• @[email protected]
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    61 year ago

    Actually experiencing racism in Japan.

    If you’re a white dude in a white country, you don’t have any idea what it’s like. My incident was super minor (being denied access to a restaurant) but it gave me a teeny peek into what life must be like for some people.

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      21 year ago

      It was the first time that I’ve experience this kind of comments. I’m a tallish white male and I was confused as Canadian sometimes during this trip

    • @RaoulDook
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      11 year ago

      As a white dude in a “white country” I have definitely experienced racism. It’s easy to find if you just go into a majority-minority area and interact with the locals.

      For example when I was broke and desperately in need of employment, I walked into the local Pizza Hut where they had a Help Wanted sign up. The entire staff of that restaurant were black, and when I asked about the job they just laughed at me and told me they weren’t hiring.

      Another example from the same town, when I was working my shitty job doing deliveries, riding with a couple of black co-workers. We got along fine, but after we came back to the office at the end of they day they were arguing with our boss and one commented to the other (in front of me and the boss) “See, that’s why you don’t EVER trust white people!”

      But if you never venture into any minority majority areas you may never experience that.