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Okay... playing off Mimzy's post... who has it worst? We've all heard the stories from all sides: women with the glass ceiling, blacks with racism, hispanics with unfair views because of immigration, Native Americans because of their social standings, Asians because of their education/lifestyle/wealth stereotypes, whites because they can't say what they want without offending any of the above.
This isn't about you, specifically... but taking an objective look... who is discriminated against most, and why do you believe that? The poll is set up for men or women, or a specific group.
These days I think you missed one important group. Middle Eastern men. Many Americans are terrified by them. They are seen as the scourge of mankind right now and are probably the most strenuously discriminated against.
These days I think you missed one important group. Middle Eastern men. Many Americans are terrified by them. They are seen as the scourge of mankind right now and are probably the most strenuously discriminated against.
Since when are most Americans "terrified" of Middle Eastern men?
Anyway, Native Americans are the most discriminated against.
"I cannot believe that the whites are winning this poll. If you are born white, there is a much better chance that you will have a large edge over, say, hispanics or blacks"
I'm sure it's the bra thumpers that voted for that, of course they are the most discriminated against.
If we're speaking currently & of race/heritage only, then:
I vote for people Middle Eastern descent period, man or woman. I saw "some of" the worst social treatment of my lifetime after 9-11 of Middle Eastern people. I was in a Subway, and the manager told a woman who wore traditional coverings to take off her veil in his store so that he could get a good look at her face, in case an airplane got flown into his store. He refused to serve her and said that her "terrorist money" was no good in his store. The entire line of people, save one jerk, walked out by the way.
As we can see from the vote it is Whites in general. Absolute truth. We do not have access to any social welfare or programs because of assumed entitlement which is overgeneralizing. Affirmative action is the most discriminating and racist legality in existence.
Right, so where is my affirmative action to help me get into college? Or my welfare check?
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Originally Posted by kuvopolis
I cannot believe that the whites are winning this poll. If you are born white, there is a much better chance that you will have a large edge over, say, hispanics or blacks. Blacks cannot break into many neighborhoods. Black schools in general are crappy compared to white ones. You could argue that the blacks make it like that, but it is really about the specter of past discrimination.
Of course, a problem with this poll is the grammar (along with too many choices). The way it reads, "who's discriminated most", does it mean who discriminates the most, or who was discriminated the most? It is ambigous.
I think Native Americans were historically treated the worst because I feel genocide is worse than slavery. Not to belittle the black situation; slavery was horrible.
Right, so where is my affirmative action to help me get into college? Or my welfare check?
Are whites not entitled to welfare? Are you saying that in theory, all races get welfare, but in practice, whites are denied welfare? Granted, I am not familiar with how it works in practice. Also, did Clinton not highly reduce welfare for everyone?
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