Do you know how annoying it is when people ask you where you're from, and then say "but where are you REALLY from?"... They are basically asking you why are you black. I'm mixed race, black dad, white mom & I get it ALL the damn time, especially on dating apps and such and its's bleeping rude & annoying. Why does someone need to know where I'm from? Even worse when they try to guess your race. Someone asked me if I was Nigerian. I'm not. Oh and we also can't say anything because then we get called "angry black women with a chip on our shoulder".
I can see how that would be annoying. If someone asked me something I didn't want to answer, I would say, I don't want to talk about it, but everyone is different and as you say, you worry about being perceived as hostile if you say something.
That said, I don't think we should ban or make it illegal to ask where someone's ancestry is from (I know L Hussey didn't word it that way). Freedom is important and that includes freedom of speech, as long as it's not extreme, harmful speech.
England is not ready for the conversation that is racism. It's been proven that the system is racist, they do a couple stories and it's never heard from again.
There have been many conversations about race, especially black race and people of mixed race recently.
Such as this:
And this:
Racism does exist, and racism towards people of black ethnictity, be it fully or mixed is a particular problem with the police force, the stop and searches and the aggressive manner in which some black people are treated. Everyone, black, white, Chinese should have an equal opportunity to lead a thriving life without discrimination.
Racism also exists towards white people. Several times this year, I have been called a white .... and I know people who have applied for senior roles and been told they will not be considered, because they are white!
Twitter is full of racial slurs towards white people, yet this does not get called out. I was banned from a forum for criticising a post which promotes discrimination against white people.
Personally, I think (my opinion), that Ngozi Fulani has bigotry towards white people and people with white ethnicity genes. A woman on Twitter claims that she wad refused help by Fulani because she is mixed race and has white genes. I find it hard to believe someone would lie about something as serious as domestic violence.
What the actual racist duck is the majority of this thread?? Calling Ms Felani a 'witch', a 'crook', a 'pathological fraudster'
That's not racist. She is suspected of fraud. And BTW, you may wish to get the lady's name right, who you are heroically defending, it's Fulani.
Wallace Simpson faced the same barrage of abuse and she wasn’t black . I couldn’t see a white woman being accepted if she was from a council estate, Camilla is accepted because she’s from the right stock regardless of her adulterous affairs and divorcee status.
angry faces all the way. Things are changing and the immediate sacking of lady Susan was an overdue illustration of that.
) sticking up for herself and are determined to make her pay.
