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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
The Four "-isms"
Do you have any personal stories involving racism, sexism, classism, and/or ageism? Stories you've heard, seen, or been a part of? Esperanza holds the disadvantaged role in each form of prejudgment.
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Just walking around in the mall or simply in our own school, it's easy to find someone making a racism, sexism, classism, and/or ageism comment. I have several stories that intale these four, but i will share one that is happening now. Ask any High School student and they will probly tell you that they are underpain due to their age. Several business' underpay teenagers because they think they can get by with it. Little do they know several teenagers are becoming smarter as they grow, and realize that they are getting ripped off. The solution: Get a better paying job so you dont get taken advantage of. I chose to waitress becuse how hard you work determains your oun pay. There are several cases like this in our own school and it surly upsets teenagers.
I have experience some of things with ageism. It happens sometimes when I go to restraunts with older people such as parents, grandparents, or other older people. The waitresses or waiters sometimes to talk to the older people more than me. This is probable because it is going to be the older people paying, not me, and they think they will get a better tip if they treat the people who are paying better. What they don't realize is that the older people want their children treated just as fairly as themselves.
Cassie is so right. Good for you--seeking a job in which you can earn more for working harder. Performance-based pay. Based on merit, not on longevity/experience. Best wishes at the new job.
Great point, Adriana--all of our attitudes and outlooks depend upon environment and past experiences. You would be different if you were elsewhere and had different life experiences.
And Lindsey--another wonderful point. I did not think of what you wrote until I read it. I grinned ear-to-ear, knowing you are dead right. It's so sad that children and/or adolescents, still to this day, are expected to be "seen, not heard" by a large portion of society. If we expect young people to grow, we must give them all we can to help foster that growth.
I agree with Cassie. Most teens are underpaid, i work at Great Clips as a recep. and i know for as quick and hard you have to work sometimes its not worth it. Although i know i dont make very much there i really love the job so i just picked up another job that pays alot more.
I believe that everyone has been a victim of an "ism". For teenagers the most common one im sure is ageism. We go somewhere and you can see signs telling us that we have to be 18 or older to do this or buy this product. So yeah somethings I can understand not selling to teenagers, but then again there are things that maybe we are responsible enough to buy or things that we could do. Why is it that once you turn 18, people think that you are responsible enough to make your own decisions but then at 17 you still cant? Is it that once you turn 18 everything changes and you automatically know the right thing to do? Its not about age, but about that lessons we have been taught and the experiences that we have gone through that determines who we are and what we are capable of. Dont judge us just because of our age.
Like everyone else...I agree that ageism is the most common, at least in this part of the country. Our age affects nearly everything we can do. I mean at Last Stop you have to be 18 to sell cd's, dvd's, video games and books. What makes difference does it make if we are not 18? Honestly, if we want to sell something, clearly we put some thought into it. What makes an 18 year old more responsible than a seven year old, and less than a 25 year old? Sure we have less experince than the 25 year old... experience is not everything in life. It does help. I to noticed that if your dining somewhere with an adult, you are less likely to be spoke to in a resturant by the server. I admit I am that way when I serve people, still I'll talk to the kids. I took my mom to Applebee's for Mother's Day and I was only spoke to for my order and once if everything was alright, Once the server noticed that I'd be paying then he spoke to me some more. AGE IS NOT EVERYTHING!
well clearly i had some errors in my last post. When i said 7 year old I meant 17. Sexism if also still around, look at most fine dinning resturant; or any resturants that have a server. Do the females tend to get larger tips? Yes! Even more so if she is younger. It doesn't matter if she is half a good as another, her tips will be slightly better than the other more experinced.
Lance... Your comments are missing one big thing though... It is not ageism that stops the folks at last stop from letting you sell your CDs and DVDs, it is federal law. If you are under 18 and without a parent, TECHNICALLY, you don't OWN any of those items, it is all under your parents' control. If you were to sell a game, say, and your father wanted it back, he could take it to court and make a case out of it, saying you had no right to sell anything due to you being a minor.
Anyway, back to the topic. My little story here is going to be more about anti isms... Affermative action... Seperating me into the class LEAST likely to get financial aid, due to there now being a status quo many colleges must meet. Women have more scholorships available, and African Americans have NO reason not to get a full ride if they care in the least. So, as a WHITE, MALE senior with high earning parents, I get the shaft. I don't qualify for any financial need, but what if my parents refuse to help me pay for college? That leaves me in the same boat as those in desperate financial need, yet I don't qualify for any of these MULTIPLE scholarships available to them... Affermative action is making it more and more difficult for above average "generic" people to get the money they need and more importantly the money they deserve in college.
My friend just two nights ago was a happy man living the good life he had his girlfriend who is a sophomore here at BVHS and he was very proud of himself and his accomplishments. Well after the game on Saturday night he went over to a friends house with his girlfriend and was having a blast. And little as he knew that night as he was driving home after hanging out with her, he gets a text. She txt saying i dont know if ill be able to go with you to prom. he txt back thats no big deal. Then she sent another saying i dont know about us either. Then he started getting a little upset. he said why. And her reply back was my parents dont like you because your asian. This is the story of my friend Thanh Chou. he said he has never felt prejudice until that day at that very moment.
Sexism is definetly prevalent in the restaurant business as mr. fisher said. I have noticed that most hostess's and waitress's are good-looking, which makes me wonder if they got their job because they are good at what they do or just because they are good-looking?
I agree overall with everything everyone has said... being as ive worked in the food industry since i was a sophomore ive pretty much seen it all. attractive younger girls will tend to make more money while serving but in the same sence younger males that are attractive will too... female customers seem to tip out male servers just as well as the male customers tip out the female servers. not only this though, management at most restaurants will pretty much have requirements for their female servers such as tighter pants open button shirts things to grab attention so they get better tips. overall the food industry is just a big huge bowl of ism's at least around here it is. hard work is not rewarded equally, no customer is treated equally, and workers are not paid equally.
Ageism is that biggest factor for me because I have had it happen on more than one occasion. Recently I interned at the fire station in Sioux Falls and found out I was a victim of ageism. Since I was still in High school I was limited to certain things even though I am 18. I got so bored I had to transfer out and do something else where I am not descriminated by my age.
Sexism is around our school all the time. It is really shown at sporting events. Especially at boys/girls basketball games. Last Saturday at the girls game vs. Yankton they always do the half-time shoot out for college money. Well this time there was only one senior boy attending to game so they had to let a girl shoot too. Now what does that say about our senior class. You cant even compare the crowds, they are so different in size. I think that it is just rude because it was a good game to watch and I think that more people/students should be supporting the girls. But there really isnt anything that anyone can do about it and its been going on a long time.
My aunt got pregnant when she was about 24. The guy who was the father of the child was black. At that time and probably still to this day my grandparents were extremely racist. They were furious that something like that had happened in our family. My aunt was going to give the baby up for adoption but after she gave birth everyone fell in love with her. My grandparents decided to support my aunt by letting her move in with them and helping her until my cousin was in middle school and my aunt could support her by herself. I think this situation really opened their eyes and got rid of at least some of that racism.
i think that it stupid that you have to be 18 to buy tobacco b/c most people the day they turn 18 go ya i want to start smokeing so its pointless b/c kids under 18 will just find someone else to buy it for them. "-isms" have been around from the begin and will be here until the end.
A time when i experienced sexism would be in marching band. We were practicing for our preformance in Hollywood and we had to stand on these risers that need to be set up and taken down every time we practiced. Every time it came to putting them up or taking them down our band director would say that he need some guys to help does this. Some of the girls would get really mad that he made it seems as though we were not strong enough do it. We would volunteer to do it any way cause most of the time the guys would not step up to the plate and do it themselves. And even after the band director saw us girls doing it he would continue to say that he needed the guys help with completing this task.
ism's have effected me as well through internship. i interned at Excessive Autosports in sioux falls first semester and for the most part the guys i worked with joked around with me all the time. anywho they thought since im from brandon im automatically rich, since im younger they assume i dont know anything about this field yet, since im younger i shouldnt be trusted with any tough work. its just sad because this is what i want my life to revolve around for awhile and this will be what i am doing after highschool. nothing is more discourageing than having someone who is trying to come up in any buisness being shunned by anyone who is even loosely tied in that organization just because your younger when they dont really know a thing about you as a person
Denise... That is sexism yes, but is it really that big of a deal? Its putting up and down risers, takes a couple minutes, once its done its done. The man is sexist, probably always will be, but thats life...
sexism is definatly around in the restaurant business. I work at applebees and yea the prettier girls might get slightly better tips but they didnt get the job just becuase they were pretty. and they dont just get tips because they are pretty either. not all of the girls or the guys are attractive (not trying to be rude), but they all have great personalities and know they have to take care of their tables (not flirt with them) to get their tips
sexism was around at my other job too. i was the only teenage girl working there and i was also the lowest paid employee. even after about a year i was making less than most of new guys.
Were ever you look there is some kind of -ism. It does not matter if you can see it or not. There are many who do not say what thy are thinking but none the less it is there in their head. This may be a simple thought of why are they able to do that, I am much better than them; what are they doing is there anything that they can do correct. I even catch my self thinking these thoughts at times especially when I have had a fight with my parents, I think they have no clue of what I am going through it has been so long since thay have been a teenager. so even though I try not to be there are still time I catch myself the only thing I can do is try not to do any more.
I would have to say that racism relates to me the most out of the 4isms. Since I am one of the only Koreans in basically an all white community I get more "crap" than alot of other people. Being in this kind of community, I get looked at differently than a white person even though I have lived here my entire life. People also will refer to racist jokes if they get into an arugment with me. Usually I just laugh about it and it will confuse them. In my opinion, racism will always be around until the end of the human race.
I have seen many prime examples of ageism in our society today. I have heard many people say that todays teenagers are terrible kids becasue they all talk bad to their parents and that we all do drugs, drink, and get into stuff that we shouldnt. but on the contarary most kids are still good children even though they might talk back a little and it is only a small percentage of us that do drugs or drink on a regular basis.
I deal with sexism on a day to day baises. My father looks down on ladies. Ladies were made with the soul perpose of serving men. My father wouldn't allow me to buy a car that was a manual because "ladies can't handle it, they would be too busy putting on their makeup and talking on their cellphones to shift a car." Although i was unable to buy the car I wanted I did end up with a pretty good car. I blow off my dad's comments and try to connect with him as a guy. My father and I get along really well but on a masculine way.
It seems as the generations roll on that the "isms" seem to be going away SOME. For instance my partents are racist. Its simply how they were taught by there parents, and how they grew up. Over time it seems as though it has changed. I dont find myself racist at all really. They are people just like us, I dont look down on someone for having a different hair color than i do so why would skin matter? I think that as time goes on it makes a difference.
I see racism a lot more in the older generations because it was alot stronger when our grandparents were kids than it is now and they havn't accepted the changes we've accomplished over the years, just like older people can't get used to the technology. For example my grandma made a comment about my prom date last year who was black, she didn't mind it, she just said she was suprised, but she was the only one to even make a comment about his color, the rest of my family and friends didnt even seem to notice. Our gerneration is a lot more open minded and willing to except people for who they are and can handle the fast pace our society is traveling at.
I agree with jessicad about sexism. Not very many people from our school go to girls games even though the girls are just as good as the boys. If they do go, they don't stand or even cheer very often, but if u go to a guys sporting event you have to stand or you can't see! Girls are never given the same respect as guys who play sports.
My agism story about a friend. He has been working at Old Chicago for 11 months. The other day his manager told him that he would be assistant manager no doubt about it if he was 21. -I agree with one of the basic ideas here...-isms are a huge factore in everything in the restaurant business.
At work, my boss is very opinionated and is definatly an "ism" kind of person. There are quite a few of us that work in the kitchen, mostly girls, with one boy. My boss refuses to except me as a good worker because i am from brandon, and come from a family with a decent income. He "feels bad" for the girls that work there that have had a rough childhood, and come from a lower income family. So he treats them better, lets them get away with murder, gives them more hours, and commends them for the littlest things. He is a great example of classism. I believe that his main reason for disliking me is because my family's imcome is the same if not better than his. He also dislikes me becuse i am not male. He always has to have at least one male working in the kitchen. He is more likely to hire a unqualified male, over a highly qualified female. He is a classist, sexist jerk.
i would have to disagree with jessicad's comments about girl basketball, sexism may be part of the reason that we dont attend basketball games but the main reason that most people dont go is because it is not as exciting as boys basketball
I think that ism's are something that affects everyone. The most common ism that i dun into is ageism. I think many high schoolers run into this one as well. Now a days people look much older than they actually are and in effect they are assumed to be an equal to an adult. When adults are talking to you thinking you are in your twenties they have a certain level of automatic respect even though they dont know who you really are. This is all changed after you reveal your true age. They way someone talks to you when they think you are in your twenties is much differnt than the way they will talk to you once they find out you are only seventeen or eighteen. The tone of their conversation changes and so does their view of you. They will not take you seriously and not look at you as an equal, basically you are talking and no one is listening. Ageism is a stonger ism because it is everywhere and will always be around.
Ageism is probably the most prevalent "ism" we have around here. No matter who you are or where you go you are either the target of it or you are targeting other. A middle ages person might see you driving and texting and say something like, "They can't drive they're too much of a danger because they all spend too much time and concentration on their texting. While at that same exact time you may see an elderly person driving and freak out saying that they are too old to be on the road and get mad if they are going a few miles an hourer slower just to be safe. So I don't think it matters who you are you are going to be part of ageism regardless.
I grew up in Louisiana and Mississippi, so I've experienced a lot of sexism and racism. My dad was sort of racist, and I try not to be racist, but It's hard after living in that environment. My family can be sexist. My cousin thinks that women are weak and too emotional. Yet, women give birth to children everyday.
i think that racism comes from your enviroment,if you live in an area with little diversity then you are more likely to believe stereotypes because you dont know many people from different races to disprove those stereotypes
Ageism is a biggie for me. Sometimes people mistake me for a freshman. It's not my fault, I'm just tiny. Because I'm small I don't get respect at work. My co-worker is a sophomore and she's bigger than me, so she pushes me around a lot. I'm 17, but I can't buy mature video games because I look like I'm 14.
I work some guys that are from Ethiopa and you really can't understand what they say sometimes and they are really nice and try to make conversation with you but it's hard for them. They are around my age and some of the people I work with say racist things like how the could have AIDS or just black jokes. I know they don't mean it but they still say it but that's how our society is. They will be nice to someones face but if they don't like them or they are a different race they say stuff behind their back.
I agree with leann s. Not all blonds are dumb. My twin isn't blond and she didn't know what french fries were made of. Appearancism gets me too. Because I'm tiny a lot of people think I'm anorexic or bulemic. My weight is the last thing I'm worried about. I just have a fast metabolism. I could eat 4 pieces of extra large Brooklyn style pizza and not gain a single pound.(this has happened before) Instead of jumping to conclusions, people should get to know others.
I am a victim of classism. I believe people "classify" me as a jock. And people have there opinions about what a jock is what they do. Sure i play sports and stuff like that but I am nothing like the typical jock and I pay for it both ways. I am prejudged by people to be a stuck up jerk when im not and i get made fun of all the time for not knowing anything about college sports or proffesional sports. Just because i play sports doesn't mean I have to watch sports on T.V. and live just sports.
I see age-ism and sex-ism at my job. We have lots of "under 16" year olds that work. They have a limited number of hours and they aren't aloud to touch certain things. I find it annoying when a timer is beeping and no one can get it because almost every person that is working is under 16. It's ridiculous I think. I know that we have those laws set in stone because of child labor from so long ago but couldn't they loosen up the laws a little bit?
Also if you started to work there for awhile, maybe a year, and you turn 16 there is a good chance that you could become what we call "area managers". A lot of younger kids don't listen to these area managers which is irritating. Even older kids who work there won't listen to you. Then, if you still work there when you turn 18 you can become a "shift manager". They are the most respected managers of all. Besides the store manager. Anyway, sometimes I am considered a shift manager when all the other managers have something better to do and I am in charge of the store. I think I should be getting paid more for having more responsibility.
I can relate to ageism in that recently i applied for a job being a greeter at WalMart b/c i thought it would be a very easy way to make a little money on the side. When I went in for an interview/meeting, they strait up told me I was too young to be a greeter...but I think I was just over qualified. Anyway, they offered me a position being part of their Cart Crew, but I politely declined b/c I had applied for the greeter position, not to shag carts all day...
Anyway, I know that the WalMart greeter position is reserved for retired, elderly people, but I just thought I would enjoy greeting people with a big smile as they walked in.
I can relate to an -ism in that many high schoolers think that just because you are an athlete you are not smart or all you think about is sports. I get this all the time from people saying "oh did think a jock could figure that out." Whatever I just shake it off like Mariah Carey. If they don't want to take the time to look deeper into what kind of person i am then they are not worth arguing to.
For Christmas break, I went to North Carolina. In North Carolina, there are many black people. My cousin lives there, and he is very racist towards aftrican americans. He said that you can tell who drives what cars by being racist. He knows what african americas drive, so he says. But driving around with him, I could tell also. Blacks also get accounted for started fights and being in gangs. Movies make blacks stand out. They are the ones in the gangs that start shootings and go out wanting to start stuff. In the US, i believe there are alot of racism towards african americans
I think that the sad reality is that rasicsm will always be evident in this world no matter what we do. The reason for this is because we have all been rasised around rasism weather we like it or not. Everything from t.v., books, movies, music, our frineds and family, and even school all contribute to the idea of rasism. It has come to a point where even if rasism is right in front of us spitting on our shoes we do not feel the need to do anything. Rasism has become a common generality to society and therefore something that is virtually impossible to iradicate. All we can do as moral people is to prevent ourselves from doing nothing when we meet rasism face to face.
I think that everybody has some sort of a ism, and it shows. At my job I get paid less just because I am younger. And its not just a little less it is almost two dollars less and its all becuase I am younger. I don't people realize how much isms are used everyday.
i experienced ageisn this summer at my summer job. I was working at a electrical company this past summer and was making 8 dollars an hour which i thought was pretty good. I worked every day with another guy named Zach who was lazy and took breaks when ever he felt like it. So when i was off working he would be sitting around talking doing half the work that i was. I later found out he was make 3 dollars more an hour then me but it seemed that i was doing more work. I asked my boss why this was and he replied it was because he had more things to pay for and more responsibilities. I dont think we should get paid based on how much stuff we have to buy or pay for, but on how hard we work and what we get accomplished.
i have experienced ageism previously. I work at the Sioux Empire Fair during the summer, i completed my 4th year their just this last summer. During my tenure at the fair i have worked my way up the chain of command. Assuming the cammand of second in command this last year i was often looked down upon because of my age. Many employees that were unaware of my position often question my work ethic and authority. this occured within the work force also. many of my fellow workers didnt follow wat i had to say wen told to do somthing and often back-talked and disobeyed wat i had asked. it was frustrating and irked me.
I was a part of ageism this summer when I was working concrete. Becuase I was so young, i got paid way less than everyone else working on the job. I dont think it was fair because i worked a lot harder than some of the people and they got 5 dollars an hour more than me. Most of the guys i worked with were from Guatamala, and they couldnt speak very good english. These guys were good workers but they didnt always listen very well and they wearnt as strong as me because they were very short and thin. I didnt think it was fair for them to make more than me but i think the reason they got more is because they have a family they have to support and they have payments, and the boss probibly thought i was a dumb kid who would work hard for cheap money. If i go back there next summer i expect to get paid at least 11 dollars an hour instead of 7 dollars an hour.
I think more often these days race-ism and sex-ism are a casual topic. More people are saying racist and sexist jokes just to get a reaction, not because they actually mean it or think it. Some times i make jokes about women and how they belong in the kitchen and how they should go make me a sandwhich just because ive heard others say it and i thought i was funny. But then i realize theres no reason to say it because i dont really mean it at all
Ageism is something I am quite familiar with. Whenever I am hanging out with Sarah Shoup and meeting all of her college buddies, they will ask me how old I am... and I will tell them my age. I'm eighteen now so it won't sound too bad, but before I always said seventeen and immediately they would assume I was some immature high schooler. Also, it is hard to find a good job when you are under the age of eighteen. This is why I am stuck at Pizza Ranch...........
I have witnessed alot of racism. One of the people I work with at the Honeybee Academy has a black boyfriend. He came to pick her up one day and this little girl comes up to another teacher and says, "I don't like him, he's black." Just seeing that a five-year-old little girl it racist already, you have to figure it's because of her parents. We have other kids at the daycare that are black, and most of the kids don't play with them. It's awful to see them, because they are kind of loners half of the time.
At my job and my previous job older people were doing the same job as me and some of them wouldn't even work as hard as i was and were still making more then me i don't get mad i just got use to it most places teenages work hire teenagers because they can pay them less
I experience racism everytime I am around my Grandfather. He has always had something against peopele of a different clor. It comes to the point where he sits with us granddaughter (6 of us) and bets on which one of us will either date or bring home a man of a different race. This topic is to the point where we hear it whenever we are around him or even at family gatherings, such as Christmas.
I believe that my grandpa is kind of sexist. For as long as I can remember, I have not once seen my grandpa pick up after himself, make his own dinner, do any dishes, or even go grocery shopping. It is very hard for my grandma to get around these days and she still does everything for him. I understand that they grew up in a different generation where the women basically did do everything around the house but it makes me very angry and times have changed. I have heard my grandpa say to my grandma "Get in that kitchen and make me a plate of food woman." I would not put up with it. I think the reason she does it though is because she was conditioned that way. She grew up in a different generation and they have been married forever.
The isms are every where lee does get more crap then everyone because hes Asain infact thats what some people call him as a sign of admaration though not as a sign of hate i have been told i have an eating disorder by some people and there is no way that is possible if anyone feels that i have an eating disorder meet me at the McDonalds and your paying
Ageism is a reality to society whether you are old or young. Older people are usually seen as the slow drivers on the high way, crabby, and cheap. Younger peole are typically seen as immature, absent minded, and careless. When really everyone matures at different stages in there lives and experience different things which make them who they are and it doesnt matter what age you are. An example in how ageism is rediculous is my 87 year old grandpa is the biggest lead foot I have ever see, he's not crabby and he's not cheap. Another example is one of my friends in high school always drives the speed limit and makes big challanging descisions all the time, and has a lot of responsibilities. So, like I said before, there is no real reason for ageism because how you act doesnt depend on your age, it depends on your environment and your maturity.
I agree with Jessica's comment about basketball games. Its really pathetic that the boy's team is supported better than the girl's team. I am a big supporter of both girl's and boy's basketball, and back in December when both boy's and girl's varsity both played I was pretty shocked to see everybody leave after the boys played. Or last year when girl's made state...People who maybe went to one girls game all season were there in Watertown. Why now? Last Friday, at the boys game I saw a few of the girl's varsity players attend the boys game? hey guys dont ya think its about time to do the same for them? I know sometimes you play on the same night, but not always. Show some support...
I belive everyone has an "ism". I believe my mom is a sexist. My mom owns a daycare. Whenever she needs a diaper changed or any kind of help with the daycare she always asks me or one of my sisters. She says that its a girls job. But if my mom needs something fixed or something moved she always asks one of my brothers.
There are alot of isms in this world, i havn't encountered alot but there is one that i have. Alot of people think since im tall i play basketball. Does that mean every person that is tall plays basketball? I know alot of tall people that are tall and they hate basketball. My brothers, Nick Petersen, is taller then me and he plays football, where you have to kneel on the ground.
Speaking in generalities here, which is not normally a good thing to do at all, but...: Teenagers and Mexicans will work harder for less. Both groups are discriminated against, one for age, the other for ethnicity. Both groups want more than they have--can't blame them for that.
16 = you can drive? 18 = adult? 18 = you can live by your self? 18 = you can go to a strip joint? 18 = you can smoke? 18 = you can stay out past curfew? 21 = you can drink? 35 = president? what is in an age? why one day you can't do anything but the second you turn 18 21 35 or any other age your mature and old enough to do things. the truth is that some people are not mature enough to handle some things and some mature earlier then others. the age limits are just an average. age should not be a factor.
I agree 100% with Kobe. Girls are never treated the say way when it comes to sports. The same way with volleyball. Not very many people would come even though we weren't very good, but if our football team wasn't very good, everyone would still go to theirs. This is my point.
tknight makes a good point-women aren't treated the same as men, but in the same sense, all men aren't treated the same either.. Also, I think that Volleyball isn't a fun sport to watch-even if men played, which they do in some states, I wouldn't attend--football on the other hand is something many Americans love--it's not because there are guys out on the field--it's because it's a past time that people can relate to...so much more excitement.
Kids under the age of 18 are definitely prejudiced based on their age. Zach has a point that much of this is because of federal/state/local laws, but there are plenty of kids under 18 who are completely rejected without a second thought, even though the company could make some kind of arrangements to make it work.
In my opinion, if people grow up in a more diverse or homogeneously-populated region they will be less racist in most situations. They will be exposed to different things around them so when they see certain things it won't be a complete schock and will be more of a common thing. On the other hand though, if their parents were brought up in a racist household, those ideas will more than likely continue to be passed down to that next generation. So I do think that growing up in a more diverse community will allow you to be more accepting of things but alot of times people will look up to the important people in the life for influence. Most kids will follow the examples of those people who they "respect" in their life.
Being young is great, or it's supposed to be. What's the source--Do older people feel entitled to better treatment, because they've "put in the time"? Or, are they jealous of the youth that the young possess? Or, should the be in charge--and therefore treated better--based on more experience? I'm 29 right now, a rather precarious age.
it is not ageism when you get payed less then a older person even if you are working harder then them. must kids my age are still in school so that means that they can only work part time and this means that they have less work experience then a man or woman that is 30 and work for a longer period of time. So why would a owner pay more money to a person with less hours under his or her belt and can only work for three hours a day.they dont and that is why they pay more to older person and that is why it is NOT ageism
when i went to a school in florida i knew this girl who was the most racis person i had ever met. she went out of her way to avoid the A.A. in the hallways. she made remarks about how she felt they should be still working on plantations and on her farm. it really shocked me to see momeone that was still so racist.
Leann s, only the ignorant believe all blondes are dumb. I know by the time someone starts to speak. Then I may make my judgements. I do not think that there are many who believe that all blondes are like Jessica Simpson. I really hope it was an act that sold, really can anyone be that blo....much of a dits?
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Just walking around in the mall or simply in our own school, it's easy to find someone making a racism, sexism, classism, and/or ageism comment. I have several stories that intale these four, but i will share one that is happening now. Ask any High School student and they will probly tell you that they are underpain due to their age. Several business' underpay teenagers because they think they can get by with it. Little do they know several teenagers are becoming smarter as they grow, and realize that they are getting ripped off. The solution: Get a better paying job so you dont get taken advantage of. I chose to waitress becuse how hard you work determains your oun pay. There are several cases like this in our own school and it surly upsets teenagers.
I think everyone has isms, and each person's isms are based on where they are from and what they are used to.
I have experience some of things with ageism. It happens sometimes when I go to restraunts with older people such as parents, grandparents, or other older people. The waitresses or waiters sometimes to talk to the older people more than me. This is probable because it is going to be the older people paying, not me, and they think they will get a better tip if they treat the people who are paying better. What they don't realize is that the older people want their children treated just as fairly as themselves.
Cassie is so right. Good for you--seeking a job in which you can earn more for working harder. Performance-based pay. Based on merit, not on longevity/experience. Best wishes at the new job.
Great point, Adriana--all of our attitudes and outlooks depend upon environment and past experiences. You would be different if you were elsewhere and had different life experiences.
And Lindsey--another wonderful point. I did not think of what you wrote until I read it. I grinned ear-to-ear, knowing you are dead right. It's so sad that children and/or adolescents, still to this day, are expected to be "seen, not heard" by a large portion of society. If we expect young people to grow, we must give them all we can to help foster that growth.
teens=mexicans. we work for so cheap because we need the money. Im surviving.
I agree with Cassie. Most teens are underpaid, i work at Great Clips as a recep. and i know for as quick and hard you have to work sometimes its not worth it. Although i know i dont make very much there i really love the job so i just picked up another job that pays alot more.
I believe that everyone has been a victim of an "ism". For teenagers the most common one im sure is ageism. We go somewhere and you can see signs telling us that we have to be 18 or older to do this or buy this product. So yeah somethings I can understand not selling to teenagers, but then again there are things that maybe we are responsible enough to buy or things that we could do. Why is it that once you turn 18, people think that you are responsible enough to make your own decisions but then at 17 you still cant? Is it that once you turn 18 everything changes and you automatically know the right thing to do? Its not about age, but about that lessons we have been taught and the experiences that we have gone through that determines who we are and what we are capable of. Dont judge us just because of our age.
Like everyone else...I agree that ageism is the most common, at least in this part of the country. Our age affects nearly everything we can do. I mean at Last Stop you have to be 18 to sell cd's, dvd's, video games and books. What makes difference does it make if we are not 18? Honestly, if we want to sell something, clearly we put some thought into it. What makes an 18 year old more responsible than a seven year old, and less than a 25 year old? Sure we have less experince than the 25 year old... experience is not everything in life. It does help. I to noticed that if your dining somewhere with an adult, you are less likely to be spoke to in a resturant by the server. I admit I am that way when I serve people, still I'll talk to the kids. I took my mom to Applebee's for Mother's Day and I was only spoke to for my order and once if everything was alright, Once the server noticed that I'd be paying then he spoke to me some more.
AGE IS NOT EVERYTHING!
well clearly i had some errors in my last post. When i said 7 year old I meant 17. Sexism if also still around, look at most fine dinning resturant; or any resturants that have a server. Do the females tend to get larger tips? Yes! Even more so if she is younger. It doesn't matter if she is half a good as another, her tips will be slightly better than the other more experinced.
Lance... Your comments are missing one big thing though... It is not ageism that stops the folks at last stop from letting you sell your CDs and DVDs, it is federal law. If you are under 18 and without a parent, TECHNICALLY, you don't OWN any of those items, it is all under your parents' control. If you were to sell a game, say, and your father wanted it back, he could take it to court and make a case out of it, saying you had no right to sell anything due to you being a minor.
Anyway, back to the topic. My little story here is going to be more about anti isms... Affermative action... Seperating me into the class LEAST likely to get financial aid, due to there now being a status quo many colleges must meet. Women have more scholorships available, and African Americans have NO reason not to get a full ride if they care in the least. So, as a WHITE, MALE senior with high earning parents, I get the shaft. I don't qualify for any financial need, but what if my parents refuse to help me pay for college? That leaves me in the same boat as those in desperate financial need, yet I don't qualify for any of these MULTIPLE scholarships available to them... Affermative action is making it more and more difficult for above average "generic" people to get the money they need and more importantly the money they deserve in college.
My friend just two nights ago was a happy man living the good life he had his girlfriend who is a sophomore here at BVHS and he was very proud of himself and his accomplishments. Well after the game on Saturday night he went over to a friends house with his girlfriend and was having a blast. And little as he knew that night as he was driving home after hanging out with her, he gets a text. She txt saying i dont know if ill be able to go with you to prom. he txt back thats no big deal. Then she sent another saying i dont know about us either. Then he started getting a little upset. he said why. And her reply back was my parents dont like you because your asian. This is the story of my friend Thanh Chou. he said he has never felt prejudice until that day at that very moment.
Sexism is definetly prevalent in the restaurant business as mr. fisher said. I have noticed that most hostess's and waitress's are good-looking, which makes me wonder if they got their job because they are good at what they do or just because they are good-looking?
I agree overall with everything everyone has said... being as ive worked in the food industry since i was a sophomore ive pretty much seen it all. attractive younger girls will tend to make more money while serving but in the same sence younger males that are attractive will too... female customers seem to tip out male servers just as well as the male customers tip out the female servers. not only this though, management at most restaurants will pretty much have requirements for their female servers such as tighter pants open button shirts things to grab attention so they get better tips. overall the food industry is just a big huge bowl of ism's at least around here it is. hard work is not rewarded equally, no customer is treated equally, and workers are not paid equally.
Ageism is that biggest factor for me because I have had it happen on more than one occasion. Recently I interned at the fire station in Sioux Falls and found out I was a victim of ageism. Since I was still in High school I was limited to certain things even though I am 18. I got so bored I had to transfer out and do something else where I am not descriminated by my age.
Sexism is around our school all the time. It is really shown at sporting events. Especially at boys/girls basketball games. Last Saturday at the girls game vs. Yankton they always do the half-time shoot out for college money. Well this time there was only one senior boy attending to game so they had to let a girl shoot too. Now what does that say about our senior class. You cant even compare the crowds, they are so different in size. I think that it is just rude because it was a good game to watch and I think that more people/students should be supporting the girls. But there really isnt anything that anyone can do about it and its been going on a long time.
My aunt got pregnant when she was about 24. The guy who was the father of the child was black. At that time and probably still to this day my grandparents were extremely racist. They were furious that something like that had happened in our family. My aunt was going to give the baby up for adoption but after she gave birth everyone fell in love with her. My grandparents decided to support my aunt by letting her move in with them and helping her until my cousin was in middle school and my aunt could support her by herself. I think this situation really opened their eyes and got rid of at least some of that racism.
i think that it stupid that you have to be 18 to buy tobacco b/c most people the day they turn 18 go ya i want to start smokeing so its pointless b/c kids under 18 will just find someone else to buy it for them. "-isms" have been around from the begin and will be here until the end.
A time when i experienced sexism would be in marching band. We were practicing for our preformance in Hollywood and we had to stand on these risers that need to be set up and taken down every time we practiced. Every time it came to putting them up or taking them down our band director would say that he need some guys to help does this. Some of the girls would get really mad that he made it seems as though we were not strong enough do it. We would volunteer to do it any way cause most of the time the guys would not step up to the plate and do it themselves. And even after the band director saw us girls doing it he would continue to say that he needed the guys help with completing this task.
ism's have effected me as well through internship. i interned at Excessive Autosports in sioux falls first semester and for the most part the guys i worked with joked around with me all the time. anywho they thought since im from brandon im automatically rich, since im younger they assume i dont know anything about this field yet, since im younger i shouldnt be trusted with any tough work. its just sad because this is what i want my life to revolve around for awhile and this will be what i am doing after highschool. nothing is more discourageing than having someone who is trying to come up in any buisness being shunned by anyone who is even loosely tied in that organization just because your younger when they dont really know a thing about you as a person
Denise... That is sexism yes, but is it really that big of a deal? Its putting up and down risers, takes a couple minutes, once its done its done. The man is sexist, probably always will be, but thats life...
sexism is definatly around in the restaurant business. I work at applebees and yea the prettier girls might get slightly better tips but they didnt get the job just becuase they were pretty. and they dont just get tips because they are pretty either. not all of the girls or the guys are attractive (not trying to be rude), but they all have great personalities and know they have to take care of their tables (not flirt with them) to get their tips
sexism was around at my other job too. i was the only teenage girl working there and i was also the lowest paid employee. even after about a year i was making less than most of new guys.
Were ever you look there is some kind of -ism. It does not matter if you can see it or not. There are many who do not say what thy are thinking but none the less it is there in their head. This may be a simple thought of why are they able to do that, I am much better than them; what are they doing is there anything that they can do correct. I even catch my self thinking these thoughts at times especially when I have had a fight with my parents, I think they have no clue of what I am going through it has been so long since thay have been a teenager.
so even though I try not to be there are still time I catch myself the only thing I can do is try not to do any more.
In one of my classes there is a lady that does not see the problem in saying the N word and that to me is just closed minded.
The "n" word represents decades of oppression, hatred, murder, rape...
Does it bother you that being from Brandon is associated with being affluent? Kaiser makes interesting points above.
my friends dad two years ago had his truck stolen and it was by a black man and for now on he does not trust a single black person
I would have to say that racism relates to me the most out of the 4isms. Since I am one of the only Koreans in basically an all white community I get more "crap" than alot of other people. Being in this kind of community, I get looked at differently than a white person even though I have lived here my entire life. People also will refer to racist jokes if they get into an arugment with me. Usually I just laugh about it and it will confuse them. In my opinion, racism will always be around until the end of the human race.
I have seen many prime examples of ageism in our society today. I have heard many people say that todays teenagers are terrible kids becasue they all talk bad to their parents and that we all do drugs, drink, and get into stuff that we shouldnt. but on the contarary most kids are still good children even though they might talk back a little and it is only a small percentage of us that do drugs or drink on a regular basis.
I deal with sexism on a day to day baises. My father looks down on ladies. Ladies were made with the soul perpose of serving men. My father wouldn't allow me to buy a car that was a manual because "ladies can't handle it, they would be too busy putting on their makeup and talking on their cellphones to shift a car." Although i was unable to buy the car I wanted I did end up with a pretty good car. I blow off my dad's comments and try to connect with him as a guy. My father and I get along really well but on a masculine way.
It seems as the generations roll on that the "isms" seem to be going away SOME. For instance my partents are racist. Its simply how they were taught by there parents, and how they grew up. Over time it seems as though it has changed. I dont find myself racist at all really. They are people just like us, I dont look down on someone for having a different hair color than i do so why would skin matter? I think that as time goes on it makes a difference.
I see racism a lot more in the older generations because it was alot stronger when our grandparents were kids than it is now and they havn't accepted the changes we've accomplished over the years, just like older people can't get used to the technology. For example my grandma made a comment about my prom date last year who was black, she didn't mind it, she just said she was suprised, but she was the only one to even make a comment about his color, the rest of my family and friends didnt even seem to notice. Our gerneration is a lot more open minded and willing to except people for who they are and can handle the fast pace our society is traveling at.
I agree with jessicad about sexism. Not very many people from our school go to girls games even though the girls are just as good as the boys. If they do go, they don't stand or even cheer very often, but if u go to a guys sporting event you have to stand or you can't see! Girls are never given the same respect as guys who play sports.
My agism story about a friend. He has been working at Old Chicago for 11 months. The other day his manager told him that he would be assistant manager no doubt about it if he was 21.
-I agree with one of the basic ideas here...-isms are a huge factore in everything in the restaurant business.
At work, my boss is very opinionated and is definatly an "ism" kind of person. There are quite a few of us that work in the kitchen, mostly girls, with one boy. My boss refuses to except me as a good worker because i am from brandon, and come from a family with a decent income. He "feels bad" for the girls that work there that have had a rough childhood, and come from a lower income family. So he treats them better, lets them get away with murder, gives them more hours, and commends them for the littlest things. He is a great example of classism. I believe that his main reason for disliking me is because my family's imcome is the same if not better than his. He also dislikes me becuse i am not male. He always has to have at least one male working in the kitchen. He is more likely to hire a unqualified male, over a highly qualified female. He is a classist, sexist jerk.
i would have to disagree with jessicad's comments about girl basketball, sexism may be part of the reason that we dont attend basketball games but the main reason that most people dont go is because it is not as exciting as boys basketball
I think that ism's are something that affects everyone. The most common ism that i dun into is ageism. I think many high schoolers run into this one as well. Now a days people look much older than they actually are and in effect they are assumed to be an equal to an adult. When adults are talking to you thinking you are in your twenties they have a certain level of automatic respect even though they dont know who you really are. This is all changed after you reveal your true age. They way someone talks to you when they think you are in your twenties is much differnt than the way they will talk to you once they find out you are only seventeen or eighteen. The tone of their conversation changes and so does their view of you. They will not take you seriously and not look at you as an equal, basically you are talking and no one is listening. Ageism is a stonger ism because it is everywhere and will always be around.
Ageism is probably the most prevalent "ism" we have around here. No matter who you are or where you go you are either the target of it or you are targeting other. A middle ages person might see you driving and texting and say something like, "They can't drive they're too much of a danger because they all spend too much time and concentration on their texting. While at that same exact time you may see an elderly person driving and freak out saying that they are too old to be on the road and get mad if they are going a few miles an hourer slower just to be safe. So I don't think it matters who you are you are going to be part of ageism regardless.
I grew up in Louisiana and Mississippi, so I've experienced a lot of sexism and racism. My dad was sort of racist, and I try not to be racist, but It's hard after living in that environment. My family can be sexist. My cousin thinks that women are weak and too emotional. Yet, women give birth to children everyday.
I am a prospect of appearance-ism! Because I'm blonde, people automatically think that I'm dumb and have no common sense. NOT ALL BLONDES ARE DUMB!
i think that racism comes from your enviroment,if you live in an area with little diversity then you are more likely to believe stereotypes because you dont know many people from different races to disprove those stereotypes
Ageism is a biggie for me. Sometimes people mistake me for a freshman. It's not my fault, I'm just tiny. Because I'm small I don't get respect at work. My co-worker is a sophomore and she's bigger than me, so she pushes me around a lot. I'm 17, but I can't buy mature video games because I look like I'm 14.
ageism affects many younger people because they often get paid less than older people that do the same job
I work some guys that are from Ethiopa and you really can't understand what they say sometimes and they are really nice and try to make conversation with you but it's hard for them. They are around my age and some of the people I work with say racist things like how the could have AIDS or just black jokes. I know they don't mean it but they still say it but that's how our society is. They will be nice to someones face but if they don't like them or they are a different race they say stuff behind their back.
I agree with leann s. Not all blonds are dumb. My twin isn't blond and she didn't know what french fries were made of. Appearancism gets me too. Because I'm tiny a lot of people think I'm anorexic or bulemic. My weight is the last thing I'm worried about. I just have a fast metabolism. I could eat 4 pieces of extra large Brooklyn style pizza and not gain a single pound.(this has happened before) Instead of jumping to conclusions, people should get to know others.
I am a victim of classism. I believe people "classify" me as a jock. And people have there opinions about what a jock is what they do. Sure i play sports and stuff like that but I am nothing like the typical jock and I pay for it both ways. I am prejudged by people to be a stuck up jerk when im not and i get made fun of all the time for not knowing anything about college sports or proffesional sports. Just because i play sports doesn't mean I have to watch sports on T.V. and live just sports.
I see age-ism and sex-ism at my job. We have lots of "under 16" year olds that work. They have a limited number of hours and they aren't aloud to touch certain things. I find it annoying when a timer is beeping and no one can get it because almost every person that is working is under 16. It's ridiculous I think. I know that we have those laws set in stone because of child labor from so long ago but couldn't they loosen up the laws a little bit?
Also if you started to work there for awhile, maybe a year, and you turn 16 there is a good chance that you could become what we call "area managers". A lot of younger kids don't listen to these area managers which is irritating. Even older kids who work there won't listen to you. Then, if you still work there when you turn 18 you can become a "shift manager". They are the most respected managers of all. Besides the store manager. Anyway, sometimes I am considered a shift manager when all the other managers have something better to do and I am in charge of the store. I think I should be getting paid more for having more responsibility.
we make fun of you choudek becuase you didnt know the mascots for south dakota teams....like huron or yankton.
I can relate to ageism in that recently i applied for a job being a greeter at WalMart b/c i thought it would be a very easy way to make a little money on the side. When I went in for an interview/meeting, they strait up told me I was too young to be a greeter...but I think I was just over qualified. Anyway, they offered me a position being part of their Cart Crew, but I politely declined b/c I had applied for the greeter position, not to shag carts all day...
Anyway, I know that the WalMart greeter position is reserved for retired, elderly people, but I just thought I would enjoy greeting people with a big smile as they walked in.
I can relate to an -ism in that many high schoolers think that just because you are an athlete you are not smart or all you think about is sports. I get this all the time from people saying "oh did think a jock could figure that out." Whatever I just shake it off like Mariah Carey. If they don't want to take the time to look deeper into what kind of person i am then they are not worth arguing to.
For Christmas break, I went to North Carolina. In North Carolina, there are many black people. My cousin lives there, and he is very racist towards aftrican americans. He said that you can tell who drives what cars by being racist. He knows what african americas drive, so he says. But driving around with him, I could tell also. Blacks also get accounted for started fights and being in gangs. Movies make blacks stand out. They are the ones in the gangs that start shootings and go out wanting to start stuff. In the US, i believe there are alot of racism towards african americans
I think that the sad reality is that rasicsm will always be evident in this world no matter what we do. The reason for this is because we have all been rasised around rasism weather we like it or not. Everything from t.v., books, movies, music, our frineds and family, and even school all contribute to the idea of rasism. It has come to a point where even if rasism is right in front of us spitting on our shoes we do not feel the need to do anything. Rasism has become a common generality to society and therefore something that is virtually impossible to iradicate. All we can do as moral people is to prevent ourselves from doing nothing when we meet rasism face to face.
I think that everybody has some sort of a ism, and it shows. At my job I get paid less just because I am younger. And its not just a little less it is almost two dollars less and its all becuase I am younger. I don't people realize how much isms are used everyday.
i experienced ageisn this summer at my summer job. I was working at a electrical company this past summer and was making 8 dollars an hour which i thought was pretty good. I worked every day with another guy named Zach who was lazy and took breaks when ever he felt like it. So when i was off working he would be sitting around talking doing half the work that i was. I later found out he was make 3 dollars more an hour then me but it seemed that i was doing more work. I asked my boss why this was and he replied it was because he had more things to pay for and more responsibilities. I dont think we should get paid based on how much stuff we have to buy or pay for, but on how hard we work and what we get accomplished.
i have experienced ageism previously. I work at the Sioux Empire Fair during the summer, i completed my 4th year their just this last summer. During my tenure at the fair i have worked my way up the chain of command. Assuming the cammand of second in command this last year i was often looked down upon because of my age. Many employees that were unaware of my position often question my work ethic and authority. this occured within the work force also. many of my fellow workers didnt follow wat i had to say wen told to do somthing and often back-talked and disobeyed wat i had asked. it was frustrating and irked me.
I was a part of ageism this summer when I was working concrete. Becuase I was so young, i got paid way less than everyone else working on the job. I dont think it was fair because i worked a lot harder than some of the people and they got 5 dollars an hour more than me. Most of the guys i worked with were from Guatamala, and they couldnt speak very good english. These guys were good workers but they didnt always listen very well and they wearnt as strong as me because they were very short and thin. I didnt think it was fair for them to make more than me but i think the reason they got more is because they have a family they have to support and they have payments, and the boss probibly thought i was a dumb kid who would work hard for cheap money. If i go back there next summer i expect to get paid at least 11 dollars an hour instead of 7 dollars an hour.
I think more often these days race-ism and sex-ism are a casual topic. More people are saying racist and sexist jokes just to get a reaction, not because they actually mean it or think it. Some times i make jokes about women and how they belong in the kitchen and how they should go make me a sandwhich just because ive heard others say it and i thought i was funny. But then i realize theres no reason to say it because i dont really mean it at all
Ageism is something I am quite familiar with. Whenever I am hanging out with Sarah Shoup and meeting all of her college buddies, they will ask me how old I am... and I will tell them my age. I'm eighteen now so it won't sound too bad, but before I always said seventeen and immediately they would assume I was some immature high schooler. Also, it is hard to find a good job when you are under the age of eighteen. This is why I am stuck at Pizza Ranch...........
I have witnessed alot of racism. One of the people I work with at the Honeybee Academy has a black boyfriend. He came to pick her up one day and this little girl comes up to another teacher and says, "I don't like him, he's black." Just seeing that a five-year-old little girl it racist already, you have to figure it's because of her parents. We have other kids at the daycare that are black, and most of the kids don't play with them. It's awful to see them, because they are kind of loners half of the time.
At my job and my previous job older people were doing the same job as me and some of them wouldn't even work as hard as i was and were still making more then me i don't get mad i just got use to it most places teenages work hire teenagers because they can pay them less
I experience racism everytime I am around my Grandfather. He has always had something against peopele of a different clor. It comes to the point where he sits with us granddaughter (6 of us) and bets on which one of us will either date or bring home a man of a different race. This topic is to the point where we hear it whenever we are around him or even at family gatherings, such as Christmas.
I believe that my grandpa is kind of sexist. For as long as I can remember, I have not once seen my grandpa pick up after himself, make his own dinner, do any dishes, or even go grocery shopping. It is very hard for my grandma to get around these days and she still does everything for him. I understand that they grew up in a different generation where the women basically did do everything around the house but it makes me very angry and times have changed. I have heard my grandpa say to my grandma "Get in that kitchen and make me a plate of food woman." I would not put up with it. I think the reason she does it though is because she was conditioned that way. She grew up in a different generation and they have been married forever.
The isms are every where lee does get more crap then everyone because hes Asain infact thats what some people call him as a sign of admaration though not as a sign of hate i have been told i have an eating disorder by some people and there is no way that is possible if anyone feels that i have an eating disorder meet me at the McDonalds and your paying
Ageism is a reality to society whether you are old or young. Older people are usually seen as the slow drivers on the high way, crabby, and cheap. Younger peole are typically seen as immature, absent minded, and careless. When really everyone matures at different stages in there lives and experience different things which make them who they are and it doesnt matter what age you are. An example in how ageism is rediculous is my 87 year old grandpa is the biggest lead foot I have ever see, he's not crabby and he's not cheap. Another example is one of my friends in high school always drives the speed limit and makes big challanging descisions all the time, and has a lot of responsibilities. So, like I said before, there is no real reason for ageism because how you act doesnt depend on your age, it depends on your environment and your maturity.
I agree with Jessica's comment about basketball games. Its really pathetic that the boy's team is supported better than the girl's team. I am a big supporter of both girl's and boy's basketball, and back in December when both boy's and girl's varsity both played I was pretty shocked to see everybody leave after the boys played. Or last year when girl's made state...People who maybe went to one girls game all season were there in Watertown. Why now? Last Friday, at the boys game I saw a few of the girl's varsity players attend the boys game? hey guys dont ya think its about time to do the same for them? I know sometimes you play on the same night, but not always. Show some support...
I belive everyone has an "ism". I believe my mom is a sexist. My mom owns a daycare. Whenever she needs a diaper changed or any kind of help with the daycare she always asks me or one of my sisters. She says that its a girls job. But if my mom needs something fixed or something moved she always asks one of my brothers.
There are alot of isms in this world, i havn't encountered alot but there is one that i have. Alot of people think since im tall i play basketball. Does that mean every person that is tall plays basketball? I know alot of tall people that are tall and they hate basketball. My brothers, Nick Petersen, is taller then me and he plays football, where you have to kneel on the ground.
Speaking in generalities here, which is not normally a good thing to do at all, but...: Teenagers and Mexicans will work harder for less. Both groups are discriminated against, one for age, the other for ethnicity. Both groups want more than they have--can't blame them for that.
MANY teenagers and MANY Mexican immigrants (legal and illegal)...
16 = you can drive? 18 = adult? 18 = you can live by your self? 18 = you can go to a strip joint? 18 = you can smoke? 18 = you can stay out past curfew? 21 = you can drink? 35 = president? what is in an age? why one day you can't do anything but the second you turn 18 21 35 or any other age your mature and old enough to do things. the truth is that some people are not mature enough to handle some things and some mature earlier then others. the age limits are just an average. age should not be a factor.
I agree 100% with Kobe. Girls are never treated the say way when it comes to sports. The same way with volleyball. Not very many people would come even though we weren't very good, but if our football team wasn't very good, everyone would still go to theirs. This is my point.
At sunshine, the manager is sexist. He pays the boys more money than the girls.
tknight makes a good point-women aren't treated the same as men, but in the same sense, all men aren't treated the same either..
Also, I think that Volleyball isn't a fun sport to watch-even if men played, which they do in some states, I wouldn't attend--football on the other hand is something many Americans love--it's not because there are guys out on the field--it's because it's a past time that people can relate to...so much more excitement.
Interesting question arises for me: Are people more likely to be racist if they live near diversity or in a homogeneously-populated region?
Kids under the age of 18 are definitely prejudiced based on their age. Zach has a point that much of this is because of federal/state/local laws, but there are plenty of kids under 18 who are completely rejected without a second thought, even though the company could make some kind of arrangements to make it work.
In my opinion, if people grow up in a more diverse or homogeneously-populated region they will be less racist in most situations. They will be exposed to different things around them so when they see certain things it won't be a complete schock and will be more of a common thing. On the other hand though, if their parents were brought up in a racist household, those ideas will more than likely continue to be passed down to that next generation. So I do think that growing up in a more diverse community will allow you to be more accepting of things but alot of times people will look up to the important people in the life for influence. Most kids will follow the examples of those people who they "respect" in their life.
Being young is great, or it's supposed to be. What's the source--Do older people feel entitled to better treatment, because they've "put in the time"? Or, are they jealous of the youth that the young possess? Or, should the be in charge--and therefore treated better--based on more experience? I'm 29 right now, a rather precarious age.
it is not ageism when you get payed less then a older person even if you are working harder then them. must kids my age are still in school so that means that they can only work part time and this means that they have less work experience then a man or woman that is 30 and work for a longer period of time. So why would a owner pay more money to a person with less hours under his or her belt and can only work for three hours a day.they dont and that is why they pay more to older person and that is why it is NOT ageism
when i went to a school in florida i knew this girl who was the most racis person i had ever met. she went out of her way to avoid the A.A. in the hallways. she made remarks about how she felt they should be still working on plantations and on her farm. it really shocked me to see momeone that was still so racist.
Leann s, only the ignorant believe all blondes are dumb. I know by the time someone starts to speak. Then I may make my judgements. I do not think that there are many who believe that all blondes are like Jessica Simpson. I really hope it was an act that sold, really can anyone be that blo....much of a dits?
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