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Genuinely asking, what would be an example of pure, overt, common racism in American life?
by DiggyJohnson 4y ago
Genuinely asking, what would be an example of pure, overt, common racism in American life?
- usrusr 4y agoLiterally everything that hurts people whose ancestors have been born Americans for more generations than they can trace back?
- DiggyJohnson 4y agoI’m asking for an example, not the definition of racism. Sorry to put it so bluntly.
- em-bee 4y agofor one the fact that most americans are aware of the existence of racism and openly debate it. whereas european rasism is hidden, and many people are unaware that it even exists because they don't see it. in germany, racism is considered a feature of the extreme right, ignoring that general xenophobia is more widespread than that. european racism is also more xenophobia than about race, which is exemplified by the difference between africans and african-americans. it's less the skin color that matters but where you are from. an african-american is from a 1st world country with a western culture similar to europe, whereas a native african is from a 3rd world country. "from the bush", from a poverty stricken and war-torn region.
- DiggyJohnson 4y agoI’m sorry, but having a discussion about racism isn’t really an example of overt racism. What is this discourse based on in the modern experience of being a minority American?
- em-bee 4y agoyou are right. i didn't really answer your question. i mean to say that racism in the US is more open in the sense that more people recognize discrimination as such. it is also more systemic. as you can see it happening in institutions. in europe there is a lack of awareness and it's mostly individuals unaware that their behavior is xenophobic or racist.
- jleyank 4y agoTry being black or brown in the us south or southeast.
- DiggyJohnson 4y agoAgain, not an example. I live in the SE - and see very little overt racism. So I'm genuinely asking for examples of what I'm missing.