“So he did pretty well understanding me say my first name, but he had trouble with my last. And asked me to write it down for him. I thought, I could do that, it would most likely be faster, good on him for thinking on his feet. So I did. But half way through my writing it, I assume I wasn’t writing fast enough for him to make his quota, he started to ask me how I spelled my last name…”
Posts Tagged with ‘Discrimination’
“A lot of what was said wasn’t new to me, some I’ve even written about here (the bit about everyone needing each other’s help, how we’re all “interdependent”), but framing interdependence under the guise of capitalism, and how it is actually contrary to the notion of individuality, capitalism’s whole schtick, is something I’ve never much thought about…”
“Of course I see now that my name, John, translated into French is still just “John.” That’s my name. A name I was given. No matter what language it’s spoken in it will always be ‘John…”
“What bias, oppression, etc. do you feel towards others and/or do others feel towards you as a result of your accident and do you feel this has changed on an individual, community or policy level since your accident?”