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> I find the racism in USA extremely pathological and not at all similar to what I experience in real life. Are you saying that the obsession with racism in th

> I find the racism in USA extremely pathological and not at all similar to what I experience in real life. Are you saying that the obsession with racism in the USA is what's pathological? Or that USA's portrayal of it in media is pathological?

Scarblac 6y ago
(I am not the same person as the one you replied to) The racism debate in the USA is mostly centered on two groups, "blacks" and "whites" (and "asian", but I'll ignore them for now). Jim Crow laws said that a child of "mixed" (one black, one white) parent themselves count as "black". So you have people with quite light skin who are considered "black" and experience racism directed at "black" people. I consider seeing everything through that black/white lens to be pathological. There is a huge amount of racism elsewhere in the world, probably even more than in the USA, but it's not along the same lines. Which is why it was so jarring when the "black lives matter" protests spread around the world. In the Netherlands there is quite some racism, but it's directed at Moroccans, Turks, Eastern Europeans, Chinese, and black people, usually of Surinamese descent, all in slightly different ways. The division in black/white makes no sense. The term "people of colour" got imported from the US but racism here is also directed at Poles who are as white as the Dutch are. The result is oversimplification of our own racism problem, along American lines that aren't relevant here.
- AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
  I am surprised you even took the time to answer, since my desire for clarity was seen as a negative influence on the community and was downvoted. Only a community like this would pretend to actually value intellectual growth and foster an environment where asking a question is seen as worthy of downvoting. By the way, your characterization of racism in the united states is remarkably narrow, non-historic, and sophomoric in nature. The idea that racism in the US could be put into three categories - let alone two - is offensive and deeply inaccurate. You have it not even partially correct. Go back to the drawing board.
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Scarblac 6y ago

(I am not the same person as the one you replied to) The racism debate in the USA is mostly centered on two groups, "blacks" and "whites" (and "asian", but I'll ignore them for now). Jim Crow laws said that a child of "mixed" (one black, one white) parent themselves count as "black". So you have people with quite light skin who are considered "black" and experience racism directed at "black" people. I consider seeing everything through that black/white lens to be pathological. There is a huge amount of racism elsewhere in the world, probably even more than in the USA, but it's not along the same lines. Which is why it was so jarring when the "black lives matter" protests spread around the world. In the Netherlands there is quite some racism, but it's directed at Moroccans, Turks, Eastern Europeans, Chinese, and black people, usually of Surinamese descent, all in slightly different ways. The division in black/white makes no sense. The term "people of colour" got imported from the US but racism here is also directed at Poles who are as white as the Dutch are. The result is oversimplification of our own racism problem, along American lines that aren't relevant here.

AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
I am surprised you even took the time to answer, since my desire for clarity was seen as a negative influence on the community and was downvoted. Only a community like this would pretend to actually value intellectual growth and foster an environment where asking a question is seen as worthy of downvoting. By the way, your characterization of racism in the united states is remarkably narrow, non-historic, and sophomoric in nature. The idea that racism in the US could be put into three categories - let alone two - is offensive and deeply inaccurate. You have it not even partially correct. Go back to the drawing board.

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