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of the most exciting scientific accomplishments of this century is Human Genome
Project which is the cataloging of human genes. This will lead to great
understanding of the human body and advance medical science. One of the most
important findings is that while human beings differ in outward appearance, the
genetic structure of all human beings is 99.9% identical. These researchers
agree that there is only one race, the human race.
However we continue to struggle with the concept of appreciating diversity, and discrimination and prejudice still exist in many forms. For example, you may have been discriminated against because of your ethnic group, religion, height, weight, gender, disability, or even academic skills. For this discussion, give an example of a circumstance where you have experienced or witnessed discrimination. Any ideas on how to reduce discrimination?
I will share an example of discrimination that I experienced. I started my doctoral program at USC when I was 8 months pregnant. After the first class the professor took me aside and suggested that I drop out of the program because of my family situation. I was really angry and decided to show him that I would finish. I am happy to report that I was one of the first three students to finish the program. Since I had a family, I had no time to waste.
At Cuyamaca College, we have many Chaldean students who are Christians who have emigrated from Iraq to avoid religious persecution. Since the attacks of 9-11, this group has faced discrimination at our college and in our community. Whenever there is anything about terrorism in the news, many students who are from the Middle East suffer discrimination even though they have nothing to do with terrorism. Any comments on this?
This week you can make one post of 200 words (instead of 2 of 100 words each) if you want since the topic of appreciating diversity or describing incidents of discrimination might need more words.
However we continue to struggle with the concept of appreciating diversity, and discrimination and prejudice still exist in many forms. For example, you may have been discriminated against because of your ethnic group, religion, height, weight, gender, disability, or even academic skills. For this discussion, give an example of a circumstance where you have experienced or witnessed discrimination. Any ideas on how to reduce discrimination?
I will share an example of discrimination that I experienced. I started my doctoral program at USC when I was 8 months pregnant. After the first class the professor took me aside and suggested that I drop out of the program because of my family situation. I was really angry and decided to show him that I would finish. I am happy to report that I was one of the first three students to finish the program. Since I had a family, I had no time to waste.
At Cuyamaca College, we have many Chaldean students who are Christians who have emigrated from Iraq to avoid religious persecution. Since the attacks of 9-11, this group has faced discrimination at our college and in our community. Whenever there is anything about terrorism in the news, many students who are from the Middle East suffer discrimination even though they have nothing to do with terrorism. Any comments on this?
This week you can make one post of 200 words (instead of 2 of 100 words each) if you want since the topic of appreciating diversity or describing incidents of discrimination might need more words.
I think discrimination is something that we all experience at one point or another. I remember being in my freshman year of high school at Valhalla and my older brother had told me to meet him at his classroom because being his younger sister meant that he had to take care of me. I went to his English class because he had to talk to him about his grades. His English teacher had told him that he would give my brother a burrito and some extra credit if he would come over to his house and mow his lawn. He said that my brother should be used to getting his hands dirty and to be a good "beaner." This was the first time that I had truly felt like at some extent we were hated.
ReplyDeleteYour comment on discrimination is very sad, especially coming from a teacher.
DeleteThe topic I will be discussing in the discrimination against chaldean and arabic overall. I was once in their shoes when I moved from Jordan to California 4 years ago. People made fun of me, my language, my accent, called me a “boater” and much more. They always asked me if we had cars back in Jordan, and if we came to California using the boat, which comes from the word “boater.” It was honestly ridiculous and pathetic because it showed me how the people that asked me all these questions were very uneducated. We are after all just humans living under the same sky, no matter what language we speak nor what color skin we have, or what country we came from. Each country has its problems and has people who commit terrible things, but we can't view everybody else based on that one person. If some arabic person committed a murder, the new will go on and on with calling that person a terrorist, but when some American person commits a murder, they accuse him of having mental issues. A lot of people dont notice that on the news because they only like to see one side of the story and leave it there. PEople shouldn't always believe what they see on the news and stop judging people based on their race, home country, or religion.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your experiences as an immigrant. I am glad to see that you are making the best of it by going to college.
DeleteIn this chapter, I will talk about the discrimination that happens against the Iraqi people when they go to the other country especially after what happened in Iraq. Many people think that Iraqis people are bad and they don't want to talk with them because they will hurt them or do something to their family because of what happening know but they are wrong and that happened to me when I went to Syria and Jorden. Some people were very nice with us and treated us kindly, But the other didn't even want to hear about us or communicate with us because they have this bad thought about us and also when I came to America I so some people had a different kind of thoughts and each one was saying something without knowing the fact, so they kept ask me questions about my culture, people, school and tradition and to be honest, that didn't bother me I was happy about that because they wanted to know us better and they didn't want to stick with this idea and wanted to see the truth from us because we are the fact not the news that they heard and I am so happy now because the people had some information about us and they believed in it.
ReplyDeleteIt is great that you are sharing information about your culture so that others can become more educated.
DeleteAt Cuyamaca College, we have many Chaldean students who are Christians who have emigrated from Iraq to avoid religious persecution. Since the attacks of 9-11, this group has faced discrimination at our college and in our community. The issue of terrorism is again in the news with the attacks on Paris. Whenever there is anything about terrorism in the news, many students who are from the Middle East suffer discrimination even though they have nothing to do with terrorism. I think that the world is facing a big problem in the way they are viewing terrorism. Let’s just think for a second about when did all this attacks and threat happen? It happened after the wars in the Middle East in Syria and Iraq. The refuges tried to emerge from the hazardous situations in the country, they did not care about the way they were emerging. Most of them were good and innocent people and the others were criminals who are trying to make reputation of the Middle East bad in other countries eyes. That does not mean that they are all bad people like other citizens are thinking. In every country in the world there are some good and bad people so they can not base it on one attack. I was here when the attack of 9-11 occurred and the feed back of citizens of the United States was very negative they were blaming the Middle East and Islam about it. Who should innocent people in Iraq who are dying daily blame? America because of the war that occurred 13 years ago and till this day nothing changed. The attach that happened in Paris happen 10 times a day in Iraq and Syria but unfortunately no one makes a big deal about it or tired to find who did it. To me it seems like the world is unfair and people need to use their brains more and look what’s happening outside the United States.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comments and think that the US is to blame for intervening in the Middle East. Thanks for sharing.
DeleteI believe that everyone goes through this one time or another. it is something that cant avoided or even something that we can get rid of unfortunately. I say that because everyone has freedom of speech and some people like on jobs or at school can discriminate against you and you not even truly know it. they can just not hire you because you are a christian, they dont tell you but that is the bottom line. so i dont believe that it something we van get rid of. however i do believe that out reaction to it can change and in it changing hopefully it will make people get over them selves. I have been discriminated against. being a young black mother with 4 kids people look at me when im out and about with my kids and my husband inst with us and people are bold now days. so one lady ask me do they have different dads because i have 2 light complexion kids and to darker toned kids and i politely said no they all have the same father. the lady says wow you must have your hands full being so young and i just smiled and walked away because she tried to make light of the ignorant comment that she just made. So people automatically assume that my kids have different father or that im a single mother because im young with four kids.
ReplyDeleteYour post is a good example of stereotyping and the harmful effects. Too bad this happens so often.
DeleteDiscrimination is everywhere and I know everyone has been discriminated against which is not okay, but this is the world we live in. People like others and people hate on others. I think that no matter what happens or what changes we try to make in the world, discrimination and racism is just a problem that won't disappear. Every race has its stereotype. I have had my share of racist comments against me. One time I was at Starbucks doing homework and a women in her 60's came up to me and noticed the cross I was wearing. She goes to me, "Excuse me I have a question, how can you be a Muslim and a Christian? I thought all you middle eastern people were Muslim." The way she said Muslim just sounded rude and I'm sure she thinks all muslim people are "terrorists". Even in school, kids didn't understand that there are many different types of middle eastern people with different religions but they just think we are all the same and we are all terrorists. When I told them Kim Kardashian was middle eastern because her dad was Armenian they couldn't believe it and they were shocked. They think it is a bad thing. After that comment in Starbucks, I told her to get out of my face. Some people have no shame. Since I believe discrimination is something that will continue to be a problem, I just hope that people that know it is wrong teach it to the next generation and then from there we might see some changes.
ReplyDeleteyou said" I just hope that people that know it is wrong teach it to the next generation and then from there we might see some changes." you are right because discrimination reduce by the way how they are raised.
DeleteOur only hope is teaching the next generation to appreciate different people and religions.
DeleteIn the past, before the fall of the regime in my country, the situation was so beautiful we did not feel discrimination in religion, we were brothers and friends, which we Christians and Muslims, we are entering homes and walk in our homes and we share our dishes among us at Christmas and festivals own and we were talking and laughing and joking and come up with some of the market and the market is crowded with people enjoying where we were walking without fear, in the sense there was a loving and understanding and respect between us. But after the fall of the regime, conditions deteriorated so dramatically, meaning some people are revealed for what they are, and in that time has become our lives in danger by some Muslims the sense that not everyone is Muslim is a terrorist threat. But when we reach America were Americans avoid talking to us we are moving away from us and fear us, where at one point, a group of young people talking with each other if an American man tells them, Are you Arabs? So you are terrorists, they told him we are Arabs but not our relationship with terrorists, we are people of peaceful love peace and goodness everyone understand us and understands our situation, and we told him, not everyone who is Arab is a terrorist, whether Iraqi or Syrian or any other Arab nationality, regrets the man so much. Currently, almost frankly, things have changed for the better because some Americans understand our situation and knew of it is peaceful and is unjust and deliberate terrorist and we talk all the open-mindedness, as is the case in Cuyamaca college. In fact, every people has its own mentality, but to be that any people should understand the situation and the conditions of the other people do not circulate and oppress an entire people as did a certain group from a certain point of injustice, murder and terrorism.
ReplyDeleteI agree with each word you wrote but life is easier than you think don't be negative to each word from anyone. Everywhere and every-time there is different people ,idea, ethics system just keep learning from life.
DeleteDiscrimination is the worst thing in the world.People have been judged from simple things, simple things that don't matter in life, like the type of clothes they wear, the way they talk, their hairstyles, and the color of their skin. Discrimination happens everywhere. Discrimination include religions, culture , traditions and many things. Discrimination is a waste of time. What good comes out of judging people? Does it make people feel better about themselves? Do some people discriminate just to entertain or feel accepted? Well, if they do, they are wrong. Nothing good comes out of discriminating against people and just the bad things come out of discrimination and does't make people feel happy, but make them sad and angry. So people should trust on their selves and don't listen to any one because Some people will never change. Most people get that type of attitude from their parents and friends. They are close minded. Also, people who make discrimination between each other, they are sick and they have to treat their selves. Discrimination happened to me one time when I lived in Turkey. When I looked for apartment to rent it,the owner knew that I don't speak Turkish , so he asked me "Are you Arabic and christian" I said yes I'm, so he told me that I can't rent the apartment for you. So we can't stop people doing that because something in their mind drives them to do it. Also,It is passed from generation to generation.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad that there is so much discrimination in the world. Too many still stereotype as an easy way to understand the world.
Delete‘You shall love your neighbor as much as you love yourself.’ After years of experience I find out that love and respect is the most important basic men can start life to deal with this world. The word discrimination is really hard to describe but if we think more generously, deeply and put ourselves in other people shoe, the life would be easier and happier because life is easier than we think. Each one has a good and bad side in his moral system and because we have been created or grow up in different situation, family culture, place, weather, circumstances, we have a diversity. Diversity is important because we can learn from each other and enjoy more by seeing the difference. I lived in many different countries, I faced many different culture, level, kind, (good, bad) people. I struggled with many situation but so far into my life I conclude that the problem is that we love ourselves more than any other things in this life and that’s why we have discrimination everywhere. We are selfish as a human being and it might be wrong in specific situation but it is also wrong. It all depends on the human being ethical system and what they believe is right or wrong .We can’t treat everyone the same, we can’t love others the same or expect them to be on the same thought that each individual has. Instead of pushing people down by discriminating them we can learn how to respect and love them.
ReplyDeleteI love your comment about loving your neighbor as much as yourself. Good job!
DeleteNo matter what day in age we live in, past, present or future, no matter how old we are, what color our skin is, discrimination will be out there forever whether we like it or not. I have had many incidents where I have felt discriminated against. I am Chaldean but at the same time I was born and raised here in the United States. I speak both Arabic and Chaldean since I was little. At school, people would always tell me to go back to my country and I would tell them I am in my country. Discriminatio0n is everywhere. Its a non-curable disease and there's not a thing we can do about it. It the world we live in and people just have to accept the fact that there's cruelty around us. In the world we live in today, there is a lot of diversity around us. People are hanging around with other people that practice different religions and have different cultural practices. It is important that we know how to get along with others different than us because it isn't our fault of the way we were born and brought up. There are more important issues to face now-a-days than to fight over which religion is good or bad. There is good and bad in each and every one of us.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we are all unique and that there is good and bad in all of us. I do want to think more positively that we can learn to accept people who are different and that education helps to make the change.
DeleteI myself am a Chaldean Catholic. People mistake me for being a "terrorist" just because of the way I look and how I speak. The fact that some people can be so ignorant when they talk about someone’s culture is actually quite disturbing. I do believe that people only look like they do because that’s where their ancestors came from. This kind of discrimination of people gets really absurd and annoying. I try to make people feel like everyone is the same and that everyone should be treated the same. Obviously many people know about the prejudice of some store owners how they believe any African American who walks in their store who doesn't look rich will most likely be ready to steal something. I also find this ridiculous and a horrible act of discrimination. My parents can be somewhat prejudice, but they are not openly rude to people and discriminate out load. They simply hear some of the stereotypes and think that they are true because they are immigrants and moved here a long time ago and have seen things happen. So they always say "they can never be too safe," which I guess isn’t the worst possible thing to believe about people.
ReplyDeleteIt is good that you can look at your parents and recognize the stereotypes and dare to be different.
DeleteI do really have a comment on this post and thanks for letting us share our thoughts. When the attack of 9-11 happened; people or every single person in the world thought that Middle eastern people are and especially Muslims are responsible for what happened, that’s why we saw them complaining and want them to get out their country, but this is not the truth. Some terrorist might be Muslims and I can’t say something else, but not all Muslims are bad, why would you guy discriminate between people depending on their religion and their background while there are terrorists also from different countries and might be foreign when this attacked happen?
ReplyDeleteMiddle eastern people are not all bad and especially Iraqi people because I know them and I know that half of the Iraqi people are more than nice and good. We do get discriminate when people think that we are bad, but no. We are human, we all have bad and good character whatever country we came from, we think and have heart, we cry and we smile, why would you hate me if you don’t know me and don’t know about my personality?
Sometimes I hear bad comments about us and we are making trouble in this country or some people think that the country got worst when we came here, but we are not, we used to live in our countries everyday but our lives were harder than you ever imagined that's why we feel free or let's say we finally can live after many years of wars!
The wars have caused many difficult situations and I hope that someday they can stop. We have the opportunity to understand and appreciate people who are different from ourselves and I hope education can make us better.
DeleteAt Cuyamaca College, we have many Chaldean students who are Christians who have emigrated from Iraq to avoid religious persecution. Since the attacks of 9-11, this group has faced discrimination at our college and in our community. T Whenever there is anything about terrorism in the news, many students who are from the Middle East suffer discrimination even though they have nothing to do with terrorism because they think that if we are Arabs that's mean we are all bad, but we are not.
ReplyDeleteThis is so wrong. I don't get how people think in such a way. people should not be judged based on what other people did. being a middle eastern does not mean you are a terrorist. you represent yourself, you don't represent everyone from your culture or religion and same the other way around. just because the united states believe it was the middle east behind the 9/11 attack, doesn't mean that the guy walking to his class at Cuyamaca was part of that attack because he's middle eastern. it's really pathetic when people judge others based on religion or culture, everyone should be treated fairly, and judge based on his/her own actions. We can also judge everyone here who does bad things, but that doesn't mean that all the people are like him/her, this is so wrong to think in this way.
Thanks for pointing out the problem of judging all Middle Eastern students as the same. Hopefully we can learn more about the cultures and learn to appreciate people who are different.
DeleteDiscrimination will never end. A lot of people get discriminated in the united states because they look different and speak different languages, no matter if they are Arabic, Hispanic or black. Those groups of people always face discrimination. When it comes to arabs, it Is even more, because we all hear about them on the tv, and now after 9/11 and many other attacks, people seem to dislikes all arabs no matter what, and it is a big problem in our society, many people are feel like they don’t belong in this country because of the racist comments they hear from other people. It is wrong to judge a person just because what’s happening in the world and on the news, and most of time, I think that the news is wrong or overrated, it is true that most of the terrorists are arabs but other people should not be judged because of that, in every county and every group of people we have bad and good people, and people should never judge other people based on what they hear on the news, not only that if we look back at the worlds history, its not just arabs that are killing people, also whites killed many innocent people in united states and Europe, so history will repeat itself but with different groups of people.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad that history repeats itself. I still hope that one day we can have peace and learn to appreciate others who are different. We have a long way to go, but education helps.
DeleteThe discrimination towards disabilities is referred to as ableism and it is a very common form of discrimination that typically goes unseen. . In all honesty people don’t see or even consider how bad ableism plays a role in our society as disabled American can be declined based off of physical limitations not on qualifications. As a young physically impaired adult I will constantly have to prove I am the same if not better than a fully abled bodied person just to find work and have as many opportunities open to me as possible. To be honest I have had numerous encounters with discrimination toward me and out of all my encounters the most hurtful and shocking were in regards to My second experience of discrimination which was by far much worse than my first as a group of students who were amused with the way I carried myself as I limped around campus in high school. I was in class during the incident when the teachers told us to break up into our assigned groups and my group said this group is only for people who don’t struggle to walk and can use both of their hands. The group immediately rejected me and refused to work with me. This experience was not the first regarding my disability but it was definitely the one that scarred me the most as it was said directly to my face
ReplyDeleteIt is really sad to hear that people openly discriminate against disabled people. I hope you continue to prove them wrong.
DeleteThe topic I’m going to discuss is discrimination against Iraqi or middle eastern people overall. I haven’t really faced any because students with me in school and people who are with me at work are mostly Arabic, but I remember that my daughter used to tell me how much she gets bullied in middle school just because of her accent and the way she talk and communicate with people, they used to tell her that Chaldeans are camels and they used to talk bad things about all middle eastern people, she didn’t speak out because she was scared that they would hate her more and hurt her feelings until one day I told her that she can’t come home every day crying just because they hate her and they don’t like her because of her background, she stood out for herself after that and she went to her counselor and told her what they’re doing to her and the way she’s feeling, well of course not everyone was mean to her there were other kids that were her friends, talked to her and supported her to stand out for herself, now she’s sixteen years old and she’s a sophomore that goes to granite hills high school and she has so many friends.
ReplyDeleteGlad your daughter learned to stand up for herself and deal with discrimination. It is sad to hear about this happening in our schools.
DeleteYou want since the topic of appreciating diversity or describing incidents of discrimination.
ReplyDeleteAll Iraqi people left their homes because of the ISIS so they decide to come to America or to other country to live in safe place where no killing and kidnaping and living at silent place, waking up with birds sounds not bombs and thinking of their kids that of they gone or they still a live. People go to grocery store they don’t come back home again they bomb the car in the middle of the plaza, that’s why people left their homes and everything just with their clothes to find a better life and live safety. But all the world thinks that all the middle eat are tourism they don’t trust them anymore and they call them tourism, not all your fingers are the same they are different that’s how middle eastern are different even when they say all Muslim are not good people that’s wrong, not all people are bad there are bad and good people,
For example, not all American are good people because they are not Arabica but people who smoke marijuana and kill others that’s bad people too but they are not from middle eastern they are American.
I think your are correct that there are good and bad in all groups of people. We should learn to judge people as individuals and not as a group.
DeleteI'm an immigrant living in United States for the past twelve years. Discrimination can cause people to isolate themselves from society because of their nationality, sexual orientation ,gender and religious beliefs. I can remember been made fun of my accent when I started working with the Government but I said to myself I have to forgive the people who made fun of me because of their shallow knowledge of different cultures. What make the United States a powerful country is because of the rich diversity that comes along with it. I for one embrace diversity and always enjoy learning different cultures. I travelled to the middle east back in 2010 and was happy to taste the local foods from the street vendors for example Sharma not sure about the spelling but the middle eastern food is very tasty. I was reading the posting and saw that Chaldeans are made fun of but such discrimination occurs amongst other ethnic groups as well. The majority of people I'm in class with is from the middle east but me been the minority does not have any effect I just observe. On the positive side I encourage everyone with accents to practice speaking English among their peers so that it would not be difficult to speak or understand. If the United States considered it self a free world well there should be no room for discrimination. I have also experienced someone been discriminated because of their color in which they were denied a promotion. Despite all the discrimination that may exist, it is our job as individuals to educate our brothers ,sisters and kids. We have to respect other people's culture and embrace diversity for a peaceful society.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comments about learning to respect other people's culture and appreciate diversity. It is the only way we can hope to have peace in the future.
DeleteMy topic in discussion is diversity appreciation. Diversity is more than race and gender because human beings are ethnocentric. Cultures and societies are different one of each other, but that doesn't mean they can't share values and ideologies. The first step to apreciate and learn about the culture about another individual is to get to know that person personally, rather than stereotyping basen on a biased perception. This will cause a share of values and ideas, rather than making assumptions and not open your mind. Each person is different in his or her own way so it is better to understand the differences. People can observate how diversity has changed and shaped the world. Take for example free market and inmigration which resulted of their implementation in a globalization, which changed the world in the 20th century. Thanks to this we have advanced and progressed in areas like science, religion, cultural aprecciation, etc. The obstacles of dirversity apreciation and its effects are prejudices, discrimination and stereotyping; but these problems can be overcome by educating societies about not fearing the diferent and being aware that sharing ideas can lead to human progress. Learning about other societies or cultures cabn lead to a greater good.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comments about learning about other cultures and that this can lead to the greater good.
DeleteAt Cuyamaca College, we have many Chaldean students who are Christians who have emigrated from Iraq to avoid religious persecution. Since the attacks of 9-11, this group has faced discrimination at our college and in our community. Whenever there is anything about terrorism in the news, many students who are from the Middle East suffer discrimination even though they have nothing to do with terrorism. Any comments on this?
ReplyDeleteThe idea of racism and discrimination is socially constructed by today's society. No matter where you go, they will be exposed. The Chaldean students who are victimized as a terrorist after the incident of 9/11 is uncalled for and will definitely impact their lives on a daily basis. We can not eliminate this foul act however it can be reduced by voice. American who discriminate needs to be more open minded and put there self in one's shoes. As time proceeds, not much will change when it comes to prejudgment and discriminatory acts/thoughts. My best friend Tyrell has been a victim in many cases of racism. People would assume he would commit a crime just because of the color of his skin. I remember seeing him come home one day crying because his girlfriend's parents did not accept him due to his skin color. He quoted "they said I'm better off working with my rap or basketball career rather than waste their daughter's time." This hit me, and hit me hard. How can a person be so ignorant? But in reality, that's how life is and there's nothing to it but move on. We can in fact reduce discrimination however, there is no way it will be obliterated.
I agree that it is difficult to reduce discrimination, but we have to keep trying one person at a time. I think that education is our best bet for reducing discrimination.
DeleteToday I am going to be talking about discrimination against Middle Eastern people, not only them get discriminated but every one of us get discriminated at some point of their lives. People hate you sometimes because they’re jealous from you, they can’t have what you have or they can’t be you so they hate you because they tried so much just to do half of the things you’ve done but they just can’t, they can’t have your family, your friends or anyone in your life who loves you and supports you, they can’t study and be what you are, they can’t try as much as you are, they don’t have your personality so they hate you and they think that they’re better than you, maybe they are but no one is better than the other, we all have something in us that makes us special than anyone else, maybe they have something else that they don’t like in them and they find better things in you that they can’t improve in their lives, it’s just a matter of jealousy or feeling of something empty inside of you or other people that makes you hate them or get hated, but it’s fine just don’t think about how many people hate you think about how many of them love you and support you and you’ll see a big difference in your life.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good example of positive thinking and I like your idea of focusing on the people who love and support you.
DeleteSo many Iraqi people left their houses in Iraq and fled to other countries looking for freedom. Terrorist people threat Christian people in Iraq to convert their religion or they will be killed with a sword. They took their families and fled without taking anything with them. Those people fled their country because they were not protected and didn’t have freedom, they were prisoner of fear and their country wasn’t safe for their kids. There was people killing one another and so many people get kidnapped to take money from their families. Those people came to Europe and America looking for freedom and perfect life for them and for their children. I see a lot of Europe people and American people who are racists on social media calling those innocent people terrorist and they told them to go out from their country. They should not talk to people by the way they look or by their language because we all human and living under one sky. They should all be brothers and sisters and share love and respect to each other.
ReplyDeleteI like your comment that we are all human and live under one sky. Hopefully we will realize that this is true at some time in the future.
DeleteAfter reading the meaning of diversity and why its important to appreciate diversity I can see the increasing levels of diversity around us. We have all been part of being racially profiled from being from a certain ethnic group, religion weight, gender, or even discrimination. In my personal experience an incident in which I was discriminated was in Texas when I went to eat at a restaurant. The service was very bad from the beginning but I soon got a vive that it was because I was Hispanic. When I asked for the check the lady asked me if I was going to pay cash or credit I said debit. I handed her my debit card and she said can I see your papers with attitude and that’s when I realized that it was in fact because I was Hispanic so, I defensively replied “no but you could see my Id”. Unfortunately I felt I was discriminated because I was Hispanic. Our country and all over the world is increasing in racial profiling I believe because of social media its like a time bomb waiting to explode and divide everyone once again. I believe in treat other how you would like to be treated and good karma will come your way. On the other hand if you don’t treat people with respect of there believes or views that that just shows disrespect from our part.
ReplyDeleteI like your comment about treating others the way you want to be treated and good things will result.
DeleteWhen I first started my job I was nervous, like anyone would be. It was my first big kid job, with long 8 hour days, a lunch room, health benefits and a majority of my coworkers being at least twice my age. I was so excited and full of anticipation to start at such a big company and be apart of something great, until I actually started working. I was noticing how a lot of my older co workers weren't giving me the same respect as they were to other people around me. I told myself this was just because I was new and they didn't know me or how I worked. Later I found out people are choosing to ignore me and metaphorically push me around because of my age. I was 18 in an environment where a majority of the people around me were 40 and up. They didn't trust my lack of experience and assumed that because of my age I didn't have the maturity or responsibility to handle their same job. Once knowing this, I knew the only thing I could do to change their judgements of me would be to show them through my actions my responsibility and maturity Sure enough as time went on they started treating me more and more as an equal, rather than the out of place 18 year old. I was offended that they were all so quick to judge me and acted like catty high school girls. This just goes to show you that discrimination doesn't have to be affiliated with race or gender, it can be something as silly as age. I took this experience to heart and grew from it. I learned that respect sometimes must be earned in the eyes of others, and that when I continue with life in my future, I will try to remember how it felt to be on the other side of things and hopefully use that to not judge others as quickly as they did with me.
ReplyDeleteYes, discrimination has many forms, including ageism. I admire how you responded to this situation and learned from it. This is difficult.
DeleteRacism and discrimination is all around our community sadly. Being a middle eastern, I got used to discrimination a lot. Most people will judge me by what happened back in 9/11 attacks and many other events around the world. I have nothing to do with that and nether so many people. We escaped our country due to the conditions there and how bad it got. When you get here and see people judging you by things you didn’t do, it is really sad but also I use that as motivation to show people that we want peace and we had nothing to do with any of the terrorist attacks around the world. Many people need to understand that we are all humans. We are one race, human race!
ReplyDeleteIt doesn’t matter where you come from or what religion you follow, what matters is how you act and how you present yourself in the community. We have to appreciate one another and stand together against racism because racism gets terrorist stronger since that's their goal. To separate us into pieces. I would like everyone to take a minute and think and understand how important it is to love one another and stop racism from taking over our community and ruin it.
I appreciate your comments about appreciating others and taking a stand against racism. Good job!
DeleteThere have been many times I have faced discrimination. One of the times was just recently where I was driving my little sister whom is 13 years younger than I am to go buy my brother a birthday gift. I was waiting for a parking and this lady tried to come in and take the same parking that I had been waiting for. She was upset that I had taken the parking. I got out of my car with my sister and she told me "to take my teen mom *beep* back to mexico where I belong." I just walked right into the store as if she I did not hear anything. I think to reduce discrimination we must stop with stereotypes. We all need to treat others with respect because at the end of the day we all share one earth. We can all become open minded by learning from each other rather than judging each other.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comments about treating everyone with respect because we all share the same earth. Hopefully we can learn from one another and learn to appreciate the differences.
DeleteI grew up in a country where the color of someone’s skin was not very important at all and I didn’t realize how very important that was for me as a person. I moved to the United States when I was eleven years I move to San Diego and started the eight grade. I remember when my mother was enrolling me into school and was filling out the necessary forms to get me into school she had a hard time with on section in particular. The section where she had to check a box in which I identified with. She did not know why this was important to them and why this was even mandatory. Honestly, to this day, I do not know why this is something that is mandatory. I think this sets up a discriminatory environment that pushes people to into a particular category and it set boundaries that should not matter. America is a country that puts so much emphasis on the color of someone’s skin instead of people’s attitude. Attitude is what matters, not the color of someone’s skin. I am very proud to say I come from a country where if you were to ask someone from my country what they are, I can guarantee you they would say “Belizean”. Just Belizean, not black, not white, not Asian, not Hispanic etc. just Belizean. Color preference is a cousin of racial prejudice and it leads to discrimination and racism.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we spend too much emphasis on skin color and that attitude is more important. Hopefully through education we can realize this error.
DeleteRegarding the people from the Middle East who have nothing to do with terrorism facing discrimination ever since the attacks of 9-11 is horrible. Being Chaldean myself, I know what it is like first hand to hear and receive comments like that are just completely absurd. It is so ignorant when other people find it okay to discriminate people of the Middle East descend of being terrorist. Just because a couple of people that were Middle Eastern were involved in the terrorist tactics of 9-11 does not mean that every other Middle Eastern should have to suffer and be put in the category of being a terrorist. I usually just try to ignore the comments that people make, but sometimes after hearing it constantly, it can be a bit aggravating and it just makes you think about how ridiculous and shallow some people can be. It is also unfair when people are extremely hateful towards that Chaldeans that are more foreign and have just come to America from Iraq or wherever they previously lived. They just came here to change their lives and make a living here in America, but instead that are constantly being discriminated against for being terrorist for no apparent reason.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad that people don't take the time to understand the problems faced by immigrants and judge all Middle Easterners as terrorists.
DeleteI remember back in the eighth grade there were these girls that were Caucasian and I did not know why they did not like me? Was it the clothes I wore, how I spoke, or I was not cool enough? Then one day during P.E. class one girl called me a chink and a f.o.b.(fresh off the boat)after I scored a touchdown while we were playing capture the flag and they all started laughing at me. After P.E. class was finished I still had four more periods left till school was out. During school I was so upset that they would say something like that to me. When I got home I told my mom what happened and she was so furious that they would say mean things like that. I told my mom please do not go to the school because I did not want to cause any trouble with anyone and she told me that we need to tell the principal what was going on. But then I said ok mom lets do it. After telling the principal what happen each of the girls were suspended and had to write an apology letter to me. My mom and dad taught me to keep my head up high and to be proud of what you are and where you came from. I am a proud Filipino, Chinese, Caucasian American! Being called a chink and a f.o.b. has made me a tough and stronger person inside and out. I think if people can just see pass the whole race/background of a person and just listen to them talk people would be surprise how much they have in common with one another. We are all one and I truly believe in that.
ReplyDeleteI was happy to hear that you stood up for yourself and the school supported you. Education should be free of prejudice.
DeleteTo appreciate diversity you first have to start with acknowledging and accepting cultural differences. You must determine the different aspects of a culture acknowledging that other cultures have strength and could potentially have different characteristics. When you come to the conclusion of realizing just because they do things differently does not make them different then you, you can actually appreciate them and find out what their culture is actually about like what they learn about for instance or why they celebrate certain things and respect that they do things differently then you do or than what you could be use to. The more you choose to learn about cultures the easier it will be to understand certain people instead of thinking of them differently and not only that but when you get a job and are approached or work with people from different cultures or when you are in school you can learn to appreciate them for all the things you have learned about their cultural background and possibly find similarities and can make life long friends!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comment that education provides the opportunities to learn about other cultures and appreciate the differences of others.
DeleteWhile, I am sure I have witnessed discrimination at some point in my life there isn't one specific situation that sticks out to me more than others. Therefore, I will discuss the diversity of my work environment and how you learn to understand and adapt to other cultures around you. I work at a casino and you hear people stereotype all the time about there being a large population of Asians who frequent and play at the casino. While, that may be true not all Asians should be view as gambling addicts. In addition to that, the large population of Asians come from all over the world and bring with then culture, new languages, way of life, manners, and food. Having been working in the casino for some time now I learned to not take people personally when they say something that comes off rude. Before I would allow the guest to get me upset. I quickly realized that their responses which I thought were rude was just a lack of understanding of the language barrier between us. But in fact they were on intently trying to be rude at all, most of the time they are just trying to understand you as well.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comments about understanding other languages and cultures and how to communicate with those who are different. Good job!
DeleteI have not really noticed any discrimination acted upon towards me, but I have seen what kinds of discrimination go on around college. During my high school years, my mom and sister were both going to Cuyamaca. They were constantly complaining, after class and school, about the Kaldeans at the school. They complained that they talked too loud and too much, how they always were not understanding English and how their were just too many of them. In highschool, I had some good friends who were Kaldean, they were smart and extremely kind. So I felt that what they were saying was very discriminant. They had just come here for a better life and opportunity, and they have to learn English, which is a difficult language to learn if you have not grown up with it. And by saying they talked too loud and too much is hypocritical, because both my mom and sister are some of the loudest people I know who really seem like they can't stop talking. I tried to show them this but they would not listen. I feel the way to not discriminate people is to first, get to know the person as an individual instead of being the same as a group of people.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comments about getting to know the individual instead of judging all people as a group. Good job!
DeleteI appreciate your comments about getting to know the individual instead of judging all people as a group. Good job!
DeleteOnce when I was in middle school near the beginning of the year a new girl from Arizona who sat next to me in Spanish class asked me if I jumped over the border to be here. I was very shocked at first because especially in California we are so diverse and the border is so close we are so used to hearing all types of languages and all types of people. Then I felt bad for her and decided not to take it personally because I realized that what she believed in that moment was what was taught to her her entire life and did not know anything else from it. With that being said I think that teaching children to accept others and most importantly not to judge others based on stereotypes could being to put an end to discrimination. I also went to a school where it is majorly white people and I think that there should be an actual class teaching children that it is OK to look different and speak differently from others. For many year I tried to change the way I look to fit in because no one ever told me that being who I am is good enough and I think accepting yourself is essential to be able to accept others.
ReplyDeleteFor this discussion, give an example of a circumstance where you have experienced or witnessed discrimination. Any ideas on how to reduce discrimination?
ReplyDeleteI used to work at the clothing store called Tillys as a sales person on the floor. Our managers were really big on loss prevention and trying to prevent theft. However this definition to some of the manager meant pointing out many black or middle eastern men and women, or even just teenagers, and making the sales employees follow them around to make sure they don't steal. This always made me really uncomfortable since I never wanted to make anyone else feel judged or unwanted. We should all try to reduce discrimination by putting ourselves in the other person's shoes and try and educate ourselves on their perspective. Imagine how you'd feel if employees followed you around a store thinking you were a thief, or the fact that you apparently look like a thief. People need to understand that everyone deserves respect and to be treated like a human being. No one deserves to be put down for looking different or being a certain age. Stereotypes do nothing but hurt people. I think the majority of people's feelings are way more important than losing some stock due to theft.
Ever since I was a kid, i have been an all star cheerleader. I always wanted to learn to tumble and flip around and that led e to my sisters cheerleading team. I continued to cheer for 9 years but almost the whole time I would be made fun of for being gay. Im not gay, but never took offense to it because ive always been close with gay people in the cheerleading community especially. However; alot of groups of people would really make it hard to hang out with if we had mutual friends. as i got older it gradually stopped but for a long time i really got bullied alot about this. Like i said the comments about my sexuality were never too offensive to me because i knew they were false it would hurt my feelings however being excluded from things. Cheerleading is one of the best things I ever chose to do and it really made me who i am today. I think all of this also really helped me with problem solving skills growing up.
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