getting picked on because of your race. Options

[jue]

have any one here ever been picked on because of where they are from? Have any like people go up to you and do rude things to you just to get attention and walk away laughing; or anything similar? Like has anyone gone up to you and asked you for money or talked to you like they were your "friend" and then just make fun of you and all because of your enthencity (sp?) If anyone did would you stand up for yourself and tell them to back off or otherwise? Or would you just leave them alone and do what they say cause you didnt want to stir up trouble.

My answer would be to do something. If i just let them continue being rude to me they would continue picking on me cause they would think that im afraid of them. Why should i let them think that they are tougher and think they can do whatsoever to me?

[*mona lisa*]

Not really by my friends. If they did then I'd stop being friends with them. I wouldn't even think about ignoring it or pretend it didn't happen. It's happened to me before. I've also heard it being said to other people since people don't realize that I'm Indian from looking at me. Some people say that we're always dark (which is definitely not true) and that we smell (not true either). Well, maybe our food smells because of the strong spices but who gives a damn. At least it helps reduce the risk of some diseases. Don't assume that the people who eat it smell as well. They say that we're stupid, well guess what, you're stupid for saying such an idiotic thing.

[*not_your_average*]

Not really by my friends. If they did then I'd stop being friends with them. I wouldn't even think about ignoring it or pretend it didn't happen. It's happened to me before. I've also heard it being said to other people since people don't realize that I'm Indian from looking at me. Some people say that we're always dark (which is definitely not true) and that we smell (not true either). Well, maybe our food smells because of the strong spices but who gives a damn. At least it helps reduce the risk of some diseases. Don't assume that the people who eat it smell as well. They say that we're stupid, well guess what, you're stupid for saying such an idiotic thing.

Seriously? Because there's this one kid at my school who's Indian, and he actually DOES smell. (I'm Indian.)

I don't know Hindi that well, and I get called 'ABCD' (American Born Confused Desi) by the other desis at school sometimes. And this one desi guy always insults me in Hindi thinking I won't know what he's saying. grrr.... salae kuthe... (it's the classic hindi swear word. and it's the ONLY hindi word i know. )

[beautifuls0ul_x3]

I don't know Hindi that well, and I get called 'ABCD' (American Born Confused Desi) by the other desis at school sometimes. And this one desi guy always insults me in Hindi thinking I won't know what he's saying.  grrr.... salae kuthe... (it's the classic hindi swear word. and it's the ONLY hindi word i know.  )

i have some friends who are desis and they always get called "ABCD" by the other desis too. but no i don't think anything like that has happened to me 'yet'...only to my friends really. but ppl can't really tell what i am cuz im kind of mixed and they don't know what i look like so they can't pick on me. lol