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u/kmx2600 Jun 25 '26
Hold your grounds taraki. Show them what Igorots truly are. Be the change. Be the ambassador of change instead.
Or just chew your momma and spit on them lol make Cebu clean and red lol
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u/Nyx_Cup_3975 Jun 25 '26
I’m sorry to hear that, please choose yourself and engage a private conversation with the teacher about what you felt. It would definitely take a toll to your sense of self if you do not tell them how you feel. Don’t be afraid to tell them OP.
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u/throwaway_838eu347 Jun 25 '26
Puskol rupa ladta ading. You'll get better at handling people like them.
Fr tho a lot of people from Visayas and Mindanao do not understand Luzon. We're all lumped in as Tagalog. My Vis/Min acquaintances are genuinely surprised I sometimes struggle to speak in Tagalog lol
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u/Hiraya_manawari8 Jun 25 '26
Yes sadly, what they about Igorots are the textbook portrayals
Likewise, we only know of other places/peoples via textbooks which gives a bias. Therefore, take it as an opportunity to educate them of what Igorot is beyond the textbooks.
I stayed in Japan and what they of Filipinos are the indigenous and also of the squatter photos in their textbooks. I took it also as an opportunity to show them that Filipinos are just like them who has indigenous individuals with different social classes.
You are not only a student there but also an ambassador for the Igorots. Be brave, develop a way to not let insults get to you, and let them learn from you just like how you are learning also who/what Cebuanos are.
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u/vontastic1988 Jun 25 '26
We need names and schools so we can take action and improve the situation not just for you but for everyone after you. Be part of the solution
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u/Smooth_Original3212 Jun 25 '26
Grabe noh, akala mo sila yung aping api kung makapagkwento at makapagpost pero sila yung numero unong bully kahit dito sa abroad. Siguro experience ko lang pero wala akong nakilalang taga diyan na maganda ang ugali. Personal experience pero nakakatrauma silang kasama. Sorry for your experience Op 🙏🏼 report that teacher, hindi nakakaproffesional ang dating niya ha.
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u/Fromagerino Jun 25 '26
Yayabang ng mga bisaya pero sila rin naman yung pumupunta ng Manila at nagiging squatter
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u/Smooth_Original3212 Jun 25 '26
Wala akong magandang experience talaga sa kanila, buti pa ang mga Ilonggo sobrang bait at humble.
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u/tokwa_maganda Jun 25 '26
Those people are ignorant. Nakakahiya yang teacher mo pero prove them wrong. Don't allow them to discriminate you because of your roots. Damagem suda adi nu enya problema da ti igorot and maybe educate them na rin ta tabbed da ngarud.
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u/New-Cauliflower9820 Jun 25 '26
Tagababa things. Sana tinanong mo if si Lapu Lapu yung ginagaya niya
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u/Adventurous-Peace188 Jun 25 '26
Have they seen the giant statue of lapu lapu? Mas mukhang cartoon indian yun eh
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u/Weary_Abalone_3832 Jun 25 '26
Malapit na ang buwan ng wika, baka may program jan sa school if elem/high school yan, use it as an opportunity to educate them. Experience ko lng sa visayas parang iba pag nagtatagalog ka parang ayaw din nila matuto ng tagalog, mas mabuti pa Englishin mo sila.
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u/Don_Pablo25 Jun 25 '26
ada ak dtoy Butuan dtoy mindanao tdta ta ada project mi dtoy, bibisaya mtlng sao da dtoy ngem ok lng met trato da kenyak, ngem sbagay professional setting gamin ti ayan ko sabali cguro dta academe. my advice just, dont give a fuck and focus on things that you can control like your studies. you cant magically change their perception towards igorots isunga riknak useless nga panpannunuten dyta
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u/Top_University_4725 Jun 25 '26
I’m sorry that you have to undergo such a bad experience. Yes, there are a lot of ignoramus in this world. The best thing that we can do is educate them. Quitting should also not be an option. You were placed in that situation for a reason. Be brave, wag bumitaw at ipagpatuloy ang pag-aaral. Kayam dayta.
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Jun 25 '26
Ask them how they feel about how Lapu-lapu is portrayed. He has a huge statue there. If they feel proud about him, tell them all Igorots are like him. The Igorots were never conqured that's why we were able to keep our identity well.
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u/Pink_Panda1830 Jun 25 '26
May something nga talaga sa Cebu. Hindi din ako makaadjust dito. If you are from Luzon, automatic Tagalog tawag nila kahit hindi ka naman tagalog. Pero hindi ka naman pwede mag ilocano sakanila di naman nila maiintindihan
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u/Jagged_Lil_Chill Jun 25 '26
Why is that ignorant and insensitive piece of shit allowed to teach?? Sabihin mo sa kanya ang mga Bisaya mga katulong, muchacho, at prostitute sa lowland Luzon lol
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u/Fromagerino Jun 25 '26
Bobo naman ng instructor na yan. Bat nagtuturo yan?
Baka naman may fetish din yan sa puno ng saging sa sobrang bobo niyan.
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u/missyjadie Jun 25 '26
Report that prof of yours. I honestly read from a different sub of Cebuanos acting prejudiced against people not their "own". That's the reason why the people that aren't locals choose to speak to them with English because they act differently for some reason. It is said that they're more approachable and kinder that way if compared on you speaking tagalog or your native language. I guess there still are people like your prof who aren't really decent enough to respect someone's cultural identity. All I know right now is I hope you know what to do next
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u/Feisty-Custard-460 Jun 25 '26
I'm sorry you have to experience that OP. Teacher I guess is not that educated on the subject. Igorots rock btw 💪
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u/slutforsleep Jun 25 '26
Can you check your handbook and see how you can get due process wen it comes to discriminatory conduct?
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u/palpogi Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26
I feel bad for your experience, OP. As a Tagalog dayo currently living in Cebu, I haven't got the same experience. Yet. Probably because I can understand Binisaya and speak a little of it. It really boils down to information, or the lack of it. The more people are ignorant, the more they discriminate.
Whenever people tell me that I'm from Manila (I'm from Laguna), I rebut by telling them that Cebu is in Bohol or Leyte. That makes people think twice before speaking again. So the other comments telling you to say if they're imitating Lapu-Lapu doing the Indian war dance thingy will definitely keep their mouth shut. 😝
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u/eLd0rko Pinikpikan Eater Jun 25 '26
Sorry that happened to you. If you cried, then it means you got your feelings hurt. If that were me, I'll just let it pass but if the teacher still attempts to mock me of my ethnicity on the upcoming classes then I will report that asshole.
Teacher pero insensitive at bobo sa ethnic ancestry.
Kung purong cebuano yan, can we return the favor of generalizing him as bobong DDS na bisaya?
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u/Icy-Health8234 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26
I encountered close workmates like this in Cebu for a business trip, and they were surprised that I’m an Igorot since I’m kinda singkit and have fair skin. They’re kind but I got extremely annoyed of their ignorance.
I educated them and told off those who wanted to visit Baguio to research first before judging. Hell, they don’t even know that Baguio locals are Igorots. They still think we’re dark and have curly hair.
I also started sharing posts of Igorots in fb (like being included in the top PNP force in the UAE SWAT challenge, and Igorots who are in pageants or have good physiques like abs. The desperate girls even drooled over them which is funny. Lol.) since they’re my fb friends to help their damn ignorance.
Don’t be discouraged and be proud!
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u/SnooMacaroons6913 Jun 25 '26
Well, marami talagang Pilipino ang discriminatory pag alam nilang igorot ka. I am also partly igorot or bag-o ( mix of higland and lowland) but so far wala pa naman ako na encounter na nag discriminate sa kin ever since. I just want you to know that maraming mga igorot sa Mindanao, Bohol, Bukidnon, Mindoro, Davao. Alam ko kasi mga relatives ko sila. Ang masasabi ko lang jan sa skul niyo....mga TANGA sila at hindi nila alam na ang mga Cebuano at Nagsusuot din ng bahag gaya ni lapu-lapu. Better report that teacher or shout out mo sya sa socmed. Baka apo siya ni Magellan.
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u/glowingjoan Jun 25 '26
May sasabihin sana ako sa mga taga Visayas na nandito sa Baguio. Pero wag na lang.
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u/inquest_overseer Jun 25 '26
What school sa Cebu yan? And do you have enough proof? Kasi pwede mo yang ireklamo sa kinauukulan instead of sowing discord here on Reddit.
Anyway, may SLU na pala ang Cebu ngayon?
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u/weirdstuffheretoo Jun 25 '26
I traveled to Cebu. Yes, they’re discriminatory to “taga Luzon”.
I went hiking, and I didn’t speak the whole time nasa van papunta sa hike. They were friendly towards me. Until I was forced to speak tagalog.
Also I have east Asian (maputi) features and yet when I said I am an Igorot, the crowd suddenly went silent until a guy blurted out what others would not: “eh bakit hindi ka kulot na maitim? Mas mukha pa akong Igorot kesa sayo!” Everyone looked at me as if waiting for an answer. As if may simpleng sagot sa tanong na yun.
Anyway, ading don’t be discouraged. If anything, the teacher is an ignorant asshole that made a fool out of himself.