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i’ve never found a country less racist than the us
by alexnewman 9y ago
i’ve never found a country less racist than the us
- tptacek 9y agoThere's probably something to this. I doubt we're the best. But the rest of the world, including Western Europe, is surprisingly racist, misogynistic, and homophobic. The wrong lesson to take from that would be, "so we should all chill out about racism". It's just as likely (I think more likely) that the lesson is: "the freak-outs are working".
- stephenhuey 9y agoI agree with this, at least with the caveat that places that might do better tend to be much smaller. Friends from other countries who have tried to question why the U.S. seems to have so much trouble with this don't seem to be factoring in challenges from our diversity, history, and even the high level of freedom that citizens have to express themselves.
- evangelista 9y agoThe only way to think like this is to have never left the US. Unfortunately, too many American grow up not having the exposure of how people speak in the rest of the world. Ever seen an entire soccer stadium erupt into monkey calls when a black player kicks a goal? You don’t know what a climate of racism is. Americans think they are surrounded by racism, they have no idea what that actually means.
- liberte82 9y agoI think you misread the parent comment..
- alexnewman 9y agoI agree with your example but am pretty sure you got me backwards
- jjeaff 9y agoSo you're saying you've never spent anytime outside the US unless it was at a vacation resort...
- alexnewman 9y agoI've actually lived multiple years, in over a dozen countries... Certainly no resort times? Maybe you can provide evidence or our a counterexample instead of being full of snark
- kthejoker2 9y agoPlease share which countries you think are less racist. Brazil, Thailand, UK, France, Poland, Mexico, Canada, and Egypt are right out from my own experience.
- alexnewman 9y agoYou think Canadians aren't harsh on the natives when compared to america. I have never heard such open racism. Egyptians not racist, tell that to my buddy who was just beaten for being white. France, I mean, your kidding right?
- kthejoker2 9y agoUhh... I agree those countries are not less racist than America. Please reread my post.