A Black American's Perspective on Racism in America vs. Europe: Two Sides of the Same Coin
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Cameron Cook
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A Black American writer raised in France and living in Germany reflects on the comparative nature of racism in America versus Europe, arguing that both are fundamentally similar despite different expressions — American racism being more overt and European racism more subtle. The piece challenges the notion that either continent is inherently less racist, framing the question itself as naive to anyone who has actually experienced racism firsthand.
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· 3 pulledWhich is more racist—America or Europe?: laughable to anyone who has ever actually had to deal with racism
People want evidence, no matter how anecdotal, that our understanding of these social issues is progressing somewhere, that the grass must be greener.
In reality, it's two sides of the same coin. America-brand racism tends to be boisterous and loud
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