Poll: Have you, personally, ever been discriminated against?

[TheLaofKazi]

Agreed. Unfortunately I can't really think of a word that means specifically what the OP was talking about. It would be a lot easier if there were one word for "choosing between multiple things based on their characteristics," and another word for "depriving a person of his basic dignity or rights on the basis of one or more of his characteristics, which are unrelated to his character."

I would say that in this context, it's valid to say that you have been discriminated against on the basis of religion/ethnicity/etc if a large enough proportion of your peer group treated you with derision on that basis that it made your daily life consistently miserable; or if you've been harassed or physically assaulted on that basis; or if a former friend (previously unaware of this characteristic) rejected you on that basis; or if you've been denied services on that basis; or if you've been denied employment on that basis; or if you've been denied admission to an institution on that basis; or if you've been treated negatively by law enforcement on that basis. I'm probably forgetting a few things.

It's a matter of degree and how direct it is.

Discrimination sometimes isn't as obvious and direct to the point where it would hold a more 'official' or legal ground. There are millions of subtle and obvious, big and small, direct and indirect judgments people cast on each other on a regular basis.

Discrimination can be everything from someone thinking a bitter thought of me based on my hair that day, to me being severely harassed for my personal beliefs.

 

[cerealnmuffin]

You know, the daycare thing can be chalked up as 'kids will be kids' but the DMV thing is horrible. You should've taken that one as far as you could do, I'd have wanted people to suffer for that!

It was the staff that tied me to a chair and locked me in the closet for playing with girl toys, not the kids.

 

[Madara XIII]

Hello my dear Escapees, your friendly Sister of Battle here.



I personally have been shunned from a group of friends, not because of my gender(female), or my lifestyle(bisexual) or even my political party(not telling), but because of my god damn religion, and the fact that I have one. They hurled insults at me and generally began to avoid me or treat me like an idiot and THIS even happened a few times:
Person: Uhg, I'm having so much trouble with my (Psychology/Geology/Physics) homework.
Me: Oh, do you need some help?
Person: No, I don't want to offend your beliefs, you don't believe in this kind of stuff.

That didn't make me mad, that just hurt. This was a person I'd been friends with for months, he knew I had high grades in those class A's and B's.

Captcha: Good day. Why thank you Mr. Captcha ^^

Well in all honesty I can empathize with you on that one. My personal beliefs have left others skeptical of me as well. It's annoying to be religious and tolerant of others and still be treated like you're a bigot or a condemning asshole because of the stigma that comes from religious extremeists. It is indeed very hurtful and what makes it worse is that The Escapist isn't exactly christian friendly.

It sucks and sometimes people do what they can to make you look like you're an idiot because your beliefs don't coincide with them. Very hurtful indeed.

[HEADING=2] What do you have to say Noob?[/HEADING]

 

[Madara XIII]

For the past five years, I've been getting beaten up, shouted down, ignored by teachers/faculty, and generally viciously swarmed by people I don't even know, just because I'm not a Christian.
The swarm is 300+ strangers, by the way.
It seriously sucks. They would burn me as a witch if they could.
And in addition, since everyone who isn't Christian is obviously a satanic homogay, I get that flavor of hate, too.

That is indeed sad and tragic. What you're peers are sir, are not christians, but simple hypoctrites who go under the guise as agents of God to justify their view on society.
I as a Christian weep for you and I honestly feel sorry that people of my same faith still do such things. I pray that things will look up.

 

[Madara XIII]

Being smart hurts jocks feelings. Then they insult you.

Best way to get back is to be a Smart Jock. Hehehe worked for me, but damn I still feel like this is some 90s stuff goin on here with the whole Jock still bullying. I know it's cliche'd but it sadly still happens.

 

[Dagny]

It's a matter of degree and how direct it is.

Discrimination sometimes isn't as obvious and direct to the point where it would hold a more 'official' or legal ground. There are millions of subtle and obvious, big and small, direct and indirect judgments people cast on each other on a regular basis.

Discrimination can be everything from someone thinking a bitter thought of me based on my hair that day, to me being severely harassed for my personal beliefs.

Right, that's what I'm saying--I do agree that technically the term "discrimination" can encompass any of those things. But I also think that since we don't have more precise terminology to work with, we have no choice but to define the term partly by the context in which it's being used. In this particular context, I don't think that the silent judgments people make about each other every day count as the kind of discrimination that's being discussed. Yes, technically those judgments are a form of discrimination according to the literal meaning of the term, but to insist on including them in this discussion would hamper it. In order to facilitate the discussion, we have to temporarily accept a more limited definition of the term "discrimination."

 

[Cazza]

Yes by age

By a transit guard my card failed to scan at the train. When I found out when I went to tag off It said I wasn't tagged on so I when up to the guard to pay and this dick treated me like some fare evading punk kid. This was about 2 years ago. If I didn't can up the the gaurd and just walked out I would have got away with it. Late time I do the right thing like that.

It's not the only example but it's a good one.

 

[CM156_v1legacy]

I'm a conservative so I'm regularly ripped on whilst on campus but I've never had the 'victim mentality' to actually be trodden down.

I agree. I don't let what people say about me bother me. Because that's letting them win.

OT: Some people mock me for my somewhat Conservative Libertarian beliefs. But other than that, no. Not really.

Wow, love that whole "victim = choice" concept you're sharing there. There's some quote from Shakespeare about that mindset, but for the life of me I can't remember it...

OT: I cannot answer any particular one of those options exclusively, and even an "all of the above" option would miss out on some gems.

Words have no more weight against me than I allow them to. I simply don't allow something that would bother me to bother me. Quite simple, really.

Actions yes, those you've the right to be angry about. But words? Walk it off.

Look up Borderline Personality Disorder. Read. Realise not everyone is given that option, as it's taken away. All those that suffer from this have to do monumental works daily to one day get to where you so blithely already are...

Not sure if you're accusing me of having it or...

All right. For them, they get an exception. But for most adults, if people saying anything negative about you can illicit such a response, then please, go live off in a cave somewhere.

Spoiler: This sums up my points

Nope, saying I have it. And cheers for the Steve vid. I'm pretty sure I used to hang out and smoke pot with him a few years back...

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Then you've my sympathy on two accounts.

Good day.

 

[Snipermanic]

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I'm very curious as to why that would ever be necessary. I could understand special pen if their shape made them not as practical to use with your left hand, but why use a different ink from anyone else? That makes no sense to me, did they ever give you a reason for that?[/quote]

Apparently the nib was shaped a different way so it was easier to write with (which is total bollocks) and the ink was apparently quicker drying so I wouldn't smudge. The reason I had the stamp was because apparently I was at risk of smudging my work. I never did.

This wasn't school policy by the way, just the anal teacher's.

 

[Slade Brown]

Being smart hurts jocks feelings. Then they insult you.

Best way to get back is to be a Smart Jock. Hehehe worked for me, but damn I still feel like this is some 90s stuff goin on here with the whole Jock still bullying. I know it's cliche'd but it sadly still happens.

Ah, but I enjoy sports of the water polo type, which, according to them, isn't a real sport. (Despite a Olympic game between Russia and Hungary that ended in a pool full of blood, and the founding of our cut nails rule.)

 

[Slade Brown]

Hello my dear Escapees, your friendly Sister of Battle here.



I personally have been shunned from a group of friends, not because of my gender(female), or my lifestyle(bisexual) or even my political party(not telling), but because of my god damn religion, and the fact that I have one. They hurled insults at me and generally began to avoid me or treat me like an idiot and THIS even happened a few times:
Person: Uhg, I'm having so much trouble with my (Psychology/Geology/Physics) homework.
Me: Oh, do you need some help?
Person: No, I don't want to offend your beliefs, you don't believe in this kind of stuff.

That didn't make me mad, that just hurt. This was a person I'd been friends with for months, he knew I had high grades in those class A's and B's.

Captcha: Good day. Why thank you Mr. Captcha ^^

Well in all honesty I can empathize with you on that one. My personal beliefs have left others skeptical of me as well. It's annoying to be religious and tolerant of others and still be treated like you're a bigot or a condemning asshole because of the stigma that comes from religious extremeists. It is indeed very hurtful and what makes it worse is that The Escapist isn't exactly christian friendly.

It sucks and sometimes people do what they can to make you look like you're an idiot because your beliefs don't coincide with them. Very hurtful indeed.

[HEADING=2] What do you have to say Noob?[/HEADING]

I am personally a huge athiest, but I have tons of religous friends, and I treat them better than some of the douchey athiests I know. (Who yell at Christians reasons God couldn't exist.)

 

[Madara XIII]

Hello my dear Escapees, your friendly Sister of Battle here.



I personally have been shunned from a group of friends, not because of my gender(female), or my lifestyle(bisexual) or even my political party(not telling), but because of my god damn religion, and the fact that I have one. They hurled insults at me and generally began to avoid me or treat me like an idiot and THIS even happened a few times:
Person: Uhg, I'm having so much trouble with my (Psychology/Geology/Physics) homework.
Me: Oh, do you need some help?
Person: No, I don't want to offend your beliefs, you don't believe in this kind of stuff.

That didn't make me mad, that just hurt. This was a person I'd been friends with for months, he knew I had high grades in those class A's and B's.

Captcha: Good day. Why thank you Mr. Captcha ^^

Well in all honesty I can empathize with you on that one. My personal beliefs have left others skeptical of me as well. It's annoying to be religious and tolerant of others and still be treated like you're a bigot or a condemning asshole because of the stigma that comes from religious extremeists. It is indeed very hurtful and what makes it worse is that The Escapist isn't exactly christian friendly.

It sucks and sometimes people do what they can to make you look like you're an idiot because your beliefs don't coincide with them. Very hurtful indeed.

[HEADING=2] What do you have to say Noob?[/HEADING]

I am personally a huge athiest, but I have tons of religous friends, and I treat them better than some of the douchey athiests I know. (Who yell at Christians reasons God couldn't exist.)

And for that, I thank you my kind sir.
And LOL at the idiots who can't consider Water Polo a sport. You use more muscles swimming than you do most other sports.

 

[Free Thinker]

At first, I was a very shy kid and was regularly bullied. Then they found out I was a gamer and it continued to get worse.

 

[Extravagance]

For being a long-haired, long-bearded, pipe-smoking, tattoo'd metal head. By some estate scumbags. When I was with a couple of punks. That went well.

Just the usual "It isn't halloween"/"Get a hair cut"/"lost your razor"/"you fucking ******" stuff. I work in a bar, so tend to get this every time I have to refuse someone service.

The long hair/band t-shirt sorta style also screwed me over at University, when I was refused some little thing or other on account of being on drugs. Self-evident by the long hair and beard, rather than any actual evidence.

 

[Torrasque]

Mostly lifestyle for me. I usually stay at home at watch anime/play games/relax, never had a girlfriend, hang out with few friends, and generally keep to myself.
So I get nerd/geek/otaku/etc.
I don't care though, they're mostly amusing and silly

 

[Torrasque]

Yes, being an atheist in a class where everyone is a fundamentalist muslim meant never having any friends, told every day that i would go too hell and of cource to top off with, having to bypass the theory of evoloution in biology as they all cried out that it was a lie.
In Denmark off all places!

Oooooo... Atheist around fundamentalist muslims =|
I really feel for you dude, that has got to suck =|

 

[Seives-Sliver]

I was a social outcast because I don't play sports, I read a lot, and people generally dislike me for some reason, even some of my friends just took a potshot at me. So I've basicly been discriminated for how I lead my life.