Rant- Warning swearing

[mentalguru]

Just posted this up on my journal, but since few people actually see it I'll post it here. It's like the note I wanted to write to her/ say to her.
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You know since I've been to university I guess you could say I've experienced more things in life than I never really had before.

Such as Freedom.

And Real responsibility.

But there was one thing I didn't really count on.

Being discrimicated against...

Because I'm WHITE.

Dear Miss Asshole/fellow student what is your PROBLEM?

My only crime was to glance, perhaps look at you for about 1 second as you sat down near me at my desk in that library.

My reason was simple: I thought for that one second you were someone I knew. A close aquaintance in fact who I don't really hang out with but who I stop and have conversations with on occasion.

When I looked away (realising you were not her) and went back to my work before I heard what you said to your boyfriend/male friend.

"That girl just looked at me".
Midly irritated I decided to listen in on your little 'conversation'. Perhaps that was wrong, but seeing as how you were talking about me I decided that that sort of cancelled it out. I deserved to know what two fooking absolute STRANGERS were going to say about me.

Turns out just because I looked at you and I'm white you think I'm a racist. I just have to say it:

WHAT. THE. fook.?!

Just because you're black, and I'm white and I look at you for a split second I am racist?

I cried on the way back home- are you happy? Now I'm just plain ANGRY.

Where the hell is the logic in what you said? You even knew I was listening, you also knew I didn't have the balls/was too upset to confront you.

There is no logic to it, it's complete and utter BULL. As I said I know people who aren't white and I get on fine with them. It's not like it's a big deal.

You don't know me and yet you judge me- what's the word for that- Oh yes.

It's called predujuce.
Racism works both ways beach.

Congratulations asshole you're a racist.

You must be so proud of yourself.
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Just a question to anyone else out there- what should I do?

I feel so MAD about this.

[Veg]

Oh gee, I'm sorry that you were discriminated against. I hate racism of any kind!

[mentalguru]

Thanks. I was pretty steamed as you probably gather.

I've calmed down alot now but still- UGH. For all I know she could be spreading rumours about me RIGHT NOW.

I suppose I can take comfort in the fact she probably doesn't know my name. I have no idea who she is after all...

Still a bit peeved, but at least I let it out to one of my faltmates too, which kind of helped calm me down.

Thanks again.

[Chaoyll]

Arg. That's so stupid! Dx
Did you talk to her about it? Maybe you should, I don't know, could be for the best, or maybe at least get an apology of some kind.

[mintygreen]

Oct 30, 2007 18:15:20 GMT -5 mentalguru said:

Just posted this up on my journal, but since few people actually see it I'll post it here. It's like the note I wanted to write to her/ say to her.
--
You know since I've been to university I guess you could say I've experienced more things in life than I never really had before.

Such as Freedom.

And Real responsibility.

But there was one thing I didn't really count on.

Being discrimicated against...

Because I'm WHITE.

Dear Miss Asshole/fellow student what is your PROBLEM?

My only crime was to glance, perhaps look at you for about 1 second as you sat down near me at my desk in that library.

My reason was simple: I thought for that one second you were someone I knew. A close aquaintance in fact who I don't really hang out with but who I stop and have conversations with on occasion.

When I looked away (realising you were not her) and went back to my work before I heard what you said to your boyfriend/male friend.

"That girl just looked at me".
Midly irritated I decided to listen in on your little 'conversation'. Perhaps that was wrong, but seeing as how you were talking about me I decided that that sort of cancelled it out. I deserved to know what two fooking absolute STRANGERS were going to say about me.

Turns out just because I looked at you and I'm white you think I'm a racist. I just have to say it:

WHAT. THE. fook.?!

Just because you're black, and I'm white and I look at you for a split second I am racist?

I cried on the way back home- are you happy? Now I'm just plain ANGRY.

Where the hell is the logic in what you said? You even knew I was listening, you also knew I didn't have the balls/was too upset to confront you.

There is no logic to it, it's complete and utter BULL. As I said I know people who aren't white and I get on fine with them. It's not like it's a big deal.

You don't know me and yet you judge me- what's the word for that- Oh yes.

It's called predujuce.
Racism works both ways beach.

Congratulations asshole you're a racist.

You must be so proud of yourself.
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Just a question to anyone else out there- what should I do?

I feel so MAD about this.

I know a lot of these threads were posted ages ago, years ago, but I still want to comment on some of this stuff when I see it now.

I hate how in the world if you are a white person, people seem more likely to think you are racist along with less likely to believe that you've ever been the target of racism.

It's really crazy that just looking at someone for a second would make them think you are racist. That is extremely strange......but I also find it strange how if you are white and there happens to be someone of a different colour that you don't get along with for a completely logical reason, that they will assume you are racist. This doesn't tend to happen the other way around....like if a black person doesn't like a white person for a logical reason, no one will ever assume it's racist(and they shouldn't assume it, but they also shouldn't assume it when it's the other way around either - I mean yes, some people ARE racist, but no one should ever just jump to that conclusion with no real evidence behind it).

I realize that there is a known widely documented history of some white people being racist but it really annoys me how it's turned into this thing where people act like if you're white you are more likely to be racist and if you're white there's no way you could ever be the target of racism yourself.

There's another thing....those 'dumb blonde' jokes. I actually find them rather racist....I know blonde people are not a race but it's still people making fun of someone for a colour they were physically born with. It's really not that far off of being rather racist and I kind of feel like it wouldn't be as tolerated if it was about some other colouring. If you happen to be white and then blonde on top of that, I sometimes feel like people are actually allowed to get away with saying more stuff to you that's of this kind of nature.