Current Events > Honestly these other countries protesting have way more racism than America

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American racism mainly exists in the south and Midwest. For the most part the coasts are diverse. Yes there is systemic racism with the police but pertaining to daily life I don't think it's a huge deal on the coasts.

In pretty much every other country in the world racism is way worse, maybe with the exception of great Britain. Even Canada has bad racism and its almost more common. All these European countries are racist as fuck. Especially France and Italy, fuck them.

Billy__Beane posted...

American racism mainly exists in the south and Midwest.

Uhhh....no. Racism is just more obvious in the South.

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Billy__Beane posted...

American racism mainly exists in the south and Midwest. For the most part the coasts are diverse. Yes there is systemic racism with the police but pertaining to daily life I don't think it's a huge deal on the coasts.

In pretty much every other country in the world racism is way worse, maybe with the exception of great Britain. Even Canada has bad racism and its almost more common. All these European countries are racist as fuck. Especially France and Italy, fuck them.

You and your premise are full of shit

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Its much worse in places like LA and NYC, though.

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I agree that Canada has a big racism problem, especially against Native Canadians. I had to take a workshop on Indigenous learning during my teaching degree and the struggles that the prof talked about are so similar to those of black Americans.

The worst part is how jealous other Canadians are of the steps the government has taken to make amends. Yes, most Indigenous Canadians get cheap tuition. They also have to pay for elementary school and high school. And until recently (before the Jordan Principle), some Indigenous people that were caught between systems wouldnt get health care.

Anyway, yeah, hopefully America is just ground zero for a global movement.

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Billy__Beane posted...

American racism mainly exists in the south and Midwest. For the most part the coasts are diverse. Yes there is systemic racism with the police but pertaining to daily life I don't think it's a huge deal on the coasts.

Coming from the South(Atlanta) and now living in the North(New York). There's still racism but its expressed differently.

I do agree that America, for as racist as we are, is more tolerant than other a lot of countries but thats like saying we're the one of the skinniest fat kid at fat camp. We could all stand to lose some more pounds before we pat ourselves on the back.

alimajor posted...

Coming from the South(Atlanta) and now living in the North(New York). There's still racism but its expressed differently.

I do agree that America, for as racist as we are, is more tolerant than other a lot of countries but thats like saying we're the one of the skinniest fat kid at fat camp. We could all stand to lose some more pounds before we pat ourselves on the back.

Im black and have travelled to other countries...America is more racist, dont listen to
op

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LAPD and NYPD have been responding to this much worse than APD and HPD. Don't know why you are trying to elevate blue cities.

I do agree that many countries have it worse. The historical context has made racism much more taboo in the United States. You can be openly racist in many other countries, and it'd just be business as normal. In the US, you can get fired or shamed to death for a single comment.

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Pretty funny watching China try to talk s*** on a platform banned in their country

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Racism isnt just an American problem. As terrible as it is, I admire that Americans can speak up about things and fight for change. Canada has a big racism problem but were a passive people so no one really speaks up. In Europe, they have huge problems with fans abusing their black soccer players. Making monkey noises at them and throwing bananas. And nothing is done about it at all. If it happened in American football, it wouldnt be tolerated.

And yes, Italians, French and Spaniards are some of the most racist people I have ever met. Ive met several and they made their distaste of brown and black people very clear. One Italian guy I met in a club asked me my ethnicity and when I told him it was middle eastern, he acted super sad and said it was like a flower growing out of a pot of dirt.

JBaLLEN66 posted...

Im black and have travelled to other countries...America is more racist, dont listen to
op

So have I fam, people in South Korea(seoul) literally stopped in their tracks and started staring me down because of how dark I was.

I've been to a few other countries and while I didn't personally experience racism (Netherlands, Denmark, France, UK, Spain and Germany) I've been told that the French are pretty racist towards black folks and that most countries aren't accepting towards immigrants from the middle east.

Please let me know if I'm misinformed, I'd love to be wrong on this.

alimajor posted...

So have I fam, people in South Korea(seoul) literally stopped in their tracks and started staring me down because of how dark I was.

I've been to a few other countries and while I didn't personally experience racism (Netherlands, Denmark, France, UK, Spain and Germany) I've been told that the French are pretty racist towards black folks and that most countries aren't accepting towards immigrants from the middle east.

Please let me know if I'm misinformed, I'd love to be wrong on this.

dude, Im a 6ft 1 jacked black guy wearing preppy clothes and didnt get a single stare in Japan or Korea. The only country on that list I could see racism is some bfe town in Spain lol.

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Cheese_Crackers posted...

I agree that Canada has a big racism problem, especially against Native Canadians. I had to take a workshop on Indigenous learning during my teaching degree and the struggles that the prof talked about are so similar to those of black Americans.

The worst part is how jealous other Canadians are of the steps the government has taken to make amends. Yes, most Indigenous Canadians get cheap tuition. They also have to pay for elementary school and high school. And until recently (before the Jordan Principle), some Indigenous people that were caught between systems wouldnt get health care.

Anyway, yeah, hopefully America is just ground zero for a global movement.

It's kinda looking that way


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alimajor posted...

So have I fam, people in South Korea(seoul) literally stopped in their tracks and started staring me down because of how dark I was.

I doubt they were being racist, probably just curious. Some of them have never seen a black person in their lives

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Ive been to Spain and in Madrid they treated my husband like complete garbage. My husband is Mexican and dark skinned. If I went to a store alone, they were polite. But if my husband was with me then they were extremely rude and unhelpful. It got better when we left that city at least. Madrid isnt as diverse as others.

Cleo_II posted...

Ive been to Spain and in Madrid they treated my husband like complete garbage. My husband is Mexican and dark skinned. If I went to a store alone, they were polite. But if my husband was with me then they were extremely rude and unhelpful. It got better when we left that city at least. Madrid isnt as diverse as others.

everywhere Ive been Ive been treated well lol. The only true racist places Ive been to are Memphis, Nashville, North Atlanta, and NYC lol


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eastern europe is also racist as hell, possibly more racist than the southern european countries. my cousin was laughing at how funny all the different ethnicities looked when she was visiting us here and was with me on a bus in NYC

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

dude, Im a 6ft 1 jacked black guy wearing preppy clothes and didnt get a single stare in Japan or Korea. The only country on that list I could see racism is some bfe town in Spain lol.

I'm the same build about 6'2 Athletic 220 but I have very dark skin. Are you more light skin?

Looked gf posted...

I doubt they were being racist, probably just curious. Some of them have never seen a black person in their lives

I want to agree but I don't want to be naive either, some were probably curious but some were probably scared too.

I was visiting a friend who taught little kids and she decided to bring me in since they'd never seen a black person in real life before.The teachers were a little apprehensive at first because they didn't know if it was right for them to expose the kids to me without their parents permission(Very upper class children). But the head teacher agreed that it would be a good experience so I went.

Needless to say they lost their shit lol some were crying some were fascinated, they were all lovely little derps by the end. They were really freaked out when I showed them my palms and they weren't the same color of my skin.

other place are more racist? oh shit! I guess that settles it, there's no racism in America

JBaLLEN66 posted...

everywhere Ive been Ive been treated well lol. The only true racist places Ive been to are Memphis, Nashville, North Atlanta, and NYC lol

Funny, I grew up in North Atlanta(Alpharetta) and never experienced racism where I was although, I do speak like a "White Person". I feel it in NYC though, I live on the upper westside and I know it makes some people uncomfortable but f*** em thats their problem

Eric Garner lived in New York City

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I mean, they're pretty damn racist. but I don't know if they have more racism than the US. it's expressed somewhat differently and it's hard to quantify

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Its kind of odd that people are attempting to evaluate the relative racism of entire nations based on their vacation trips to them ITT, lol.

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alimajor posted...

I'm the same build about 6'2 Athletic 220 but I have very dark skin. Are you more light skin?

I want to agree but I don't want to be naive either, some were probably curious but some were probably scared too.

I was visiting a friend who taught little kids and she decided to bring me in since they'd never seen a black person in real life before.The teachers were a little apprehensive at first because they didn't know if it was right for them to expose the kids to me without their parents permission(Very upper class children). But the head teacher agreed that it would be a good experience so I went.

Needless to say they lost their shit lol some were crying some were fascinated, they were all lovely little derps by the end. They were really freaked out when I showed them my palms and they weren't the same color of my skin.

Im like will smiths color lol

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alimajor posted...

Funny, I grew up in North Atlanta(Alpharetta) and never experienced racism where I was although, I do speak like a "White Person". I feel it in NYC though, I live on the upper westside and I know it makes some people uncomfortable but f*** em thats their problem

Dude, yuppies in buckhead are so egotistical racist lol, they dont care how white you act

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America's one of the least racist countries overall

BathroomWater posted...

Its kind of odd that people are attempting to evaluate the relative racism of entire nations based on their vacation trips to them ITT, lol.

It isnt just based on my trips. Ive heard several Europeans call black people the n word and literally throw up nazi signs. I went to school with many Europeans. They will act normal around folk and then talk shit behind their backs.

I dont think that means theres no problem in America or that it should be ignored. It just makes me roll my eyes when other countries are pointing at America and going omg look how messed up they are when they have similar issues and ignore them.

JBaLLEN66 posted...

Im like will smiths color lol

lol yup there it is. People are more accepting towards light skin folks

Thats why they do things like cast Will Smith as the doctor from Concussion

The BLM protests I've seen in other countries seem just as much directed at their own issues as they are at American issues.

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

Dude, yuppies in buckhead are so egotistical racist lol, they dont care how white you act

Lol I lived in Brookhaven/Buckhead area and I agree although the only racism I experienced at were at bars on two occasions- one place literally told me and my white friends that we couldn't wear black shirts after 11(I was the only one wearing a black shirt) and another wouldn't let me turn my hat backwards. Once again f*** those places

I'm not saying America doesn't have a problem, we got major problems. I just registered to vote for the first time ever at the age of 30 cuz shits getting out of hand.

But I'm just saying people in other countries have no right to talk trash cuz it's worse there.

And I'm not talking about just racism against black people, I mean discrimination and bigotry against other ethnicities and religions as well. America is by far the best in that regard.

"Things are worse elsewhere so it's dumb to complain about them" is so damn awful as logic
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Cleo_II posted...

It isnt just based on my trips. Ive heard several Europeans call black people the n word and literally throw up nazi signs. I went to school with many Europeans. They will act normal around folk and then talk shit behind their backs.

I dont think that means theres no problem in America or that it should be ignored. It just makes me roll my eyes when other countries are pointing at America and going omg look how messed up they are when they have similar issues and ignore them.

Oh yeah I didnt mean you specifically; you made a good point about the soccer crowds

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My grandmother was treated like garbage by some people when she arrived in Far North Queensland in the 1970s. From her skin tone (she was part Romany), they thought she was a half-caste Aboriginal woman and treated her accordingly.

My other grandmother, who actually *was* a half (or quarter, she was too ashamed to tell anyone anything other than that she had Aboriginal heritage) caste Aboriginal woman, was pathologically afraid of getting a skin tan, for fear that people would realise she was Aboriginal. She was also the most racist person I have ever met. She was a strange woman. Filled with a spite and desire to inflict emotional pain I have never seen in another human being.

I recall when my father and I visited for my grandfathers 70th birthday celebration when I was 10. My grandmother told me a joke.

How do you stop a **** from drowning? [You can guess what the word was. I refuse to repeat it. It is an epithet that makes more contextual sense given American biota].

Australia, fuck yeah!

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Billy__Beane posted...

American racism mainly exists in the south and Midwest.

Lmao

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alimajor posted...

lol yup there it is. People are more accepting towards light skin folks

Thats why they do things like cast Will Smith as the doctor from Concussion

I never considered myself light skinned though for America. When I was in Miami I was mistaken for Dominican and Im sure I would pass as mixed in Africa since Im like 25% European lol.

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There is absolutely rampant racism in America. In all 50 states

Shut up.

Billy__Beane posted...

American racism mainly exists in the south and Midwest

Hahahhahahahahahha

its too early for these jokes

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Cheese_Crackers posted...

I agree that Canada has a big racism problem, especially against Native Canadians. I had to take a workshop on Indigenous learning during my teaching degree and the struggles that the prof talked about are so similar to those of black Americans.

There 100% are racist problems here in Canada.

TC saying racism exists in other countries to excuse what is going on in his is pretty disgusting though. It shouldn't be tolerated anywhere, including the least racist country, which clearly isn't the US.

Billy__Beane posted...

American racism mainly exists in the south and Midwest.

False.

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Billy__Beane posted...

American racism mainly exists in the south and Midwest.

It's amazing to think how many Americans earnestly believe this, even if TC might not actually be one of them.
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Collat posted...

There 100% are racist problems here in Canada.

TC saying racism exists in other countries to excuse what is going on in his is pretty disgusting though. It shouldn't be tolerated anywhere, including the least racist country, which clearly isn't the US.

I agree that the existence of racism, even worse racism, elsewhere doesn't in any way alleviate what is happen in the US right now.

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Billy__Beane posted...

Yes there is systemic racism

This is the major point of the protests so...

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TC's ignornace of racism is quite the example of white privilege.

BathroomWater posted...

Its kind of odd that people are attempting to evaluate the relative racism of entire nations based on their vacation trips to them ITT, lol.

Yeah. Not only is just a handful of areas not represent the situation in the country but there could be in part other reasons for behavior.

For example if they were(wittingly or otherwise rude or doing something unusual. Not that I am denying some of these posters experienced racism or ignorance but it's a bit foolish to compare racism in two countries(one that you live in and the other you stayed In for probably a week or so in an area plenty of people are probably irritated by tourists even without factoring in racism) based on a vacation.

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Billy__Beane posted...

American racism mainly exists in the south and Midwest. For the most part the coasts are diverse. Yes there is systemic racism with the police but pertaining to daily life I don't think it's a huge deal on the coasts.

Freddie Gray and Eric Gardner weren't on the coasts? What about Rodney King TC?

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Gafemage posted...

It's amazing to think how many Americans earnestly believe this, even if TC might not actually be one of them.

My impression has been that people in cities and on the coasts often like to think of themselves as more enlightened, intelligent, and civilized than people in the south and midwest. So, it isn't exactly uncommon for them to look down their nose and shit on those dirty, ignorant,, unintelligent, sister-fucking rednecks in their backwoods, hick, fly-over boonies.

And, in a similar fashion, europeans often like to look down their nose at the colonies.