It would still not be racism
Xenophobia at worst, only hatred of tourists at best
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Ostrakon@lemmy.world â¨8⊠â¨hours⊠ago
The people defending this as ânot racismâ⌠way to miss the point. If this was some BBQ joint in Texas with a sign that says closed in Spanish but open in English you wouldnât be posting these comments
atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone â¨2⊠â¨hours⊠ago
bold_omi@lemmy.today â¨2⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Xenophobia is inherently racist.
atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone â¨46⊠â¨minutes⊠ago
Arent they different things? Racism is about race, xenophobia is about country of origin
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz â¨2⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Yeah letâs start calling it racism when Barcelona locals spray tourists with water guns and see how quickly these same people scream âTHATâS DIFFERENT!â
baronvonj@piefed.social â¨6⊠â¨hours⊠ago
The odds of a Texas BBQ joint not having any Spanish speaking employees is exceedingly small.
treesapx@lemmy.world â¨4⊠â¨hours⊠ago
And yet they are cheering for ICE to arrest them all. No matter the status or paperwork. If theyâre arrested then they are guilty. Thatâs how it works down here.
baronvonj@piefed.social â¨4⊠â¨hours⊠ago
There are for sure racist fascists and bootlickers here, but donât paint us all with that brush.
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/protests-against-ice-scheduled-across-texas-this-weekend/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/us/student-protests-walkouts-ice-texas.html
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/14/texas-ice-shooting-houston-city-council-protest/
Mac@mander.xyz â¨6⊠â¨hours⊠ago
lol what? Have you ever been to Texas?
baronvonj@piefed.social â¨5⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Have youâ˝ I was born in Texas. Lived here the last 24 years, and 32 of the last 34. Even asian restaurants here have kitchens full of Spanish speaking people.
protist@retrofed.com â¨4⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Having lived in Texas for 40 years, I can confidently tell you youâre full of shit
ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world â¨6⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Itâs been years now, but are you saying that BBQ joints donât have Spanish speaking employees? Is that a Texas only thing?
baronvonj@piefed.social â¨5⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Mac is mistaken. There are Spanish speaking employees all over the food service industry in Texas.
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz â¨2⊠â¨hours⊠ago
If an American moves to Europe and doesnât attempt to learn the local language, then by a few months to a year in with zero effort people will say theyâre in the wrong for not making an effort to integrate and expecting everyone to speak English for them.
Clearly âAmericans expecting foreigners to speak Englishâ is different from âOther countries expecting Americans to speak the local languageâ from a moral point of view. So why is Japan then lumped in with America as the âLocal people must accept and accommodate foreigners who canât communicate in the local languageâ bucket, when anywhere else itâs âIf youâre traveling there and you didnât even try learning the language, then youâre ignorant and entitled.â?
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social â¨7⊠â¨hours⊠ago
I mean, itâs also racism. Those people are just stupid.
Taldan@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨hour⊠ago
It literally isnât racism though. You can disagree with it and think it should be banned, but there is no interpretation that it can realistically be called racism
I lived in Japan for a while. Iâve seen a couple places with a sign like this. In my experience every place like this is perfectly willing to have foreigners that speak Japanese. They simply donât want to deal with the hassle of a language barrier
I should also note these places were always in touristy areas. If they donât have a sign like that, theyâll end up with majority English speaking customers, because Japanese customers prefer places without rowdy tourists that canât speak the local language. I did too. Going out for an after work beer, you want an entirely different atmosphere from tourists getting hammered