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As far as I recall, institutional racism in western European colonial powers seems to predate extensive interaction with societies in Asia, and typically stems
by vinay427 4y ago
As far as I recall, institutional racism in western European colonial powers seems to predate extensive interaction with societies in Asia, and typically stems from the colonization of Africa and subsequent slave trade which depended on a dehumanization, initially at the hands of Portugal. There’s a loose argument in this editorial [1], although not the one I’ve seen before.
[1] https://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/08/european-racism-africa-slavery https://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/08/european-r...
- Balero 4y agoRacism isn't just limited to the ones that are accepted as races in the modern day USA (Latino, Black, White, Middle Eastern, Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander). And dehumanization and slavery has happened in many more places and times that the Atlantic Slave Trade. Whilst the current main racism problems in the US all stem from this and colonialism, everywhere in the world has their own unique problems as well.
- vinay427 4y agoDid you mean to reply to my comment? It’s not clear what this has to do with what I said. I never mentioned the US at all, let alone census-designated ethnicities in the US.