If you wear religious symbolism in the DMV, how often do you feel discriminated against?

[Anonymous]

Even something small like jewelry , etc… do you feel you are regularly discriminated against?

Curious to see how others feel.

[Anonymous]

Hasn’t happened to me.

[Anonymous]

Never.

[Anonymous]

Never.

[Anonymous]

If you’re responding “no” and you’re a Christian, who wears a cross, I feel like your experience isn’t really important here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re responding “no” and you’re a Christian, who wears a cross, I feel like your experience isn’t really important here.

And you’re entitled to your feelings. OTOH, if you’re not the OP, perhaps you’re not the best arbiter here of what’s “really important “ and what’s not. If you are the OP, and you feel as though some experiences should be excluded, then consider posing a more specific question, and possibly posting in the Religion forum rather than in Off-Topic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re responding “no” and you’re a Christian, who wears a cross, I feel like your experience isn’t really important here.

LOL. Except if you’re in DC that’s the group with the broadest base of potential critics. As this board often demonstrates…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re responding “no” and you’re a Christian, who wears a cross, I feel like your experience isn’t really important here.

I can't imagine anyone but a Christian asking the OP question.

[Anonymous]

I discriminate against people wearing tacky messaging on their clothing. It's rude to push that stuff on us when your don't have to look at it yourself. Keep your advertising symbols inside your shirt where they belong.

[Anonymous]

Not Christian and I haven’t felt discriminated against because of my jewelry. It is possible that it isn’t recognized as a religious symbol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you’re responding “no” and you’re a Christian, who wears a cross, I feel like your experience isn’t really important here.

And you’re entitled to your feelings. OTOH, if you’re not the OP, perhaps you’re not the best arbiter here of what’s “really important “ and what’s not. If you are the OP, and you feel as though some experiences should be excluded, then consider posing a more specific question, and possibly posting in the Religion forum rather than in Off-Topic.

You’re right, I don’t know what the OP wants to know, however I think that having 20 “no, I’ve never experienced that” comments without the context of what religion and what religious objects they’re wearing is sort of skewing the result.


For example, I (a Catholic) have never truly been meaningfully discriminated against for being Catholic. My Jewish, Muslim and Sikh friends can’t say the same.

It’s like when a group of white coworkers all agree that there is not racial discrimination at their company. They may be right, but they are also not typically on the receiving end of racial discrimination so they can’t really present a full picture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you’re responding “no” and you’re a Christian, who wears a cross, I feel like your experience isn’t really important here.

And you’re entitled to your feelings. OTOH, if you’re not the OP, perhaps you’re not the best arbiter here of what’s “really important “ and what’s not. If you are the OP, and you feel as though some experiences should be excluded, then consider posing a more specific question, and possibly posting in the Religion forum rather than in Off-Topic.

You’re right, I don’t know what the OP wants to know, however I think that having 20 “no, I’ve never experienced that” comments without the context of what religion and what religious objects they’re wearing is sort of skewing the result.


For example, I (a Catholic) have never truly been meaningfully discriminated against for being Catholic. My Jewish, Muslim and Sikh friends can’t say the same.

It’s like when a group of white coworkers all agree that there is not racial discrimination at their company. They may be right, but they are also not typically on the receiving end of racial discrimination so they can’t really present a full picture.

If op had a specific audience in mind for their question, perhaps they could clarify that.

[Anonymous]

If you wear something that divides people, occasionally you will feel the effect.

[Anonymous]

Christian here, never.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you’re responding “no” and you’re a Christian, who wears a cross, I feel like your experience isn’t really important here.

And you’re entitled to your feelings. OTOH, if you’re not the OP, perhaps you’re not the best arbiter here of what’s “really important “ and what’s not. If you are the OP, and you feel as though some experiences should be excluded, then consider posing a more specific question, and possibly posting in the Religion forum rather than in Off-Topic.

You’re right, I don’t know what the OP wants to know, however I think that having 20 “no, I’ve never experienced that” comments without the context of what religion and what religious objects they’re wearing is sort of skewing the result.


For example, I (a Catholic) have never truly been meaningfully discriminated against for being Catholic. My Jewish, Muslim and Sikh friends can’t say the same.

It’s like when a group of white coworkers all agree that there is not racial discrimination at their company. They may be right, but they are also not typically on the receiving end of racial discrimination so they can’t really present a full picture.

If the question is "does wearing any kind of religious symbol result in discrimination" then the experiences of Christians are totally relevant. If the question is "does wearing Jewish, Muslim, or Sikh religious" then that's a different question and obviously those experience aren't relevant. It really does depend on what the OP wants to know.