Originally Posted by Maru (Post 10101122)

Not, not obviously. Ancient Rome. Jews. Africans have also enslaved whites. Native Americans were enslaved when Europeans involved. The Aztecs, Mayans, etc were enslaved and murdered by the Spanish. Marriage up until recent times was a form of enslavement. Domestic violence was often a part of that deal as well and in some cases, so was rape. Some hispanic cultures have domestic violence historically as a way to enforce spousal loyalty. I'm sure there are other historical contexts that are comparable. Sex-trafficking is a form of slavery and still goes on today (all races), in quite a traumatic form actually. My point is, pigment has nothing to do with how or whether hardship occurs... it all relates back to the environment and when the cultural conditions support it...

Thankfully, many cultures have moved away from a mentality that supports it, but it doesn't stop individuals from being abused, whatever color, or even women (or even just people) to be enslaved in one form or another. I had a friend who family raised her to in a cult... she was confused as a child when her mother and her aunt would sleep in the same bed with her father, and would have to lie to friends about cousins who were actually siblings. She was given a role and told to fulfill it. She'd been in and out of one inappropriate and abusive relationship one after another all through her childhood and is just now getting help... I'm guessing some would want to know her race to see how low on the totem pole she exists, but what if I told you it doesn't even matter?... enslavement comes in all kinds of forms.

I also wouldn't say men always have a cakewalk either. Trauma can happen to anyone for any variety of reasons.

Originally Posted by Withano (Post 10100321)

Can’t really add a severity scale to the poll, but which forms of discrimination do you believe you’ve dealt with on any level?

Originally Posted by Brillopad (Post 10101272)

Sorry Withano, not trying to be picky, but as your poll only allows us to pick one thing on which we have been discriminated against it doesn’t really give an accurate picture of discrimination as many/most can be discriminated against for more than one reason.

Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 10101275)

...well Withano is just useless at making polls I reckon, Brillo...because there are multi choice options I believe...what does he know though...

Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 10101277)

...no I don’t think I’ve ever felt discriminated against as such...a bit of patronising on occasions and mansplained to by TS obviously...but I don’t feel special because he mansplains to all females in equal measure..(..and also to all males in equal measure..)..allegedly and apparently...tongue in cheek smiley inserted...

...but no, not actual discrimination or prejudice or intolerance...but then through my working life in the past, I’ve mainly worked in a female world is the thing. and us females don’t tend to discriminate each other, or the ones I’ve known anyway...I’ll femalesplain that to TS so he can see where he’s going wrong etc and why he’s felt his discrimination ....

Originally Posted by Brillopad (Post 10101279)

Are there. I wanted to pick another but could not see a way of doing that.

Originally Posted by Alf (Post 10101280)

Such a tolerant sex you are. Do you have any flaws?

Originally Posted by Brillopad (Post 10101272)

Sorry Withano, not trying to be picky, but as your poll only allows us to pick one thing on which we have been discriminated against it doesn’t really give an accurate picture of discrimination as many/most can be discriminated against for more than one reason.

Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 10101275)

...well Withano is just useless at making polls I reckon, Brillo...because there are multi choice options I believe...what does he know though...

Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 10100470)

in the 90s after an IRA bomb went off in London, walked into work and one of my colleagues intimated that I should feel ashamed, I told him I had suspended my membership of the IRA so he had nothing to worry about

I think everyone suffers discrimination at some point in their lives, same with bullying it happens to everyone its how you deal with it or let it affect your life that counts

Originally Posted by kirklancaster (Post 10101407)

I would have unloaded the greatest number of swear words at the ignorant bastard that I could have mustered, Cherie.

Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 10101442)

I think he got the gist :laugh:

Originally Posted by parmnion (Post 10101615)

Im scottish...my forefathers were raped and pillaged, starved and buggered by the english....your forefathers were raped, enslaved etc by the english/british...yet here we both are...


Living in england...moaning.

Originally Posted by Dezzy (Post 10101649)

Of course.

I think bisexual people are in an interesting position because we can see things from both sides. I have never been discriminated against when I've had a girlfriend or I've walked down the street with one. I've never had any issues with people thinking I'm straight. On the occasions I've had a boyfriend however, it's a different story. I think to say that straight people can be seriously discriminated against just isn't really true. The way the world is, straight is the default. There's never been a reason for people to believe that they aren't entitled to the same rights as gay people because they are straight, straight people have never lived in fear because they are straight. They are the natural majority and always will be.

I've never felt like I've been discriminated against because I'm a man unless it ties into my sexuality. I've never thought 'Okay, I'm a man and this situation is dangerous for me because of that.' I'm not saying that sexism against men isn't possible, but in comparison to what women have to deal with, can we really complain? Our quality of life is good.

I think people can be racist against white people but I do think that most white people that believe they are being discriminated against because they are white are kind of deluding themselves. There are instances of actual discrimination of course but most of the time white people just want to be seen as victims.

Originally Posted by montblanc (Post 10102083)

what does this have to do with anything?

Originally Posted by jaxie (Post 10102093)

Well if you read the words you would see that Redway said that the Scots had never been treated/thought of as a Savage people. I was pointing out that in fact they have.

Is there anything else you need clarification on while we are here?

Many peoples have dark and troubled histories and the experiences of one people do not trump or take away the suffering of another people.

For instance English landowners practically starved the Irish most cruelly during the potato famine.