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Having been in a mixed-race relationship where one partner is brown, I can tell you firsthandedly that if you think racism is rare, then you’re probably white o
by doctorless 8y ago
Having been in a mixed-race relationship where one partner is brown, I can tell you firsthandedly that if you think racism is rare, then you’re probably white or Asian or you have consistently lived in areas where racism is actually rare. I lived in places where when I was young, I never saw anyone engage in racist behaviors. This changed the moment I entered that relationship. It may have ended long ago, but it’s definitely made me more aware of the subtle ways that people show prejudice when it’s not outright. Is it a majority? No. At least one in ten? Much closer to reality. We’ve got a long way to go, even still. Don’t forget that schools were still segregated in America less than a century ago — there are leaders in government and industry that grew up in that environment. You’ve got at least two generations to die off before we can really say that the impacts of that era are negligible.
- iamdave 8y agoif you think racism is rare, then you’re probably white or Asian I sincerely hope this isn't an intimation that Asians are somehow immune from forms of racism or racially charged behavior? Would you be able to clarify this a bit? Maybe I've misunderstood you.
- doctorless 8y agoDefinitely not the implication. Everyone can receive racially charged behavior, however the outright hostility towards lighter-skinned Asians in the United States is significantly lower than towards other minority groups as well as darker-skinned Asians.
- iamdave 8y agoFair enough. Consider me a bit incredulous of that argument. I guess, as a man of color I'm hesitant to create some sort of ranking system as to "who's getting whipped harder" as a metric when it comes to racial discrimination of all its permutations.
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- scarface74 8y agoAnd there are still plenty of places in south where people think "miscgenenation" is a sin. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/12/interracial-marriage-deep-south_n_1339827.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/12/interracial-marria...
- hateniggers88 8y agoyou are a disgusting coalburner, get fucked :-DDDDDD