Have you experianced racism? If so where was it most?
I have never been so affected by racism as i have been in Namibia. (for those who may not know where this is, it boders South Africa). Blacks are racist among themselves as well as with others, whites dont speak but if looks could kill.... The stranges and most annoying and trying part is their behavior towards indians. Have you ever been told to go back to India?? Hello!! I've never been to India!
If you dont get told to 'go back to India' u are told ninja or osama and u carrying a bomb etc etc. Thats besides the evil looks you get. If you greet u get an cold look in response. Wherever you go, you feel completely out of place as ppl stare and i mean 'stare' at you.
Living in SA i never really had trouble. Racism was only sometimes with whites, but as i say SOMETIMES. With the natives there was never a problem, as indians are considered "Blacks" there. I'm not saying South Africans are perfect, i'm saying that compared to Namibia its Beautiful!
Indians are few in this country and Muslims even less, so thats partially why but thats no reason for ppl to be abusive, rude and racist.
I'm a quiet person, and dont speak out but honestly, sometimes i feel like telling them to just shut up or slapping them its soooooooo awful!
A lady , a very angry lady, once came up to my husband asking him why he doesnt wear hijaab/niqaab and why does he make me wear, is he not man enough to wear it? I told her he had noithing to do with it and that my religion required me to and that i was perfectly happy wearing it. She said something about the Qur'aan Majeed not having anything about a women being ashamed of her body!!! Now what does she know about the Qur'aan Majeed and dead right It doesnt! Argh.
Sorry this is more like my woes on rasicm and vague but seriously how would you handle racism?
Oh no - I'm very sorry to hear you had these experiences sister. I work in a call centre where people who immigrated from India and Pakistan do not always get treated well by customers. Customer assume because of their accents they are talking to someone who is physically in India. I just don't have the patience for it, it makes me angry. I hope Allah rewards you for overcoming these struggles.
I must admit I am quite surprised. I don't really know the history of Namibia but judging from South Africa's history I thought it was one of the worst in the world regarding racism :><:
I really hope your situation improves there sis. May Allah ease your affairs. Ameen
Malaysians proudly calling themselves as multiracial people who can live together etc. it's kinda true as Malays, Indians, Chinese (the main 3 ethnic groups in Malaysia) have no problems living together... though they are crazy politicians who want to cause disharmony in Malaysia...
But Malaysians can be so racist when it comes to immigrants from Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Myanmar etc... and also towards Africans (students, expats).
Yeah.. I blame it on Malaysians for being racist... but the immigrants and Africans should try to mix with the locals...
just say "go back to idoitville"format_quote Originally Posted by ~Taalibah~
Have you experianced racism? If so where was it most?
I have never been so affected by racism as i have been in Namibia. (for those who may not know where this is, it boders South Africa). Blacks are racist among themselves as well as with others, whites dont speak but if looks could kill.... The stranges and most annoying and trying part is their behavior towards indians. Have you ever been told to go back to India?? Hello!! I've never been to India!
you should have just said err lady, am i supposed to care what you think :><:A lady , a very angry lady, once came up to my husband asking him why he doesnt wear hijaab/niqaab and why does he make me wear, is he not man enough to wear it? I told her he had noithing to do with it and that my religion required me to and that i was perfectly happy wearing it. She said something about the Qur'aan Majeed not having anything about a women being ashamed of her body!!! Now what does she know about the Qur'aan Majeed and dead right It doesnt! Argh.
I have had some experiences. When I lived in New York i saw my Nonna spat on by some people, she was 84 at the time, she is very dark Italian and they were cursing her and spitting on her. When my mother moved us to Virginia, I was jumped on my first day of school here, (rednecks) I was 13, and like 8 of them pushed me doen and kicked me in the head
They said I was a wop, greaseball, hybrid peice of %^&*! I am very dark, for an Italian, I am part Palestinian, I don't tell many people that around here.
My mother was spit on, and when my Nonno (grandfather) came through Ellis Island in NY, He was beaten and thrown in qaurantine for a week, while my Nonna (grandmother, at that time 17 years old) slept outside in the dirt, waiting for him with no food
I am married to a south Indian woman, from Chennei. So as you could Immagine, it hasn't gotten any better. We get tons of stares....mainly from Indians!....I just laugh
....HAHA I got one of your Women!!
Racism sux! Just ignore them, at least they aren't beating you upTell them you are the rich daughter of a Raja
If someone were racist to me, I would report it to the police as it is against the law. However, I am infatuated with women of African and Caribbean descent, and this has caused some friction amongst my white family and majority white friends. Apparantly, inter race breeding is a form of genocide according the BNP. So yes, even though I have not personally experienced racism, I am very close to some people who have.
Sorry brother but really ^^^ the Police, all they'll do is make you fill in a statement which would waste about 3 hrs of your time, they'll try to follow it up if they can and it'll end up with most likely a warning of some sort, you physically have to be beaten GBH, ABH and then maybe the Police would do something about it.format_quote Originally Posted by Supreme
My family experienced a bit of racism, we use to for a short period of time we lived on a council estate in a very white area. We use to have brick thrown threw the window to stones, mud you name it they threw it, then it went on to our doors being kicked but we only had the half of it. Our next door neighbour (African origin) had there whole door set alight and the other ethnic minorities often faced the same sort of violence on property. The Police did nothing, they'd come take a statement, the council would come and boarder up the window and a few weeks later its all forgotten about. Mind you I'm talking back in the 1998 onwards things have changed in London quite alot. Though this sort of racism exist still in the white predominantly parts of the UK unfortunately.
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Btw if it did ever happen to me, i dont think i will be able to keep my cool with a person like that.
what on earth is wrong with dressing modestly
It only shows the corruption in there hearts for thinking that theres something wrong in it.
Dark Italian? from Sicily or southern Italy?format_quote Originally Posted by ItalianguyI have had some experiences. When I lived in New York i saw my Nonna spat on by some people, she was 84 at the time, she is very dark Italian and they were cursing her and spitting on her
My mother was spit on, and when my Nonno (grandfather) came through Ellis Island in NY, He was beaten and thrown in qaurantine for a week, while my Nonna (grandmother, at that time 17 years old) slept outside in the dirt, waiting for him with no food
I am married to a south Indian woman, from Chennei. So as you could Immagine, it hasn't gotten any better. We get tons of stares....mainly from Indians!
Racism sux! Just ignore them, at least they aren't beating you up
sorry for your troubles sister.. pls be patient your reward is with Allah swt..format_quote Originally Posted by ~Taalibah~
Have you experianced racism? If so where was it most?
I have never been so affected by racism as i have been in Namibia. (for those who may not know where this is, it boders South Africa). Blacks are racist among themselves as well as with others, whites dont speak but if looks could kill.... The stranges and most annoying and trying part is their behavior towards indians. Have you ever been told to go back to India?? Hello!! I've never been to India!
If you dont get told to 'go back to India' u are told ninja or osama and u carrying a bomb etc etc. Thats besides the evil looks you get. If you greet u get an cold look in response. Wherever you go, you feel completely out of place as ppl stare and i mean 'stare' at you.
Living in SA i never really had trouble. Racism was only sometimes with whites, but as i say SOMETIMES. With the natives there was never a problem, as indians are considered "Blacks" there. I'm not saying South Africans are perfect, i'm saying that compared to Namibia its Beautiful!
Indians are few in this country and Muslims even less, so thats partially why but thats no reason for ppl to be abusive, rude and racist.
I'm a quiet person, and dont speak out but honestly, sometimes i feel like telling them to just shut up or slapping them its soooooooo awful!
A lady , a very angry lady, once came up to my husband asking him why he doesnt wear hijaab/niqaab and why does he make me wear, is he not man enough to wear it? I told her he had noithing to do with it and that my religion required me to and that i was perfectly happy wearing it. She said something about the Qur'aan Majeed not having anything about a women being ashamed of her body!!! Now what does she know about the Qur'aan Majeed and dead right It doesnt! Argh.
Sorry this is more like my woes on rasicm and vague but seriously how would you handle racism?
you should have told that woman why her husband doesn't wear makeup or is he not man enough to wear it..
further I don't understand this whole 'shame of the body thing' I think one should be more ashamed to be subjugated than dignified?
be candid the next time around, and generally you really shouldn't care what people think of view.. people are people are people.. underneath it all, they all wake up with morning breath, their farts stink as hell and if they go unwashed for a couple of days the rest of them as well to the point they are no different than any jungle animal and for the most part they are scared of something, especially more so when they don't have the peace of God in their hearts.. never bend your head to other than Allah swt..
“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” Helen Keller!
From southern Italy, Puglia region. We are Sicilian too....and part Palestinian. You never seen dark italians? They're not all like you see in movies. Most of them look Turkish or Spanish, Medeteranian. They are like Indians in a way, they want to look lighter, so they only put the lighter Italians in the movies, or Amreekin/Italianos in the movies.format_quote Originally Posted by north_malaysian
Or it could be too much sun and olive oil
P.s. We came from an area where allot of race mixing was prevalent. It was one of the main areas mussolini sent troops to skin people alive for being too dark or mixed breed....so I guess we have been dealing with racism for a long time. Not to many notice, but allot of racism comes from ones own race....weird huh
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Actually, before 2001 I thought all Italians, Greeks, Lebanese, Turks just look the same... tanned Europeans... until I met an Italian dude who has blue eyes, blonde and sooo white (he looks like a Scandinavian) at Kuala Lumpur.. we met at an arbitration centre. If I'm not mistaken his surname is "Deldacan"... he said that he wanted to visit Malaysia because of an Italian novel character "Sandokan, la tigre della Malesia"..format_quote Originally Posted by ItalianguyFrom southern Italy, Puglia region. We are Sicilian too....and part Palestinian. You never seen dark italians? They're not all like you see in movies. Most of them look Turkish or Spanish, Medeteranian. They are like Indians in a way, they want to look lighter, so they only put the lighter Italians in the movies, or Amreekin/Italianos in the movies.
Or it could be too much sun and olive oil
P.s. We came from an area where allot of race mixing was prevalent. It was one of the main areas mussolini sent troops to skin people alive for being too dark or mixed breed....so I guess we have been dealing with racism for a long time. Not to many notice, but allot of racism comes from ones own race....weird huh
actually thats true they only put light colored italians on the t.v
Ive only ever seen one or two italians that had really dark skin they almost look like indians.
When i go to any hot country i get a nice light brown tan but they have been living there all there lives and there pure white lol
Every country has a porportion of racist people,
Therefore every country I have been in, I have met racist people. So you can't GENERALISE a whole country over a bunch of pathetic racist people. So you can't say there is a perfect country!!
thats true but theres some countries more racist then others, take france for example. if a colored person has been living there all there lives, the french people dont see that person has being french because hes not white like them.format_quote Originally Posted by Mohamed_Sadiq
Oh yes, Italy is very diverse. The blonde hair blue eyed Italians come from up north and are usually Swiss decendants that snuck over the border allong time ago. Or they are Greek decendants. There are allot of blonde hair blue eye Greeks. I kind of wish I wasn't as dark as I amformat_quote Originally Posted by north_malaysianjust to see what it would be like. Oh well, God made me the way I am and I like it that way
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God be with you.
Aslaamu`alaaykum
SubhanaAllaah sister, may Allaah give you Sabr to deal with such people.Ameen
I have seen racism from people with their own races...soo weird like ItalianGuy said..
Racism is something that seperates us from each other, its shocking and scary too SubhanaAllaah ,,people treat each other like animals in some areas only because of there looks or colour ,background etc...
From all races, you get some dark and light and medium skinned people.
Its pathethic how low life these people can get, to even have such pathethic guts to say it to someones face...
They are the people who show no mercy, they have no idea what it makes a person feel from the inside..May Allaah guide these people, as he is the 1 who guides Indeed..
As the Prophet said: "He who does not show mercy to others, will not be shown mercy." [Al-Bukhârî]
Allah (SWT) says in Surat Al-Hujurat, "O Mankind! We have created you from a male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honorable of you in the sight of Allah is he who has most Taqwa among of you. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware." Noble Qur'an (49:13)
In surah Al-Room Allah (SWT) says, "And one of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your tongues and colors; most surely there are signs in this for the learned." Noble Qur'an (30:22)
Wa alaaykum Salaam....
EVERONE IS RAcIST to different degrees
you might publically express ur racism or keep it to yourself
but everyone has a judgement about a person from where they cum from
most ppl have little racism in them
i'm happy i live in SA wth such a diverse society
I dislike racism because it's stupid and dangerous, but honestly I also dislike anti-racism. These are fools too.
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