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A 22-year-old Indian man shared on Reddit about facing racial harassment at a bus stop in Ireland. Teenagers in a car used racist slurs at him.
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An Indian man claimed on Reddit about being a victim of racial harassment at a bus stop in Ireland. The 22-year-old man shared his ordeal on Reddit and stating that a group of teenagers teased him racist slurs at him while others waiting at the bus stop did not intervene.
“I’m an Indian male, 22. After I left work and while waiting for the bus, a group of young teenagers in a car called me over. I naturally thought they were asking for directions or something. I went up to the car, and they called me “hey sweet cheeks.” I played along, matched their energy, and said thanks, really appreciated it,” the user wrote in the r/IndiansinIreland subreddit.
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“Finally, for the third time, they came up from the other side and shouted more racist slurs. They drove off, and when I was boarding the bus, those lads were still there, probably waiting for their next victim who’d give them the reaction they wanted, which I believe I didn’t.”
The Indian man said he didn’t let them get to him, but the entire incident was ‘truly disheartening and alienating”.
“I try to be stoic about things and not let them get to me, but I didn’t decide to be born brown. There were two Irish people at the stop with me and another brown guy I don’t know, and nobody spoke up. We are on our own when push comes to shove. Stay strong, people.”
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