I can't believe racism is still out there

bryanb

At school in the 1950s we were taught racist songs in singing lessons. This was in SE England, middle class urban area. It was the norm then.
Anyone doubting- think of 10 little....... or Kemptown races etc.

missprice

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

That's horrible that you have to endure that day in day out and that shouldn't happen. But just because you experiencing it up here in the North, doesn't mean that it's rife up here. You could work anywhere in the UK and experience the same thing, would it then be rife there too?

Is there no one above your boss, a HR department that you can make a complaint too? No one should have to put up with that, if I was you and it was making me that unhappy, I would be taking it further, in this day and age, it's disgraceful.

The short answer is no. Its a tin pot company that employs maybe 100 people.
Plus I have only been there a year, so I could be let go far too easily.
Plus half the staff are with the boss. The other half are affected.
And even if I did raise my head too far over the parapet (I have said things to try and stop it) would those directly affected agree with me or would they too want to keep their job?
Honestly I now stay outside til my shift starts, I miss a lot of it that way.
Still its 2013 and its a crying shame that it goes on still.

Instead of rife shall we say common?

poet123

How about "happens"? As it does everywhere.

margaretclare

balletshoes wrote: »

thank you - I had never heard that term before.

I didn't get this from the parents of the baby I was looking after. I did regard it as a racist term, probably unthinking. As I was only there to do a job I didn't make a fuss about it, just gave the woman concerned an icy stare and she dropped her gaze.

Where I grew up, a while before most of you, it was a village in Yorkshire, and we were all the same. What some politicians would today call 'hideously white'! The only differences were the villagers, the farmers and 'them in t'big 'ouse'. Think 'Downton Abbey' on a slightly smaller scale. I learned about Jews in Old Testament lessons in the village school, I didn't know there were still any in existence, thought they'd gone the way of the Spartans and the Trojans. You were either church or chapel. I didn't meet a Catholic until I went to grammar school and only then because they were the ones who stood outside the hall and didn't go into morning assembly. I met a Jew when a girl joined us in 4th form, her family had moved into the area. I went to her birthday party and I remember her mum had the kindest face I'd ever seen outside my own family. I didn't get invited to birthday parties, you see, because I was illegitimate. The village mums didn't want me contaminating their little darlings.

Now, DH is what he calls an 'ex-Jew'. He decided long ago that it was a way of life that he just didn't want. Eventually he 'married out' as they put it and, to this day, he has a raft of cousins who won't speak to him. He adopted Christianity - well, the first Christians were also Jews! We have both had experiences of 'being treated differently'.

Person_one

A bit of racism by Londoners:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-25364283

CATS

Okay, wow maybe I have just completely ignored it or didn't pick up on the racism, if there is so much out there maybe I have encountered it and just never gave it a second thought. Maybe this time it hit me as it was directed at my son and I could see his reaction to it. Luckily he is a bright confident boy so am sure once he is back he will get over it and move on with his life, it must have been the shock of the moment and being away from home. I am really sorry though to hear of so many of you experiencing such ignorance, after all we are all human despite being, white, black, yellow, green, whatever, it does make me feel sad

LandyAndy

bryanb wrote: »

At school in the 1950s we were taught racist songs in singing lessons. This was in SE England, middle class urban area. It was the norm then.
Anyone doubting- think of 10 little....... or Kemptown races etc.

It's Camptown Races.

Nothing to do with Kempton Park.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

LandyAndy wrote: »

It's Camptown Races.

Nothing to do with Kempton Park.

Probably sounded like Kempton in Received Pronunciation, though.

j.e.j.

Rev wrote: »

You're incredibly lucky to have never encountered it before.

Isms are everywhere.

They are if you go out looking for them

Person_one wrote: »

A bit of racism by Londoners:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-25364283

The Yid Army thing has been going on for years. Isn't it (in the main) Jewish people saying it about themselves?

Traditionally Spurs have a large Jewish following and have been the target of abuse from opposition fans, although some fans of the club use the term themselves.

Lunar_Eclipse

Person_one wrote: »

If you've never seen racism you're either the luckiest person alive or you aren't paying attention.

Its everywhere, still, sadly.

This. Sadly.

Although I think sexual discrimination is much more prevalent, again sadly.