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What are some obvious racist and chauvinist things that are totally normalized? (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Things that are so obvious and ingrained that no one even thinks about them.

Here’s a few:

All US americans can go to Mexico EASILY. You’re supposed to have a passport but you don’t even need one (for car/foot crossing). Versus, it’s really hard for Mexicans, who aren’t wealthy, to secure a VISA to enter the US. I’m sure there are corollaries in other geo-regions.

Another one is wealthy countries having access to vaccines far ahead of “poor” countries.

In US, we might pay lip service to equal child-hood education but most of the funding pulls from local taxes so some kids might receive ~$10000 in spending while another receives $2000. I’m not looking it up at the moment, but I’m SURE there are strong racial stratas.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

"I got jipped" or however it's spelled. We say it all the time in America, but a euro transplant informed me that it's basically a slur for gypsies.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

The term "g*psy" being used casually, in a way simply used to just talk about the Roma people, and it being the only term most people know for them, is also another racist thing that's normalized.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

FYI the best term for the ethnic group is Roma.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

True. Gypsy itself is a slur too, right? Sorry, idk much and European bigotry aside from the meme where Europeans scold us for being a racist country, then turn around and say they want to exterminate the Roma.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I think so. We have a lot of great threads on Roma culture in Hexbear, I'd recommend checking them out because their culture is really cool. I especially love Romani architecture.

Seriously, check out these sick palaces!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Those look rad. Like someone was building a traditional European house and half way up got bored and decided to finish it as a Chinese pagoda.