Comment on Am I the only one who feels uncomfortable about many Americans constantly calling people "black" and "white" and making such a big thing about it?

cetaceanprayers@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• drmoose@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is oversimplification.

  Americans made a huge mistake tying race to identity so hard and it’s incredibly cringy from outsiders pov. Europe is taking more of a colorblind approach and while it still needs a lot of work it’s much more sustainable and really the only viable future.

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  • UnculturedSwine@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Pretending to be colorblind doesn’t make one colorblind. Americans have largely adopted an ideology of anti-racism. That is, acknowledge that racial biases exist and keep the door open for healthy conversations. You may try to ignore the fact that racial biases exist but doing so only perpetuates them.

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    • drmoose@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      We can disagree here. I’m convicned that colorblindness is the only way to approach this and we can see in practice that American approach doesn’t work with your government throwing nazi salutes and banning words and constant race war looming over the entire country.

      Maybe if you took the colorblind route you wouldn’t be where you are right now.

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      • UnculturedSwine@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The colorblind route is how we got here. It has allowed white supremacists to operate under our noses while the people pretending to be colorblind give them the benefit of the doubt when they do their racist dog whistles. You see it even now with some of my countrymen trying to say Elon is just being autistic when he throws out a Nazi salute. We’ve been taking the colorblind route for decades and the only way we’ve been able to fight back is to listen to the minorities that are here and build our communities around celebration of our differences. I’m not going to treat everyone the same because the reality is that we are not all the same. Everyone has their own quirks and experiences and neuroses. I treat everyone how they want to be treated because that is how I respect their individuality. Everyone has the potential to teach me important things I don’t know.

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  • cetaceanprayers@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    go to one soccer (football) game.

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    • drmoose@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Way to cherry pick one variable and miss the point entirely lmao

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      • cetaceanprayers@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        am i really cherry picking if overt racism is a mainstay at your sports events?

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• Loid@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My balls, you fucking eurotard. Saying that Europe isn’t racist is like saying the sky is green.

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  • LonstedBrowryBased@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Learn how to read

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  • andy1@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think you might need to read their comment again. They’re saying both places are racist, but Europeans tend to deny that racism exists.

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  • GrammarPolice@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Bro lacks reading comprehension 💀

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  • exasperation@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You’ve completely missed the point of the comment you’re replying to.

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