tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333058465460790269.post4792715030317831666..comments2010-05-06T21:53:04.007-07:00Comments on La Gringa Chilena: discriminationAmy Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474738520805645988noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333058465460790269.post-39384136247546284642010-02-15T20:54:24.510-08:002010-02-15T20:54:24.510-08:00WOW what a great example of ageism.WOW what a great example of ageism.The Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104084454100530792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333058465460790269.post-37329160922703144132010-02-15T18:24:31.926-08:002010-02-15T18:24:31.926-08:00I totally related to this post. I have experienced...I totally related to this post. I have experienced the discrimination of young age or percieved inexperience when applying for jobs. It seems that many employers think you have to be in your later twentys to have experienced enough in the world and have a major maturity. I have also experienced discrimination because of the way I look. Sometimes people are intimidated based on the way you look and like to immediatly think of you as shallow or less serious than others. This is something we will always have to prove to many "older" adults until they feel we've earned our place.D Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862084241803609621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333058465460790269.post-39922634802539924502010-02-15T16:54:53.976-08:002010-02-15T16:54:53.976-08:00I've been shopping in Colombia and conversing ...I've been shopping in Colombia and conversing IN SPANISH with my husband and have had store owners tell my husband in Spanish to tell me that it is a good product. "Dile a la gringa que es una buena cartera...de cuero bueno!" If I'm not interested in buying something, telling me that it's good isn't going to change that- otherwise American marketing wouldn't have to work so hard.goodstuffmaynardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579745771814240374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333058465460790269.post-60054444051227023732010-02-15T14:30:05.710-08:002010-02-15T14:30:05.710-08:00It's fascinating to me that you experienced a ...It's fascinating to me that you experienced a kind of reverse discrimination when you were in Central America. Too much overt attention can be discriminatory too - especially if you speak fluent Spanish, but weren't addressed or respected as if you could. I experienced something like that a couple of times when I've traveled, although not in a some what good manner as it seems you experienced. When I went to Italy I did not speak Italian, but I also didn't assume that everyone spoke English. I had a book on Italian and attempted to say a few words as a sign of goodwill and gesture. I was in no way rude or overbearing, but when it was known that I was American I was treated differently. The response that I most often received was "Ugh, American - I have no time for you," and then either rudely brushed aside or quickly seen to and done. This was the same in France too. It's funny all of the ways and places that you can encounter discrimination.A Wise Ol' Owl Once Said...https://www.blogger.com/profile/02367277411425562616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333058465460790269.post-26355786644268972672010-02-14T21:39:35.578-08:002010-02-14T21:39:35.578-08:00Wow, that's just ridiculous that they wouldn&#...Wow, that's just ridiculous that they wouldn't let you help! The very idea that a college student could somehow know CPR on a college campus, especially if it is necessary for your position as an R.A., should not have been foreign to the others in the Union. It's unfortunate that part of the human condition is our tendency to resort to panic in critical situations. Good work keeping your head and being ready to help, though - you should be proud of your composure!Jim Jaspershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912909110629545634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333058465460790269.post-88456796250094607432010-02-14T16:46:17.428-08:002010-02-14T16:46:17.428-08:00Your stories were very interesting to read through...Your stories were very interesting to read through. I think there's so many different forms of discrimination that it makes it very easy for a person to feel discriminated against in any setting. This has definitely made me more self-conscious on the topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com