Comment by Forgeties79
1 day ago
So racism has been (more or less) eradicated in the US? Just trying to understand your comment before I respond more substantively because that’s a very striking claim and I want to be sure that’s actually what you mean.
Not OP, but I don’t think it’s accurate to say racism is “more or less eradicated” in the US. People’s experiences vary a lot by region, by urban vs rural areas, and even by neighbourhood and institution within the same city. Some places are clearly more inclusive than others, and disparities still show up in things like housing, policing, and employment within the city. So it’s hard to generalize.
Totally agree with you. My question is if they think it is largely not a problem in the US anymore, because their comment heavily suggests otherwise.
This will shock people, but America is not all that racist by world standards. Talk to someone from Asia for starters.
I’m not aware of anywhere with no racism. Humans are tribal and broad stereotypes are intellectually lazy but easy.
> This will shock people, but America is not all that racist by world standards. Talk to someone from Asia for starters.
I’m not shocked. I also don’t believe that “not as bad as…” is the same as “not a real problem.”
Getting stabbed twice in the side missing a major organ/artery isn’t as bad as getting shot twice in the heart, but both are very serious and painful.