DaveyRocket@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s funny, I’m an American who literally argued with a German why Schwarze Pete (Black Pete) being a thing in the Netherlands, a country that heavily dealt in the slave trade, serving as a servant for Santa, and encouraging a form a black face… maybe a little racist?
Germans really like to analyze American politics, but mention nuclear power or Palestine and you see there’s a lot more in common than different.
For me the interest in American society comes from the feeling that America is the center of the earth. Not only is 99% of the content that I consume as a gen-z from America but I also grew up being told America is the best and most powerful country in the world.
America feels like the core of our Western society but the fact that it’s still an entire ocean away I think is what makes many people curious cause it’s such a big thing but we can’t quite reach it (hope that makes somewhat sense).
I also grew up being told America is the best and most powerful country in the world.
Lol, when I was in China, I was told China was the best, then I immigrated to the US and was told the USA was the best. Seems like just nationalism.
Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
I’ve never understood why Americans want to come over and tell us it’s “racist” to dress up as a character that happens to look too much like an African in their eyes