Left out because I’m white

im sorry to hear this, i've felt the same for pretty much my entire life being an asian, muslim girl. England is a predominantly white country so i've been excluded.

I'm British Indian (From the south) and I experienced racism at Manchester Uni.
But I've hardly heard anything down south. Race was only a problem in the northern areas

Not trying to be a **** but the UK is predominantly white- of course, people would want minorities to represent them? How would it look if white people took the leadership roles of everything? How would minorities feel? I'm not saying you can't feel excluded but please for the first time white people aren't being given a pass or a free ticket for being white and you're complaining?

You want to be oppressed so bad lol.

Not trying to be a **** but the UK is predominantly white- of course, people would want minorities to represent them? How would it look if white people took the leadership roles of everything? How would minorities feel? I'm not saying you can't feel excluded but please for the first time white people aren't being given a pass or a free ticket for being white and you're complaining?

You want to be oppressed so bad lol.

I go to a London RG university, QMUL to be precise, and it seems being a white british student is the minority, and I’m always excluded because of this. I get passed over for everything to do with the students as they want a black Muslim person to represent them, and talk down to people from outside of London all of the time. I’ve spoken about this to a friend from Canada in my halls and they agree that as they’re not black or religious that no one seems to like them. What do I do?

I agree that white people shouldn't be taking up all the leadership roles. But excluding white people from those roles doesn't make it ok either. It should be equal

Sorry to butt in on OP's post but I noticed the colleges near me (in Scotland) are having a BAME talk saying there is underrepresentation of BAME lecturers and how this is a terrible inequality.

To me it just meant Scotland even more so than England has few migrants percentage wise rather than it being assumed to be an inequality which I found the assumption of to be racist, just as the assumption white people are automatically racist towards non white people racist too which the talk is focusing on.

I'd say its more people are uncomfortable with anything that is outside the norm, and people assume racism because of things like that, I said multiple times in the past that if I saw a gang of black youth on my estate loud and with agressive body language i'd be worried, but I would the same if I saw white youth the difference would be since my estate is more white Brits and Eastern European it would stand out as not normal so I'd worry a bit more but I have been told that assumption makes me "racist"

Just as if I felt uncomfortable as the only white person walking through a non white part of town and feeling like I stick out like a sore thumb i'd be called racist, but a non white person in a white area feeling the same is seen as because of racist white people! Either way the white people are the racists its the shame.

People should just focus on people as an individual, I do regardless of their race, gender, sexual identity, social background etc.

I get passed over for everything to do with the students as they want a black Muslim person to represent them, and talk down to people from outside of London all of the time.

this really resonates w me bc my dad, also south indian, attended Manchester Uni in the 80-90s and also recieved a lot of racism. sending a lot of love, hope things will change

That's the little secret about white privilege.. its 90% made up of majority bias and legacy wealth, and only 10% racism..

If your in a university that is majority non-white, then majority bais is gone, and will likely even work against you.. all those nice cushy advantages are gone with it, and as far as legacy-wealth goes, for the time your a student unless your parents are bankrolling you it doesn't make a difference, so all of your 'privilege' evaporates really quick. Within the university that is, take a weekend, go back to the country, and enjoy that sweet comforting majority bias again..