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davidpdx

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89. It's interesting I ran across this post from you

Sat Feb 14, 2015, 09:39 PM

Feb 2015

Because I was talking to a friend of mine who is Filipino and works in a customer service call center there taking calls from different parts of the world. The friend told me that Americans are among the worst in terms of racism. The other interesting thing the person mentioned was that Americans and Europeans seem to dislike each other.

I explained that there are many people who have never traveled or lived abroad and have never experienced what other cultures are like.

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Today, my wife was mistaken for a Muslim. [View all] riqster Feb 2015 OP

:-( elleng Feb 2015 #1

Yep. Didn't even think about it until the locals reacted. riqster Feb 2015 #2

and my good friend is Muslim, elleng Feb 2015 #3

Bigots love stereotypes... Panich52 Feb 2015 #4

Indeed. Being "othered" is an instructive experience. riqster Feb 2015 #5

I have gotten it on line... yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #34

If they tell you to "Go Back to China!," simply respond by telling them to KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #40

Wish I could go back to Hawaii... yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #41

Terrific!!! Thanks.. busterbrown Feb 2015 #73

What fucking asshole does that? blackspade Feb 2015 #52

It happens quite often yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #79

Sickening. blackspade Feb 2015 #83

Yep, haters gonna hate onlyadream Feb 2015 #86

Go back to...China? pangaia Feb 2015 #67

I tried to explain to this guy I was not Chinese and that yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #80

Really unbelievable ailsagirl Feb 2015 #93

It's interesting I ran across this post from you davidpdx Feb 2015 #89

True. riqster Feb 2015 #99

That happened to a friend of mine hollowdweller Feb 2015 #6

Amazing how often it happens. riqster Feb 2015 #9

I've got the most beautiful scarves and shawls and I don't dare cover my head with them. Rozlee Feb 2015 #21

We have a lovely black and white checked long scarf given to us by a Palestinian friend dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #22

little tassels on it? druidity33 Feb 2015 #28

thank you! dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #59

That's sad TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2015 #45

I've had that experience as well. riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #58

I'm truly afraid that one of these days... TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2015 #66

Working in retail in a university town... maddiemom Feb 2015 #94

Try to stay strong. pa28 Feb 2015 #7

We have it easy. She got creeped out and took the scarf off. riqster Feb 2015 #10

That's an interesting part of the country Beach Rat Feb 2015 #8

We were in a good-sized city when it happened. riqster Feb 2015 #11

It's just not a very diverse place Beach Rat Feb 2015 #14

I think often many Americans don't realize just how diverse America is. There are some states I RKP5637 Feb 2015 #55

This was coming from someone living in Bristol, TN? blackspade Feb 2015 #54

I went to the Kentucky Derby a few years back robbob Feb 2015 #68

I wore one of my bedu dresses to the store today, scarf around my neck and noticed 1 person staring uppityperson Feb 2015 #12

Arcata. pangaia Feb 2015 #69

Reminds me of an incident back in the early 70's rickford66 Feb 2015 #13

I've seen women who are undergoing chemo wear a head scarf. PADemD Feb 2015 #15

That would have been me. TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2015 #46

OMG!! Dirty looks?! It's amazing you survived! fbc Feb 2015 #16

Yeah, and they are also free to be too fucking stupid to figure out whether they should be Hissyspit Feb 2015 #17

Muslim family attacked while shopping at Dearborn Kroger uppityperson Feb 2015 #19

Everybody is free to treat others with disdain. HappyMe Feb 2015 #26

Omg, did I really read this comment here? Tell me I misunderstood. nc4bo Feb 2015 #30

the right to heap disdain on religious people, Muslims in particular... carolinayellowdog Feb 2015 #38

Post removed Post removed Feb 2015 #50

Why should your opinion be respected HappyMe Feb 2015 #57

Maybe because at the Fox websites he is not mocked? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #60

How foolish of me! HappyMe Feb 2015 #61

Indeed. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #62

You didn't misunderstand annabanana Feb 2015 #42

Are you sure you're in the right place? Oilwellian Feb 2015 #44

That is simply unwise treestar Feb 2015 #76

You must have missed the part about BlueMTexpat Feb 2015 #77

Work on reading comprehension. riqster Feb 2015 #102

I too wrapped up my head in a winter scarf... Ino Feb 2015 #18

Muslim family attacked while shopping at Dearborn Kroger uppityperson Feb 2015 #20

The amount of right wing propaganda on TV and in the pulpit is freaking these people out. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #23

"The right wing rhetoric is dangerous and is destabilizing our society" handmade34 Feb 2015 #27

Well, YarnAddict Feb 2015 #63

Well, that is embarrassing. Thanks for the catch. My only excuse is,I was really tired when I posted greatlaurel Feb 2015 #78

Do you mean this statement? csziggy Feb 2015 #98

That is pretty chilling. This is very close, but does not include all the statements. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #100

There was an article back in the late 1950's SheilaT Feb 2015 #24

Yes! My Good Babushka Feb 2015 #25

I remember the babushkas. Grew up in central east Ohio, Not fat from Pittsburgh. alphafemale Feb 2015 #35

In the Russian language snort Feb 2015 #49

I think it shows an apathetic sort of privilege that you can manage shock at this. Dirty looks. My. Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #29

I was thinking the same thing. The author has to be a white straight guy riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #39

Your post is another example of projection. riqster Feb 2015 #65

My basis for my statement is that obviously the OP has never gotten a suspicious look riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #70

"obviously", eh? Uh-huh. As I said, projection. riqster Feb 2015 #87

Obviously you haven't been the recipient of very many"dirty looks" either riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #88

Your assumption is erroneous. riqster Feb 2015 #90

My husband is a white male Vietnam era hippie riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #92

And you are dodging. riqster Feb 2015 #95

Great post. romanic Feb 2015 #101

Thanks. I remember the ideals of my youth. riqster Feb 2015 #103

My wife too was mistaken for a Muslim AngryAmish Feb 2015 #31

Decades ago I had a Jewish friend who always wore a scarf malaise Feb 2015 #32

What happens when bigots discover that white muslims exist? IronLionZion Feb 2015 #33

There is a woman in the IT department where I work who wears a Hijab. alphafemale Feb 2015 #36

K&R! marym625 Feb 2015 #37

I'm not here to dispute your claim, but... RedstDem Feb 2015 #43

Didnt the poster make it clear he or she could see the contempt and distrust in the eyes randys1 Feb 2015 #53

yes, pretty much just curious RedstDem Feb 2015 #56

Oh, we know the sensation. riqster Feb 2015 #64

+1. That was my ONLY reaction to this article. Buzz Clik Feb 2015 #84

reminds me of a story about my mom. mopinko Feb 2015 #47

One point about these Muslims I've noticed. BlueJazz Feb 2015 #48

welcome heaven05 Feb 2015 #51

When I was a kid, I can recall seeing scarves around womens heads benld74 Feb 2015 #71

Some people are just fucking racists. Lobo27 Feb 2015 #72

I used to have a couple of those, what I call, Afghan hats... The_Commonist Feb 2015 #74

There is nothing wrong with being a Muslim BlueMTexpat Feb 2015 #75

this wisconinite found KY & Tn another planet. tho, pansypoo53219 Feb 2015 #81

Oh the Kyle lickers. The charts has already shown that nearly 70% of American Sniper viewers are... TRoN33 Feb 2015 #82

I'm a Kentuckian who isn't a racial or religious bigot but lexington filly Feb 2015 #85

Something similar happened to me... RoccoRyg Feb 2015 #91

I worry sometimes that my second son could be mistaken for a Muslim. ladyVet Feb 2015 #96

I usually get mistaken for Arabic/Muslim once in a while. romanic Feb 2015 #97