Because here in my country, white skin people are treated very well and dark skin people are called “negros” that means ■■■■■. I dont know why this is happening, but some people here is very racist, specially with dark skin people. This happens all the time in street, in school, in everywhere. In the tv news for example, if someone dies in a white or rich neighbourhood that new last 2 weeks and everyone is talking about it. But if that happens in a poor neighbourhood, that last only one day and nobody cares, at least when other people says ■■■■■ or negro here the dark skin people do not feel insulted because they are used to it. How is racism in your country?
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Which country are you from @Alan96?
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Im from Argentina
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Using the word “negro” is a form of racism in the U.S. But there are plenty of people who use worse words. If they are not saying it in public you can bet that there’s still a LOT of people saying it in private.
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It is the same in the middle east. Not just black people but also other minority groups. People still have ‘maids’ who live with them and these people work for peanuts. It is awful.
There used to be a large jewish community and there are none at all now.
Even between two religions of the same race have a problem.
People are dumb.
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Well @77nick77 and I are from the USA. And well you can tell it’s VERY BAD from just looking at it.
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People in the united states used to, and sometimes still do, look at other countries and say “well they are ■■■■■■ up, and we are so much better” (in terms of racism, sexism, bigotry, ect) as if it were a bad thing that we were still trying to improve group’s relations. But it seems people weren’t happy with not being like those countries and decided to go all out towards becoming like those countries they so looked down on before.
It used to be heading to be more behind closed doors and systemic in our justice system and government and such, but now, with the current political climate, it’s all out in the open and becoming very very dangerous.
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I’m so sorry I could not make myself understood as benign.
Depends on the platform, and the individual preference of the person. Some things like, “African-American”, would be appropriate for a news platform where the person is not going to be seen. That way it gives an accurate face to the person.
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I live in one of the bluest states in the country and even here people throw around the word n------ often enough in a very offensive way. I was in a buliding and heard someone yelling it from outside at the top of their lungs, it was pretty shocking.
Wow. That’s a really offensive term and you should definitely not use it anymore. All white people don’t have good work ethic either, that’s a ■■■■■■■■ excuse for prejudice.
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Thank you , @anon1571434. Something formal like African American came in to common use after I had grown up so I literally forgot it. Sheeeesh.
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I’ve seen Africa people in college in the city center .He came to China to study .Working .I impressed that they are more unruly .I know this is only an example. And can not represent the majority of people .Discrimination is often In the view of the grassroots society, this kind of situation does not exist in the upper classes, and social contradictions in China are weakened, and the real situation is turned into geographical discrimination, where people in developed areas discriminate against people in poor areas.Because poor people are always Impolite and uncritical, tend to be single-minded with poverty, rarely contribute to the world, and there is no status in the world today, There is indeed hope in politics and in sports
In fact, I think racial discrimination is irrational。
People are fooled by some data
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“Darkies” is racist terminology from the 40’s or 50’s. In the media, African-American is the appropriate term. I mostly use the word black. I’m not sure if that is racist or not by now.
When I was hanging out in the predominantly African-American city almost on a daily basis getting my drugs, I never heard anyone use the term African-American. I got the impression that my dealers and other nefarious drug users didn’t take offense at me using the word “black”.
But times change. Just as recently as 7 or 8 years ago, I had a boss who was black. Our crew was talking and I had forgotten my bosses name and I was trying to describe him so I said, “The African-American” guy. Everybody gave me a weird look and in my three years at the job I never heard anyone say that term, but everybody used the word black. I think that’s why they gave me the weird look.
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Well, you have to realize that there are many white Africans, as well.
That doesn’t make them not African American.
I am aware of that. Apartheid comes to mind.
All my black friends also prefer to just be called black. Their reasoning is that, well, most of them aren’t from African countries.
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In my country, the racists are usually the middle-aged people who complain that the foreigners are stealing their jobs and benefits from the budget, and that they’re trying to impose the sharia law.
The same people who say those things, are the ones who sit at home all day, collecting their early pension checks and wishing things were like when they were young.
I’m like, gays are allowed to get married now, and the myth that dark people are dumber has been debunked aeons ago. Get over it already 
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