Do you belong to any minority group that has faced widespread discrimination? (brainwash, companies)

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Originally Posted by ELOrocks17

I am one of the most discriminated groups in the US..I am a smoker

Smoking is a behavior you can change so you can easily become part of the majority by quitting.

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Originally Posted by jimw144

Sure are a bunch of whiny white people on this board.

More like fed up white people...

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Originally Posted by LuckyGem

If a man is white and gay - how is he a minority?

If you don't wear gay as a physical trait - how would anyone know to discriminate against you if you didn't tell someone what your sexual orientation is?

A female or male, non-white would be easier to spot in a crowd.

Awarding yourself minority status based on how you like to have sex is sick.

Totally agree! I cannot tell if someone's gay or not unless they reveal it to me. White, gay males can easily blend in with white straight males.

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Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

Don't be dense. You can easily figure out if someone is gay or straight by asking a couple of personal questions in a job interview.

Delta Air Lines used to have a terrible record of not hiring gays. They didn't come out and ask directly, of course, but they would ask somewhat personal questions about family life, spouses, kids, etc. Again, it's not difficult to figure it out.

Are there any straight people here who truly think they couldn't figure out if a guy is gay within 20 minutes of talking with him?

*raises her hand* Yes. Unless the gay male volunteers information that would suggest that he is gay, I would not be able to tell him from a straight guy.

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Originally Posted by macmeal

OK, I'm willing to play along in this, if it's a fair and rational discussion. (For the record, YES, there has been much discrimination in our society, toward MANY groups...unlike the REST of the world, of course, where discrimination is unknown).

That being said, I'm willing to discus this...but let's at LEAST be 'up front' here..

"Christians" can't claim discrimination because they 'aren't a minority group'? I'd like to see THAT elaborated on....(what is a Christian, anyway? Anyone who CLAIMS to be ?)

"Skin color" is a minority group? Really? WHAT skin color? (There are many)

"Ethnicity" is a minority group? How, precisely? If you consider 'whites' a single ethnicity, but Mexicans, Nicaraguans, Filipinos, and Afghans EACH a 'separate ethnicity', then obviously, your results are going to be skewed.
What about different 'minority groups' who don't like EACH OTHER..is THIS discrimination, or is that 'different'?

"Minority religion" is a parameter of who may be discriminated against? 'Minority' compared to WHAT? Where? In the ENTIRE US?

Seems to me like your poll is tailored ahead of time, to give you the results you're looking for. What, exactly, is a 'minority', and who says so? And what is a 'group', and what ISN'T a 'group'? (Blacks may be a 'group'..but are CATHOLICS a group? Are liberals a 'group'? Are football fans? Are Italians?)

Your last sentence, really, says it all; in effect, "A minority is anyone I SAY is a minority....because that's the ONLY way I'll discuss the issue". With that in mind, I suppose the results of the poll will be "anything you WANT them to be"....since it's YOUR poll, and we're bound by YOUR definitions, and YOUR interpretations.

EXACTLY! Sorry, cannot rep you yet.

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the majority get enormous discrimination from the minority whenever possible.
payback is not viewed as discrimination.

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Originally Posted by karfar

This is true. I won't say I've been discriminated against for being an atheist, however I've certainly had my fair share of strangers & co-workers telling me they feel sorry for me, I'll change my mind, everyone needs something to believe in, yada yada yada, to my face.

So the act of sharing the gospel with you is an example of someone dispising you? When I share the gospel with an unbeliever, it is because I CARE about that person and the condition of their soul not because I despise them. Of course, if the unbeliever does not wish to hear my message, then I'll respect that person's free will and stop sharing.

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Originally Posted by justNancy

Actually, people who speak English are often discriminated against these days when applying for work. Although I'm self-employed (euphemism for broke .. lol) I've applied for jobs that offer a salary and benefit. Around here it's no longer "bilingual a plus" but "must be bilingual."

It's not just "must be bilingual" but "must be bilingual in English and Spanish". Those who are fluent in languages other than Spanish would likely not get the job. As someone with a hearing challenge, the process of trying to learn a foreign language has been difficult for me so I would not be able to obtain one of those "bilingual" positions then.

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Originally Posted by wehotex

This poll is a joke! The white ppl who feel that they have never been discriminated against have never had ancestors who had to use separate restrooms, live in separate run down communities, who hav denied job, education opportunities, etc. A white person need only blame the lack of his/her talents and ambitions if they can't make it in this country where everything is stacked in their favor.

Really? How is everything stacked in the white man's favor? Earlier in this thread, someone mentioned how Affirmative Action works. If everything else is equal, the minority gets the job not the white person. How is this stacked in the white person's favor?

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Yes being a woman...

Yes being a single mom.

Yes being a married stay at home mom.

Being a attractive woman