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mobertol · 15-10-2011, 15:13

As a woman living in a country that is not my country of origin i am effectively in a minority, but i get no special treatment here. No language courses, coffee mornings, help in finding work or building my confidence. From what I can see of the Lancs. network for Ethnic Minority Women -most of the courses and activities they offer would be of interest to anyone indescriminately.

Free computer courses would be welcomed by all people of all ages I imagine -and as they have LCC funding they should be available to all residents of the county... the same applies to all the other courses and activities on offer.

I've been living outside the UK for nearly 25 yrs now and what i don't get is the way you have to use positive discrimination over there nowadays, in order to show that you are not discriminating against someone. It's a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face.

People do like to be lumped together in groups for some reason (safety in numbers?) -but at the end of the day we are all individuals and are all citizens wherever we live. I don't expect to be treated differently to anyone else, and treat all those who cross my path in the same way - that is the basis of non-discriminatory behaviour -it's not that hard to achieve.

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mobertol God Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 4,419 Liked: 1866 times Rep Power: 26229	Re: Should taxes fund positive discrimination? As a woman living in a country that is not my country of origin i am effectively in a minority, but i get no special treatment here. No language courses, coffee mornings, help in finding work or building my confidence. From what I can see of the Lancs. network for Ethnic Minority Women -most of the courses and activities they offer would be of interest to anyone indescriminately. Free computer courses would be welcomed by all people of all ages I imagine -and as they have LCC funding they should be available to all residents of the county... the same applies to all the other courses and activities on offer. I've been living outside the UK for nearly 25 yrs now and what i don't get is the way you have to use positive discrimination over there nowadays, in order to show that you are not discriminating against someone. It's a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face. People do like to be lumped together in groups for some reason (safety in numbers?) -but at the end of the day we are all individuals and are all citizens wherever we live. I don't expect to be treated differently to anyone else, and treat all those who cross my path in the same way - that is the basis of non-discriminatory behaviour -it's not that hard to achieve. __________________ “Beauty is an experience, nothing else. It is not a fixed pattern or an arrangement of features. It is something felt, a glow or a communicated sense of fineness.” ~ D. H. Lawrence Last edited by mobertol; 15-10-2011 at 15:15. Reason: spelling