by lus22 » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:04 pm
My eye just caught the title "Glasgow Taliban" and wasn't sure whether to read/repy or read/run. Still not sure.
However, I think racism is a horrible horrible thing and no one should have to put up with whether Scottish/English, down to your religion or even the colour of your skin. I'm of Asian origin, but born and bred in Scotland all my life...I've never been subjected to racial abuse and personally myself used think people liked pulling the race card for the wrong reasons-and told myself it didn't exist. However, naive as I may seem, I was subjected to assault and racial abuse several weeks ago-the first time ever and I'm in my mid 20s...let's just say I didn't expect as I live in a v. small village in the South East side of Scotland...had I been in living in one of (our bigger cities Glasgow(moving here)/Edinburgh) then I would expect it and would possibly have dealt with it and let it go-but in a little village where everyone knows you and knows your business it's horrendous.I hope no one has to suffer abuse/assault in anyway -cos it's had a knock on affect on different parts of my life....it's not put me off job hunting in Glasgow I still am but being assaulted has caused my a trapped nerve in my neck/right arm shoulder area (which 6 weeks later, and with many med and intense physio) and it's hard enough applying for jobs as a recent graduate never mind now trying to get to interview etc that I've had to put some parts of my life on hold.
Actually don't think I have any issue with folk judging me by the color of my skin cos when some backward folk hear my voice they're like "oh -you're scottish"....i guess I think am hard enough inside to deal with nonsense like that cos you have to be thick-skinned in this world anyway but more have an issue with people who are two-faced about things like colour of skin-like those who pretend to be 'your friend' for many years but when the above situation arises they follow the herd like sheep.
Essentially I don't think Scotland's population is racist in anyway towards 'pakistanis' or any other cultures, and even after being attacked it's the small minority who have these opinions. Nevertheless, when the guy accused of assaulting me is up in court I'll make sure that people know what he is really like .... i know him and couldn't even drop charges if i wanted to due to the way the Scottish law works and because the police witnessed him shouting racial abuse at me.
I'm not trying to cause controversy here and don't want people to tear apart my post cos its not the intention....in my own naive way I wish we could all just live peacefully but hell like that will ever happen...cos then the world would be one helluva a boring place.