Of these American groups, which do you believe is the most discriminated against in U.S. society today?

white guys and Christians

In the UK, I would say probably Asians.

i think we are incapable of quantitating the MOST discriminated against. we may be able to quantitate in specific areas, as in economically, socially, education, housing, etc... but even these areas overlap. and it doesn't matter what each of us thinks unless we have specifics/statistics for this. i think many of us deny that much of the discrimination take place and some of it is so subtle and/or accepted that we don't recognize it.
my belief currently would be american muslims........... a recent poll shows that the majority of americans think that american muslims civil rights should be further limited which to me sounds like we are moving in the direction of the japanese during WWII. i get the feeling that many people wouldn't mind that. that's just my opinion.
also, looking at who is the MOST blah blah instead of solutions is another reason discrimination remains. there is so much "fighting" among the groups discriminated against that we/they don't work together against the forces of discrimination. we fight about who is worthy of saying they are discriminated against, who is discriminated against more, who deserves more recognition, who should be lumped in which group with who................... etc....

I'm not even sure how you'd measure this

in terms of violence, the magnitude of any particular event of discrimination, I'd guess it would be women or gays... in terms of overal incidents of discrimination, I believe that blacks are still pretty heavily discriminated against... and women... I'm sure that people who are visually identifiable as being of Arabic descent or muslim faith are probably experiencing a lot more discrimination today than a few years ago.

Probably gays and lesbians.

Persons with disabilities. There are not enough jobs out there for one thing. Disabled persons get passed by for jobs more often than other minorities. They do not have as many advocates and representatives as other minorities.

Native Americans (except for the ones who own all them casinos), Gays and Lebians the most (allthought I am not that sure about the lesbians), hispanics, Arab-Americans, males, and to a much smaller extent, African-Americans.

I'm sure I'll catch alot of crap for this, but white straight males.

I chose the Arab and Muslim groups, considering the war situation and the discrimination they face in airports and current everyday life, for instance. I also believe blacks still face opposition even though they have made great strides in civil liberties. However, even though people might disagree, there is a noticeable element of anti-white feelings. (particularly among minority groups who believe they have been wronged by Euro-Americans) For this reason, they are walking on eggshells all the time and constantly have to watch what they say in fear that it may be taken out of context. Also, gays and lesbians have taken quite a hit considering their efforts to have same-sex marriage and civil rights have failed thus far. And considering that the current administration and society opposes them, they are under a great deal of pressure. I'm sure there are more groups facing opposition than what I've chosen, however, I haven't noticed an excessive amount for anyone else.

OTHER!!!!

Gays and lesbians are the only ones who are still blanketly denied civil rights because of who they are, so I picked them. Although I'm not really sure they're really the "most discriminated against." That seems like something that's kind of hard to measure. But they're the ones it's institutionalized for.

White males. Just look at all the commercials. It's always the wife who is being overly violent to her puerile husband. And women always end up beating up men, but not black men nor Asian men, but white men.

From the list of options: Hispanics, Blacks/African-Americans, Arab-Americans, Native Americans and American Muslims.

Also, not mentioned: The Poor, The Mentally Ill, The Physically Disabled...

Thanks

I totally agree about the poor, the mentally and physically challenged people. Also fat people or anyone who looks different from the "norm". And of course, people without 4 yr college degrees!

Good point.

The disabled

gays/lesbians probably.

There wasn't an OTHER option for this survey - but I'm making one right now:
Not because I think that it's not one of the groups listed or because I think its another group not listed......rather...
I think right now in America discrimination is felt in a number of different ways - so it is difficult to say who feels it more than anyone else. There are handicapped people who can't get into buildings that they need access to, who weren't even included on this list. Gays and lesbians who are discriminated against in a social setting may not feel discrimination in the same way that an African-American or Arab American or others may feel discrimination in the workforce, but the pain is still the same.

SINGLED-OUT.

NOT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

Discrimination used to be a good word, a positive word meaning the ability to discern ones tastes one from another, ie good taste. But it has developed a negative stigma in our society and is now a bad thing. It's not a good feeling to be singled out, set apart...different.

I don't see how anyone's pain could be rated as feeling more significant than someone else's.

have you been watching that Desperate Housewives show too much again?

lol

It wasn't on last Sunday

Thanks!

Good answer

Really? In America (atleast in Minnesota) it seems that Asains are the least discriminated agaisnt minority. I wonder why the difference?

In the cities here, there is a vastly huge population of asians - they even have their own areas of the cities (where it is pretty dangerous for a white person to be hanging around) and almost every shop sells halal meat. Asian culture is also a really big theme here with dedicated radio and TV stations. Some people I know think that asian culture is being forced down their throats and resent that they have to learn about asian culture while they dont see them attempting to fit into British culture. Personally I don't have an issue with that aspect of it. A lot of asians own shops here in the city and their reluctance to learn proper english and their insistence to talk on the phone when they are serving you really annoys me, but that's down to rudeness rather than race. But due to this and the sheer number of them, they are picked on quite a bit. I would say they are definitely the most discriminated against race in Manchester, if not everywhere else in the UK.

I do not live is the US but I would guess NOW, Arab-Americans/Muslims.....
Great survey question

Interesting.
I work at at tea bar that is Vietnamese owned and I'd say about 85% of the customers are Asian. About 10% is Indian (from India, not Native Americans), Hispanic or Somali. White people are the minority. I have never noticved hostility towards me or any group. The only people who have ever been rude to me are other whites. So, either white peopel are just rude, or people are rude to their own race.

Lol, I wish i lived in an area where people weren't rude at all! But I have noticed that where I work too white people tend to be ruder to me than any other race. I wouldn't say that every white person here was racist towards asians, but you hear the word 'Paki' used in a nasty manner to describe asians quite a lot, even from people who would say that they weren't racist. Whites aren't generally hostile to asians, (specifically Indians and Pakistanis) but they are the brunt of quite a lot of jokes and more likely to get abuse than anyone else.

I've heard Manchester is pretty bad - I don't think (at least I hope) that extends to the rest of the UK though. Sheffield doesn't have such a large Asian population but it's still quite significant and people are generally ok.

Native Americans probably, although they now are getting very wealthy with all the gambling casinos.

What examples could you give of opposition that American Indians/Natives face?

Arabs, blacks, and gays, I'm guessing. Vocal discrimination may be stronger against hispanics than blacks, but the practical results are still more against blacks I think.

I don't really know about the rest of the UK. I kinda just assumed it was the same as Manchester. The only other place that i have spent a lot of time in was Devon, where I must have seen one black person the whole year i was there and no asian people at all! I'm glad that it is not the same everywhere else.

Huh? They've been discriminated against since we landed on this continent - killed, driven out of their lands, stuck on reservations, you name it.

Yes, but I'm talking about in the U.S today. Not centuries ago. So, in other words, currently.

Currently they are still discriminated against, still largely live on reservations, and are viewed as 'lesser' than the white man.

That would explain the Chief Wahoo issue.

I've not known many black people - Sheffield has a lot of people of Indian and Pakistani descent and Oxford has a lot of Chinese and Japanese students - but very few black ones.

Given the recent terrorist attacks in our country I would have to say Arab-Americans and American Muslims. This is just an observation. I have no personal experience with the subject. Gays seem to be getting a hard time also. With the passing of the Patriot Act and loud opposition to gay marriage I would be hard pressed to choose between the two.