unpopular opinion: most of the world is way more racist than europe and north america

reddit loves to act like racism is this uniquely western problem but the reality is that europe and north america are some of the LEAST racist places on earth

yeah racism exists here obviously. but go spend some time in east asia and see how they treat black people or southeast asians. go to the middle east and see how they treat south asian migrant workers. go to basically anywhere in the world and mention youre jewish

the difference is that western countries actually have social movements against racism and legal protections. we acknowledge it exists and try to address it (however imperfectly). most of the world doesnt even pretend to care

japan is openly xenophobic and nobody bats an eye. china has literal ethnic concentration camps. india has a race-based caste system thats still actively enforced. the middle east has kafala systems that are basically modern slavery

im not saying western racism isnt real or doesnt matter. im saying if you think its uniquely bad here youve never traveled outside the western bubble

try being a dark skinned person in east asia or a migrant worker in the gulf states and then tell me how oppressive america is

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