No, it's not Eastern European == evil. The most common connotation is creepy and socially awkward. Evil comes up too, but it's a runner-up. It's never /normal/,

No, it's not Eastern European == evil. The most common connotation is creepy and socially awkward. Evil comes up too, but it's a runner-up. It's never /normal/, though. When was the last time you saw a normal person on TV, who just happened to be Eastern European? The SNL episode this weekend, talking about Ukraine, went with the Eastern European prostitute stereotype. It's worth thinking about what Yakov Smirnoff was loved for. The black actors in minstrel show were often beloved too. So was Aunt Jemima. CBS just called us "relatively civilized" and "relatively European." Everyone picked up on the anti-Muslim racism, but few noticed that Eastern Europeans took a middle rung. More human than the Middle East, but less human than Europe. https://twitter.com/imraansiddiqi/status/1497607326487826435 https://twitter.com/imraansiddiqi/status/1497607326487826435