Posted by NikkiT2 on February 1, 2003, at 9:17:34
In reply to Re: I will stick to deadly dull subjects from now on.. » IsoM, posted by Lou Pilder on February 1, 2003, at 8:22:26
For heavens sake.. everyone, everwhere is subject to some kind of "racism", whether they're black, white, purple, orange, English, American or what ever.
I am a white English female, living in England. Every time I use my local shops I have faced with racism for being this... I live in an area that has a large Muslim population and as such, I am not even able to shop in some of my local shops without receiving some kind of abuse for being a western female. I am pushed, I am shoved and I am ignored by shop staff for it.
As I said, I am female.. there are many many jokes about females out there.
But, a joke is a bloody joke.. thats all... I laugh if its funny, I cringe if its not.. but it doesn;t affect my life as I don't think everyone that makes these jokes are out to hurt me in anyway.
When I left school and started my apprenticeship I was the only female. I was "one of the lads", but, as with anything, jokes were made.. some of the jokes were funny. BUT, our managers took it upon themselves to stamp this out, not caring how *I* felt.. and it made matters a million times worse... if these things were just left alone, no one would really care.If we all just sat back and ignored the jokes we didn;t like, no big issue would be made of it, and more people are hurt when issues are made of something.
Just my opinion..
Nikki x
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