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High School and Racism
Hi. I am going into grade 9 and I am half asian. At my school I have got a few racist comments but none of them really affected me because the few i got were from friends and they didnt mean it in a bad way at all. Now I am going into High School and im worried. I live in an area where almost every student is causcasion. So basically racism was never really frowned apon cause noone was "different" in physical appearance to be judged. Anyways, I was looking forward to this year until now. At a fair I hung out with this guy from Wales. I started to relize many high school guys were calling us the "chink and illegal immagrant". I hated it especailly since I actually knew of these guys and I knew many of my friends I have now are planning to hang out with them. Everytime i passed them I was called a chink and one time i got two sticks thrown at me. Im really worried about high school now and I dont know what to think of my friends. Please I need advice on what I should do? How should I go into High School? Should I just take it all?
Thank You
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Well, to ignore them...you just flat out ignore them? Haha. Just pretend that they're not there and that they're merely nothing but air. If they make some stupid remark, just say something simple like "Funny" in a sarcastic way. Then just walk away saying no more even if they do reply back. If you have a friend walking by your side, just continue to talk to her even if you get racist comments. And if you do get stupid comments and don't have a friend by your side, flag down someone you know in the hallway and just start talking to them and ignore the racist people. Hmm, yeah. Preteend you didn't hear them and don't react. That will only make them want to make more racist comments because they know that they're bothering you and they get a good kick out of that for some odd reason. So don't get stressed over it. Don't react and don't listen. Just move on as if they said nothing. Wow. This paragraph was pretty much repetitive...
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good luck in high school and don't let those stupid people get you down . Starting high school has got to be better than elemantry[sp?] and middle school!!! <3
Well, I'm Asian and it's sad but true: racism exists. I pretty much live in a place like you do and I've gotten so many racist remarks and stupid comments from people throughout the school year.
I guess the best thing to do is ignore them and just move on. It shows you're a better person than they are and shows that you're smarter and stronger. If I was in your shoes, I wouldn't worry too much about the friends you have now. Don't get too close to them. And since it's high school, you'll make plenty of other friends that can prove to be much better. Just keep your head up and ignore any racist remarks.
If racist people continue to bother you, the best thing is to somehow find out their names, if you don't know already, and report it to the counselor or some administrator. I know it sounds lame but it can help from racist remarks turning into this whole big bitch fest.
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I'm going to agree with you. Being a different race in a community that's mostly white can be a little intimidating; especially when kids are teasing you.
I know what it's like to be discriminated against. I went to the mall a few months ago, and went into Victoria's secret. The lady in there acted nice to my face, and then when I went to go buy something, she went on her walkie-talkie & informed another girl that a "Hispanic Teenager" was coming through to purchase. What she had to do that for, I don't know - so I put the stuff down, called her a stupid ignorant bitch, and walked out of the store.
Basically though, you have to deal & let these things roll right off of you. If you show that it doesn't bother you, they're going to get bored of it. When people tease you, they're looking for a reaction, and if you give them one - they'll know they won the battle. Instead of letting it get to you, ignore them & just laugh it off. There's nothing you can do about being Asian except embrace it & be proud of it. Trust me, I hated being darker than most of the kids at my school, but I'm okay with it now. If people don't like me for who I am or because of what I look like, then they're shallow, immature, ignorant & stupid and I really don't need to be friends with them anyways..
Don't you agree?
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