fustercluck
20 Aug 2015
UK, Ireland / Are Polish people importing a new wave of ancient racism into the UK? [402]
Merged: Why are Polish people so racist towards Asian and Black people when they come to the UK?
It is something that I have experienced as a British born black/Caribbean woman. It is something that my 71 year old pensioner mother has experienced. In fact I am not aware of a single black person in my immediate circle who has not encountered virulent racism from Polish people who have moved to the UK. It feels as if the UK has regressed to the 70's & I'm amazed how many Polish people consider racism to be acceptable/legal/normal.
There are several links I would like to post:
tes.com/article.aspx?storycode=2363917
theguardian.com/society/2007/apr/15/asylum.raceintheuk
youtube.com/watch?v=c2GuMsmxW6o
euobserver.com/beyond-brussels/129694
The other problematic factor is that there is so much pathological denial from Polish people that this happens and when people like myself mention it, Polish people act as if people of colour are imagining it or as if it simply does not occur or deflect the argument and say that they experience racism from ethnic minorities. I am going to be very honest and say that I know many black and brown people who dislike Polish people BUT it is NOT because they are white (as these same black people get on very well with British and other white people); it is not because of the refrain that you have "taken jobs" (these black people are meaningfully employed). It is solely because of the racism. It ends up causing hostility and resentment which I now feel towards Polish people myself because of the number of times I have been walking down the road minding my own business only to be called a N****. I also get fed up hearing that it is "only a few Polish people" that do this when various media reports, news articles, indicate otherwise.. In fact there was a BBC radio show this morning about Polish racism within the UK targeting non white people..
Merged: Why are Polish people so racist towards Asian and Black people when they come to the UK?
It is something that I have experienced as a British born black/Caribbean woman. It is something that my 71 year old pensioner mother has experienced. In fact I am not aware of a single black person in my immediate circle who has not encountered virulent racism from Polish people who have moved to the UK. It feels as if the UK has regressed to the 70's & I'm amazed how many Polish people consider racism to be acceptable/legal/normal.
There are several links I would like to post:
tes.com/article.aspx?storycode=2363917
theguardian.com/society/2007/apr/15/asylum.raceintheuk
youtube.com/watch?v=c2GuMsmxW6o
euobserver.com/beyond-brussels/129694
The other problematic factor is that there is so much pathological denial from Polish people that this happens and when people like myself mention it, Polish people act as if people of colour are imagining it or as if it simply does not occur or deflect the argument and say that they experience racism from ethnic minorities. I am going to be very honest and say that I know many black and brown people who dislike Polish people BUT it is NOT because they are white (as these same black people get on very well with British and other white people); it is not because of the refrain that you have "taken jobs" (these black people are meaningfully employed). It is solely because of the racism. It ends up causing hostility and resentment which I now feel towards Polish people myself because of the number of times I have been walking down the road minding my own business only to be called a N****. I also get fed up hearing that it is "only a few Polish people" that do this when various media reports, news articles, indicate otherwise.. In fact there was a BBC radio show this morning about Polish racism within the UK targeting non white people..