Quote Originally Posted by Hu6e View Post
Thanks for the input brothers.
Its abit shit, because now I have been ostracized by the whole team. I eat lunch by myself, never get asked to go for drinks at the end of the working week, and pretty much get looked down upon. But if it's a choice between being one of the boys, or simply being a decent human.... I will take decency over pseudo friendships any day.
I do work with tradesmen, and I work as part of a multi billion dollar company, Australian owned. The funny thing about that, the racial discrimination stops when a client or developer comes by, and is of an Asian appearance. Very funny that.
My vulgar anguage is one of the only ways that I can communicate with these Neanderthals.
Do I work with trump supporters, yes, absolutely. They dont deny it, and are proud of him and the good work he is doing in America and around the world. They truly make me sick sometimes.
I would try dog meat. Shit, I've eaten raw chicken blood and rice in the rainforests of Thailand. I've had whale, raw chicken (judori, its really good) and smoked horse tongue in Japan. I've eaten heaps of weird shit. I would totally eat some dog.
I love Lawrence Krauss man! Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hitchens, Bill Nye and Neil DeGrass Tyson... all my favourite speakers. I can go to sleep listening to NDGT talking about the universe.

I wish I could let these comments and attitudes just go, and be at peace with the fact that others will always have opposing views. But I'll be fucked if i let these small minded plebs, discriminate anyone based upon race or sexual orientation. I love all Asians, especially Asian ladies. I have many friends who are gay or transexual. I couldn't live with myself if I didn't take a stand and say "No, that's wrong".

Thanks again, it refreshing to know I am not alone with this issue.
The struggle is real.
As a secular atheist living in The Hills I find myself constantly at odds with people. My daughter attends public school and is in non-scripture/ethics. The idea we in this day and age should waste precious education time and resources on religious instruction infuriates me. If you want to learn about your religion, sign up for a religious education institution or attend your place of worship, public school should be secular.
Anyhow, one day without consulting me the school took her from ethics to a Hillsong sponsored play about Baby Jesus. I was furious. Now Little Princess decided long ago the whole religion thing was a bit of bullshit without any help from me. She described it as being like "the tooth fairy for adults ". I was not worried about them converting her, just the audacity they had to try it on. Had they taken a Catholic kid and made them sit through a lecture by Christopher Hitchens (may he rest in peace) on exactly how we know so much of the bible is bullshit and there would have been a lynching.

So short answer, people don't like you messing with their ignorance and prejudices. Fuck em, yeah you're being ostracised because of it but perhaps it has made just one of them think. If that's the case, if just one alters their behaviour because of it and maybe tones down the racism, homophobia etc then it's worth it...