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white and black is an artifact of the American caste system. It has meaning to you because you are an American, it is the system you live in. In Europe, it doe
by bsamuels 5y ago
white and black is an artifact of the American caste system. It has meaning to you because you are an American, it is the system you live in.
In Europe, it does not have meaning. blackness and whiteness is not a thing in the way it is in America.
Europeans only become white or black when they move to America or Americans address them.
Hope this helps
- brendoelfrendo 5y agoBoy you should really look into racism and ethnic violence in Europe, because I think you'd be shocked to learn that "black" and "white" DO actually mean things to Europeans. To be fair, Europe is a diverse place and I don't intend to paint with a broad brush; things are worse some places than others. But man, every time someone pops in and says "those are American problems" it makes me cringe. Hope this helps.
- rolisz 5y agoEthnic yes, but that includes lot of "violence" between whites of different nations. Swiss people look down on all surrounding "poorer" nations, Romanians vs Hungarians, etc.
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- hourislate 5y ago>In Europe, it does not have meaning. blackness and whiteness is not a thing in the way it is in America. You must be from Western Europe. You've never been to Eastern Europe have you...
- redisman 5y agoWestern Europe is plenty racist. I have no idea what kind of bubble the parent commenter lives in