Roots_Energize
Active Member
visible minority in a small town is a strange experience,
when one group dominates in an isolated city, the only way they learn about other people of other cultures is through the television or other media, a very small sample rate, you walk through the work places not thinking about race at all, then someone says something to you that reminds you of what you are, a constant reminder repeating over and over.
In some work places racial jokes are thought of as the most normal thing in the world, jokes about sexuality, skin colour, stereotypes- , My nick name by one person was "Foreign kid"
When a group of "minorities walk by in a big number not usually seen in the small town ,people stare, intense stare, make comments,
you always here negative things about people that look like yourself
"the _______ in Toronto are ........
First generation, son of immigrant parents , living in my hometown yet an outsider, black sheep,
I ride my bike to and from work, and get pulled over on my bike , questioned by the police, name, number, where are you going?
i ask other people if this happens to them, they laugh and say no!
workplace slip up "dirty nig_er" "oops sorry
racial words yelled out on the street
you are not the norm, you are a different type,
worry about dating women, what they will think, family, friends
-The type of comments you hear like " i went up to toronto and omg i was in the Eaton center and i was like the only white person in there"
oh, why are you telling me this?
or they feel the need to tell me the 1 day in there life they experienced racism and make it a point to let me know,
visible minority in small town canada, you cant forget race, because people are reminding you all the time that you are a different kinda of human,
think of this as a censored rant without the shocking details,
being in a mulicultural crew, people that have an understanding of you, you dont have to worry, you can be yourself, you are an individual that represents yourself and not millions of other people you've never met, i do not represent all things evil and bad.
fed up
fed up
when one group dominates in an isolated city, the only way they learn about other people of other cultures is through the television or other media, a very small sample rate, you walk through the work places not thinking about race at all, then someone says something to you that reminds you of what you are, a constant reminder repeating over and over.
In some work places racial jokes are thought of as the most normal thing in the world, jokes about sexuality, skin colour, stereotypes- , My nick name by one person was "Foreign kid"
When a group of "minorities walk by in a big number not usually seen in the small town ,people stare, intense stare, make comments,
you always here negative things about people that look like yourself
"the _______ in Toronto are ........
First generation, son of immigrant parents , living in my hometown yet an outsider, black sheep,
I ride my bike to and from work, and get pulled over on my bike , questioned by the police, name, number, where are you going?
i ask other people if this happens to them, they laugh and say no!
workplace slip up "dirty nig_er" "oops sorry
racial words yelled out on the street
you are not the norm, you are a different type,
worry about dating women, what they will think, family, friends
-The type of comments you hear like " i went up to toronto and omg i was in the Eaton center and i was like the only white person in there"
oh, why are you telling me this?
or they feel the need to tell me the 1 day in there life they experienced racism and make it a point to let me know,
visible minority in small town canada, you cant forget race, because people are reminding you all the time that you are a different kinda of human,
think of this as a censored rant without the shocking details,
being in a mulicultural crew, people that have an understanding of you, you dont have to worry, you can be yourself, you are an individual that represents yourself and not millions of other people you've never met, i do not represent all things evil and bad.
fed up
fed up