our own problems and hardships in life. It sucks when I'm like, walking around in public and I just happen to be wearing a snapback and like my headphones on or something, and I try to be polite and smile to people as I pass. But some of 'em, and we all know who, will give me a look like they think I'm about to try and mug them. It's annoying. |
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| Naomi Kitsune | Mar 1 2013, 10:25 AM Post #9 |
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I dont know what lgbt is but I've often been discriminated against just because I'm a furry, but I never let it get me down |
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| Lord Pianta | Mar 1 2013, 10:44 AM Post #10 |
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| Josh the hedgehog | Mar 1 2013, 12:42 PM Post #11 |
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well I got discriminated against one time, people called me a Malteser whenever I tell people my family's origin... |
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| Lifio | Mar 1 2013, 01:57 PM Post #12 |
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For me, I got bullied when I was younger due to my height, as I really I'm quite short, and I'm guessing roughly about 5 foot 4 now. To put it into context, I'm the smallest boy out of senior half our school, like I'm up to the boy's shoulders, and roughly the same height as most of the girls. The reason? Well for one, the majority of my family's short and around 5 foot 2, and two, I was born 6 weeks prematurely and I was a very small baby weighing just over 3 pounds. It used to bother me a lot. People always used to pick on me because I was the smallest in everything. Then it didn't help when it was discovered I was really squeamish as it just added another thing on to the list of things I can be bullied by people in my year for. It used to upset me so much. "Shrimp" and "shorty" were some of the more common words I was called. My mum always used to tell me to fight back, or laugh it off, that sort of thing, but being the shy, quiet kid I am, I never did anything but conceal my emotions until I got home, where I would stress out about it and most cases end in tears. It didn't help that I take things to heart very easily and can end up wound up rather easily. By now at age 16, I've accepted I'm not going to be a giant, and rather enjoy being short. It just means I can fit into child's clothing longer than most people. I mean, I can still wear 11-12 year old clothes without much tightness or discomfort. It doesn't really bother me that much any more. Oh and there's always the fact I can stay hidden for longer in a game of hide and seek, and find better hiding spots. :P. My advice for anyone being bullied would be to try and laugh it off and all that, ignore it. Bullies want a reaction, and so if they get one, they'll just keep doing it. I know it's hard, really hard actually, I never managed to do it myself, but it's probably the best thing you can do. Oh and tell someone that you are being bullied. If you tell someone, a whole weight feels like it's been lifted off of you and it's just a relief to talk to someone about it. Be proud of who you are too, and have confidence in yourself, it can go a long way. |
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| *ShiningStar* | Mar 1 2013, 03:19 PM Post #13 |
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I know how you feel about being bi-racial Kitty. It's hard to fit in for me because I am of Trinidadian and Jamaican descent. Typically, there are some exeptions, but generally, both nations tend to dislike each other. Their are times where I feel like I am not liked by both groups for being a "cross-breed". It's even worse when I have a combination of both accents and infuse my dialect with both Trini and Patois. However it has gotten better with time, although I tend to relate to my Jamaican side more. |
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| Katsuko | Mar 1 2013, 03:44 PM Post #14 |
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Oh yes. I'm discriminated against all the time for my poor social skills and bad hygiene. The world that isn't me is such a jerk. Every single one of you. Edited by Katsuko, Mar 1 2013, 03:50 PM.
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| *ShiningStar* | Mar 1 2013, 04:12 PM Post #15 |
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I'm not sure if this is a serious post or not. |
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