FIRST Experiences as a Person of Color

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Originally Posted by tab1a

If you are white, please do not comment on how little racism there is in your region. There's no way for you to have experienced it first hand.

Do not tell me I have not experienced racism firsthand because I'm of European descent. I've been beaten up and denied scholarships, among many lesser offenses, for no reason other than that I'm white. If you believe that violence and discrimination against someone on the basis of race is not racism because the victim is of the majority race, you need to look at the world more honestly. I will say that I have never directly witnessed racism within FIRST, against myself or another of any race.

Edit: My advice in the future is not to attempt to create an exclusive conversation on a public forum. I'm going to add this thread to my ignore list now.