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People dont realize how much ‘casual racism’(i.e. without anger or violence) there is outside of the West. I grew up looking/seen as ‘foreign’ in my home countr
by dsq 3y ago
People dont realize how much ‘casual racism’(i.e. without anger or violence) there is outside of the West. I grew up looking/seen as ‘foreign’ in my home country. I was never allowed to forget it, whereas when spending a year n the US I felt more accepted than ever before.
- mikece 3y agoIs it "casual racism" to notice that someone looks different and to be curious about it? The author says there was nothing negative about it and the people are friendly. She also complains that "they recognize me here" as opposed to her preferred "being invisible" in San Francisco. Uhm... what did you expect?
- hirundo 3y ago> I'm new, but I'm also Asian. I've experienced what I call "unintended racism." I don't think it's done with ill intent, but I have gotten comments and gestures. > People will ask me: "Where are you from?" After responding, "I'm born and raised in California," the most common response is, "Oh, you don't look American." Then they'll mimic my stereotypically Asian eye shape. I'll have to explain that my parents are Chinese. > I'm not offended, but I took for granted always feeling accepted in San Francisco because it's such a multicultural city, while Dubrovnik is not. On the face of this description, there is nothing demeaning or unaccepting about these interactions. It's as if simply noticing race and commenting on differences is interpreted as racism. If that benign behavior is racism, we need another word for the malignant kind.