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Your perception that in the US "black and white people live different lives and mixing is frowned upon" seems like it's been heavily influenced by some less-tha
by matthewmacleod 6y ago
Your perception that in the US "black and white people live different lives and mixing is frowned upon" seems like it's been heavily influenced by some less-than-honest talking points. The idea that the UK is an oasis of racial harmony versus a segregationist USA is pretty far from the truth.
- coldtea 6y agoNot that far I'd say. While the British have their nazis and everything in moderation, at least they're not generally 24/7 preoccupied with race. (They are however preoccupied with class a lot).
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- matthewmacleod 6y agoat least they're not generally 24/7 preoccupied with race 1. Not true of Americans, and 2. Probably a newsflash to all the British people who are subject to discrimination on the basis of race. British views and issues around race are different from American ones. The article has value, because this point is important and often missed – even if it's not new. But too many people in the UK use this idea as a "harrumph here in good old Blighty we're above all this American racism nonsense" and give themselves a good pat on the back while ignoring our entirely different and still serious problems.
- dafoex 6y agoGood thing this article came along so we can point at actual race related problems British people face, but not people from the states.