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37 sats \ 13 replies \ @cz 28 Jan \ parent \ on: Is Racism Enabled by Capitalism, or the State? | The Libertarian Institute econ

A black was interviewed in China and he told them people tried to clean his skin. Peak ignorance. Did they think he’d turn into a Disney prince mid scrub?

28 sats \ 6 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 28 Jan

Once, I was asked by a crowd if everything I saw was blue (I have blue eyes). I knew that they couldn’t figure out if I even saw well. But this was a totally inoffensive question, compared to some I had gotten. There is propaganda in many places about people’s various habits.

10 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 28 Jan

The worst our group got was the enormous amount of unwanted attention towards the two blonde women travelling with us.

34 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 28 Jan

Yes, I noticed the blonde women had a lot of difficulty when traveling, especially if they were not cognizant of the local dress codes.

43 sats \ 3 replies \ @cz 28 Jan

I'm from India. People here are very racist too, not just towards foreigners but even amongst themselves. Fair skin is practically thought to be good you're automatically considered good looking or handsome if you're light skinned. Education has brought a lot improvement, but the obsession with skin color is still deeply rooted. It's the kind of mindset that lingers in a developing country grappling with modernity and old prejudices.

45 sats \ 2 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 28 Jan

I also noticed that fat people got different treatment than your, run-of-the-mill skinny people. It didn’t take much fat to be considered fat, either.

37 sats \ 1 reply \ @cz 28 Jan

Yes, that too happens. But every person sees it differently some don't like it, and some don't care. But, personally, I never witnessed much fuss about it.

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 28 Jan

Yes, exactly as it should be.

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20 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 28 Jan

I'm not surprised and I have no idea what they expected would happen.

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 28 Jan

At least they were only talking, not doing. There are countries where they just do, no matter the universal ethics of the situation. It is the ingroup versus outgroup problem. Whatever I do to the outgroup is OK, right? Some people never think what is good for the goose is good for the gander.

43 sats \ 3 replies \ @cz 28 Jan

The reality is that Asian countries, particularly Southeast Asian ones, are some of the most racist places to visit.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 28 Jan

I don’t know if you could say racist. I found that there is a definite, we are us and you are not one of us sort of vibe. It didn’t have much to do with race, but more to do with homogeneous culture of the place. For instance, if you are in Japan you are either a Japanese or an outside person (gaijin). It is completely either, or without graduations. Oh, sorry, there were half’s and they were know as exactly that, half.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @cz 28 Jan

This is true. I'd say maybe there's a fair bit of xenophobia mixed in?

35 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 28 Jan

I don’t know if I would call it xenophobia, I think rather the idea of outgroup would be more accurate. I noticed, that if your language was not utterly perfect, you were automatically outgroup.