Naka experience po kayo ng racism?

[6shooter]

Palagi sinasabi po na ang mundo natin ay moderno na. At hindi pop makaka experience ng racism. Ngunit noong isang linggo naka rinig ako ang mga tao na nag tatawanan pag daan po ang isang grupo ng mga tao na may lahing Indian. Nag bungisngisan po sila at sinabi "bantot ng mga bumbay noh?" Ito po ba ay racism? pati yung mga panakot sa mga bata tungkol sa mga kapwa nating taga-India?

Ang salitang Bumbay po ay racist ba?

Kayo po may na-experience kayo na racism laban sa pagka Pilipino niyo?

[66bunny]

Oo naman. There's racism here in country, I don't mind it. The problem is we discriminate our own skin. Now that's a problem.

Punta ka sa mall. Pag ako lang mag-isa, kakapkapan ako buong katawan. Pero pag may kasama akong tisoy or amerikano, mag-gugud morning pa mga security guard, may saludo at ngiti pa.

Tungkol sa Bumbay, insulto talaga iyun. Ang "Bombay" kasi lugar sa India. Ikaw masisiyahan ka ba na tawagin kang, "Hoy! Pateros!"

Yun lang.

[niky]

It's both an observation and a racist remark.

I have an Indian friend who doesn't smell any worse than anyone else in class.

It's true that some people from Middle Asia (India, Pakistan, etcetera) have body odor... it's because of a diet that's high in spices. But once they've acclimatized and start eating our food, they don't really smell any different from anyone else.

Ganyan naman talaga dito sa Pilipinas. Although we claim to be very friendly, there are a lot of people who are very, very racist... sometimes without even realizing it... medyo "crude" kasi yung humor ng mga ibang tao diyan... foreigner ka man... mataba, mapayat, maitim... talagang pipintasin ka ng mga taong walang pakialam sa feelings ng mga iba...

[knight23]

IMO the concept(?) of racism is not well known/understood in the philippines, even i don't really understand it. i guess colonial mentality is some sort racism to ones self.

have i experienced it? i dont think so, not that I know of.

question: im not really sure of this, yung baggage weight limit sa mga airlines, coming or going to the philippines(or is it asia in general) may weight limit. pag-galing sa USA(for example) going to europe- wala. is this racism? (im not sure if its just the airline or something)

[uls]

pikon lang talaga ang pinoy.

pag meron narinig na hindi magandang comment tungkol sa filipinos/philippines, nagkakaroon ng media outrage (claire danes, desperate housewives etc...)

pero kung mang insulto naman ang pinoy ng ibang lahi mas grabe pa

[theveed]

uls: BINGO!!!

[6shooter]

Tingnan niyo po itong post na nagka sagutan ang isang Pilipino at isang Foreigner. Parang ganito po ang tinutukoy ni sir Uls.

Lakas po natin manlait pero pikon naman.

http://musclecarsph.1.forumer.com/in...?showtopic=385

Sino po kaya ang mali o racist man lang?

[mbeige]

IMO the concept(?) of racism is not well known/understood in the philippines, even i don't really understand it.

That's probably because the Philippines is not as much of a melting pot in terms of multinational cultures, ethnicities and races as it is in other countries such as the US. That's why Pinoys and Pinays do not often experience seeing foreigners.

I didn't realize I experienced racism when people tell me, "You speak English so well" - it's in the small things. I mean, bakit, porket Pinoy dapat hindi marunong magsalita ng Ingles? When you go abroad and visit other countries, you must also know how to treat people. In some countries, for example, the "OK" sign with the index and thumb fingers touching each other with the other three fingers extended - this really means "okay" but in other countries it means something else. May not be racist but it's the difference in culture that also matters.

I've come to realize and appreciate Indian culture, my three co-workers are Indian. I have no problems dealing with them, except some small different things about their personalities not necessarily related to the Indian culture or tradition. Back in Manila, I've had negative experiences with Asian Indians (to differentiate from Native American Indians). It helps to get over negative experiences as well as keep an open mind to prevent discrimination.

If you think somebody is indirectly discriminating against you, ask them, "What do you mean?" then let them reveal their true intentions. For example, when somebody once more says something like, "You speak English well," I'll ask them, "What do you mean?" If they really wanted to say something to the effect of, "To me, Pinoys do not speak English well," then I'll leave it up to you to determine if it's discriminatory or not. He was probably just being honest from his own experience, or generalizing - that depends on the tone and facial expression so it's all relative and cannot be determined through text.

[Mguy]

I don't know if this counts pero sa Australia, we were walking down a street and an old person went near us and shouted "This country is a f_cking a_s!".

Generally, the people I work with in HK has this superiority feeling towards us Filipinos.

[Stoner]

Just a slight OT, according to foreigners, amoy daw natin maasim-asim (?)