of course, yes for all of the above, race, weight, $$, and status do get treated differently. sad to say, but yes to all unfortunately, me being a man

Speaking here as a skinny, young anglo male of extremely modest financial means, I can honestly say that yes, I do experience much more prejudice than one would imagine. As a general rule it's bad, usually manifesting in an extreme lack of respect, much of the culture around where I live is based upon ethnicity, so being light skinned is an almost garunteed ticket to be pushed around and abused. The fact that I'm tall doesn't help the issue, you wouldn't believe how many young men seem to think they have "Something to prove" by picking fights with large guys. Many people don't account for the fact that discrimination runs in all directions, not just towards those certain "Minority" groups who people traditionally see as the victims of it.

Are you talking only about things you can't control? Or also things that you can control? Dressing conservatively gets a woman treated with more respect, generally, both in the workplace and in many areas outside the workplace. But it depends on what you're seeking. It would be silly to wear ultra-conservative garb to a singles bar, for instance. That would say, "I'm a stick. I'm no fun." Of course, going too far in the OTHER direction can get you treated pretty "differently" too.

I have to say as a white female, fairly slender with some curves, and the way I dress: at my job, businesslike, and at home, jeans t-shirts and converse, I get treated very differently. Some of it isn't bad. In fact most of it isn't. When I'm in my business clothes, I get doors held open, more manners all around, I get 'checked out' by guys, I get the attention of the sales people in a friendly way, the way a human being would want to be treated. When I wear my jeans and chucks, I tend to have less of that. I tend to open my own doors (If I'm alone. If not my BF is still a gentleman), I have to wave money in salespeople's face it seems to get their attention, I was once called out by a sales clerk a few hollidays ago because they thought I was stealing, but when i wen back into the same store in work clothes, no one really cared. I find it really sad because if I were fat, if I were another race, I would be treated differently I think. I noticed a man on the bus who would rather miss his stop than ask a black man to move, just so he didn't have to say excuse me, because he was scared of him. It makes me really sad. Especially because this is Seattle, where there are alot of self-proclaimed Liberals here, who "fight" for equality and justice, but when it comes time to actually practice it, they just aren't up to it. I also find that women treat me differently in different clothes too. In my work clothes, women are 'bitchier' to me, I get lots of women with their men looking at me, just giving me the cold shoulder, but in my 'normal' clothes, they don't seem to care? Maybe I'm a threat? Don't worry ladies... I don't want your man. I got my own.

Speaking as a teen it depends how people treat me different because I have money and I can look hot if I try. Sometimes this comes as an advantage, but at the same time I hate it so much because when I wear a shirt that dosn't fit me right people call me fat most of the time not to my face but I no what they are talkin about and people come up to me all the time and ask me for money, even my friends ask me for money and I don't want to say "no", so I give it to them. So there you have it no matter if your skinny, fat, poor, rich. Your going to be treated different it can be good and/or bad, we might live in America but that dosn't mean were going to be treated equally!!!

That has never been my experience. I don't feel like there is anything about me that stands out so much that it makes any difference in my life.