posted March 26, 2011 01:48 PM            

For being non Christian.(denied many social services, as was my son, and us both assaulted and had my property vandalized and death threats made, and labeled as witches for having red hair and wearing black by "good Christians")
Sorry, that was not all discrimination, but yeah, some Christians have caused me much grief.
As to being discriminated by Christians;

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Well America is very fuqued up!
When my ex3 and I went to get married, we were refused at the court house
7 times!!!!!!!!!!
Why?
WE WERE NOT PERMITTED TO SIMPLY HAVE THE LEGAL
CONTRACT SIGNED!
THE JUDGES ALL SAID;
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CHRISTIAN CEREMONY OR WE WILL NOT SIGN THE LEGAL CERTIFICATE!

Well we found a pagan who had an ordination which made her be able to just sign the LEGAL CONTRACT.

Yeah, her ordination was Christian but she totally ignored all that crap and signed the LEGAL certificate.
We did our own vows in the lake.
The ceremony part is not a legal thing.
The certificate is.
Why the fraking fuquque ups at the courthouse refused us was plainly blatantly illegal and discriminatory!
They said go get married by your own kind, BUT IT WILL NOT BE LEGAL!
Then I asked;
"what if people are Buddhist or whatever?"
They said,
ONLY CHRISTIANS OR THOSE HAVING THE CHRISTIAN CEREMONY DONE HERE CAN BE MARRIED HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE OR BY A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND HAVE THE LEGAL DOCUMENT SIGNED.

PS. We got married for the legal reasons, HIPPA, insurance and so forth.
As far as I am concerned.....
Marriage contracts should be legal only and called a partner contract for any couple, hetero, gay, whatever.
And if anyone wants a religious/spiritual ceremony of any kind.....
do that separate from the legal partnership document.
They are not the same thing!

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posted March 26, 2011 02:36 PM            

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Originally posted by PlutoSquared:
I am sorry you've gone through so much. Sounds crazy.

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posted March 26, 2011 02:42 PM            

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Originally posted by LEXX:

Sigh
No easy fixes to have agreed upon are there?

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Nope. And, the thing that sucks about it is the feeling that we all got robbed of a wonderful experience in life...

posted March 26, 2011 05:00 PM            

I remember when I worked at NY Hospital I called a patient in to register (an elderly caucasian (sp?) male) when I sat him down at my desk and begin to ask him demographic questions, he blurted out "Wow, you speak so well!" I was like EEERRR?? (Scooby Doo voice) then he quickly tried to clean up his mess by saying my voice was beautiful and it reminded him of his mother :/

posted March 26, 2011 05:05 PM            

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Originally posted by EverEvolvingSpirit:
I have felt slightly discriminated against. Because I am a black woman I feel that some expect me to be "ghetto" or "attitudish", stupid, or uneducated, but I try not to think anything of it and when the persons sees me for who I am, they often feel pretty small

I remember when I worked at NY Hospital I called a patient in to register (an elderly caucasian (sp?) male) when I sat him down at my desk and begin to ask him demographic questions, he blurted out "Wow, you speak so well!" I was like EEERRR?? (Scooby Doo voice) then he quickly tried to clean up his mess by saying my voice was beautiful and it reminded him of his mother :/

Yes, lots of folks are discriminated against. My philosophy is to be you, be proud of you and f*ck who thinks otherwise

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posted March 26, 2011 05:06 PM            

"John Lennon unknowingly (or maybe knowingly) immortalized himself through his classic melody Imagine. Why will this song stand the test of time? The world depicted in Imagine is indeed the world we are meant to be and eventually will become. A world where everyone is their true and complete self and hate no longer exists.
John Lennon exemplified the idea that, in order for the world to evolve, we must begin to love ourselves, forgive ourselves of our faults or downfalls and accept our individuality whilst embracing the diversity in everyone else. He was passionate about spreading the message (anti-war movement) and teaching the masses regardless of how often he was mocked or criticized."

Accepting our individuality whilst EMBRACING the DIVERSITY in everyone else. Can you "Imagine" a world where we are all this way?

posted March 26, 2011 05:33 PM            

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Originally posted by EverEvolvingSpirit:
I have felt slightly discriminated against. Because I am a black woman I feel that some expect me to be "ghetto" or "attitudish", stupid, or uneducated, but I try not to think anything of it and when the persons sees me for who I am, they often feel pretty small

I remember when I worked at NY Hospital I called a patient in to register (an elderly caucasian (sp?) male) when I sat him down at my desk and begin to ask him demographic questions, he blurted out "Wow, you speak so well!" I was like EEERRR?? (Scooby Doo voice) then he quickly tried to clean up his mess by saying my voice was beautiful and it reminded him of his mother :/

Yes, lots of folks are discriminated against. My philosophy is to be you, be proud of you and f*ck who thinks otherwise

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posted March 27, 2011 12:19 AM            

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Originally posted by MoonWitch:
Sure.

I was fired from a job for shaving my head. I was told I could have my job back when my hair grew back. Meanwhile, there were several bald men that worked there. I shouldn't have been surprised. This was the same place that had me take the responsibilities of a previous male manager but wouldn't give me a raise or title.

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