[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

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

Anyway in answer to the question in the OP

I don't think I've ever actually experienced discrimination but I would have had some stuff similar to this happen also when I was living in London in the 90's. I remember a guy telling me he doesn't like Irish people one night when i was out which I found hilarious as he was saying this to me while drinking in an Irish bar But nothing serious just a few nasty comments from stupid people

I've definitely experienced sexism but I wouldn't say discrimination really as a woman, in the sense of losing opportunities I'd gone for or anything like that. That's not to say discrimination towards women doesn't happen at all in the west because I firmly believe it does, for a start it happens almost everytime a woman is raped or sexually assaulted

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Anyway in answer to the question in the OP

I don't think I've ever actually experienced discrimination but I would have had some stuff similar to this happen also when I was living in London in the 90's. I remember a guy telling me he doesn't like Irish people one night when i was out which I found hilarious as he was saying this to me while drinking in an Irish bar But nothing serious just a few nasty comments from stupid people

I've definitely experienced sexism but I wouldn't say discrimination really as a woman, in the sense of losing opportunities I'd gone for or anything like that. That's not to say discrimination towards women doesn't happen at all in the west because I firmly believe it does, for a start it happens almost everytime a woman is raped or sexually assaulted

Nasty comments is one thing, intimating that every Irish person is a member of the IRA is much the same as people equating all Muslims to terrorists now, for every one person that thinks that way there are 10 people who don't so I think we have to take the positives, and not always dwell on the negatives

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Nasty comments is one thing, intimating that every Irish person is a member of the IRA is much the same as people equating all Muslims to terrorists now, for every one person that thinks that way there are 10 people who don't so I think we have to take the positives, and not always dwell on the negatives

Oh yeah 100%