Comments on: The shopkeeper who did not like ‘nigger money’

By: drew

drew — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:54:03 +0000

Hi Roller Banners,

Thanks for your comment and welcome to my blog. I hope that you find the discussions here to be interesting and stimulating.

By: Roller Banners

Roller Banners — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:28:39 +0000

It’s hard to believe in this day and age that such ignorance exists. It was interesting to read some of the comments above regarding inter-race discrimination.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:13:50 +0000

Karen, I particularly like the point you make in your last sentence, and we are to pass any form of judgment upon others at all, it should be based upon their individual behavior, not any pre-conceived ideas which we each might hold. Andrews last blog post..How 35 workplace deaths were exposed in an internet chat room

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:03:09 +0000

Andrew, I think a big part of the solution is what you've done here and that is expose the problem and openly discuss it. Yes, racism is still alive and it is not limited to discriminating against other ethnic groups but inter-race discrimination is common. Koreans view darker colored Koreans as field workers and hold lighter skinned Koreans in higher esteem. We discriminate based on skin color, hair color, economic status, weight and so much more. I think we all can work on letting go of biases and dealing with every person as an individual, judging them based on who they show themselves to be rather than on preconceived biases. Karen Swims last blog post..Dubious Deception and other Corporate Tales

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:38:56 +0000

Aman, You would think that in the globalized, multi-cultural enviroment in which much of the world lives these days that racism would be a thing of the past. Unfortunately, this does not appear to be the case. Andrews last blog post..Diligently handing money over to scam artists

By: Aman@BullsBattleBears

Aman@BullsBattleBears — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:01:05 +0000

Its sad to hear these story but even worse is the fact that I'm not surprised. I have experienced my share of racism while living all over the world. I can never understand where people get racist mentalities these days when almost all corners of the world are comprised of a mixing of races. Aman@BullsBattleBearss last blog post..Freebie Monday #18 - Free Food!! - Wings (USA) / Ice Cream (CANADA)

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:03:14 +0000

Hi Ana,

I suspect that insecurities of some form may well be part of the root cause of this type of behavior.

I sure hope your prediction that we will eventually outgrow this rubbish comes to fruition. A racism free world is most certainly worth striving for.

Hi Meg,

Unfortunately, the prejudice in terms of the hiring process with respect to ESL teachers seems to be all too common across large parts of Asia.

Hi Natural,

This must be very frustrating for you. You deserve to be treated with the same amount of dignity as everyone else and should not have to put up with that kind of rubbish.

Whilst some people may feel threatened by dark colored skin, that should be their problem – not yours.

The ‘N’ word is utterly offensive and has no place in polite conversation.

Hi Giovanna,

Interesting observation – I was well area of the concept that victims of physical or sexual abuse had a greater probability of becoming perpetrators of these types of crimes, but I had never thought about the idea of how a similar concept may apply toward racism.

Andrews last blog post..What I learned from almost being mugged

By: Giovanna Garcia

Giovanna Garcia — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:52:12 +0000

Hi Andrew Racism is very much a reality. What I notice is a lot of them the people who act out racism are the victim of rancism themselve. I like your message about, "The right to choose is no excuse for discrimination." We can choose to be better human being. Giovanna Garcia Imperfect Action is better than No Action Giovanna Garcias last blog post..What can you learn from the Easter Bunny!

By: Natural

Natural — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:38:41 +0000

This is truly a disgusting behavior, discrimination. Believe me, being black, I experience it, especially when going into stores. They always think you want to steal something. I don't like the N word, it's offensive no matter who is saying it, even other blacks. The thing about skin color is that we cannot change it but we can change how we treat people because of it. There is a variety in all of creation, how come we don't accept it in humans...and we're supposed to be the most intelligent creatures of all. Too bad we don't act like it. Naturals last blog post..My Two Left Feet

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:10:22 +0000

I noticed the same issues with Chinese schools and hiring whites only. There was also a prejudice against fat or unattractive teachers, which really made me wonder just what we were hired to do! It's weird living in the South now, where people who seemed educated still say things like "chink food" or drop the N-word in conversation. Megs last blog post..Disconnect