Submitted 6 hours ago by Social_Discussion@lemm.ee to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
Hi I’m from Europe and unfortunately in the past few years I realized how much racism there is in the world which really messes up my mind since that concept didn’t exist for me as a kid and I thought it’s normal that people look different.
Having very bright skin and not having visited too many countries I was wondering if I might encounter any problems in America because of my skin. Can I just talk to anyone or will people reject me because of my skin? (I have blond hair too)
The racism you see on the news certainly exists, but remember what you see on the news is news because it is rare. You don’t see every obituary, because such common occurrences aren’t news.
It is something I wouldn’t put too much thought into regardless of your race.
Depends on where you go, really. Generally if you stick to cities and tourist areas you’ll be fine. But if you want to wander into small towns….
No, it’s a small enough problem everywhere that putting any real thought into “will people reject me because of my skin” (as OP asks) is overthinking it.
So do Americans actually label people with different skin types as different “races”? That sounds a little radical
Broad categories most would recognize are ‘asian’, ‘black’, ‘white’, and sometimes ‘hispanic’ or ‘middle eastern’. Most people aren’t going to get much more specific than that.
Having any skin other than what you have is how you experience racism in America.
So are you saying it’s only when you have dark skin? Because I often heard it’s also the other way around, just wanna make sure.
You’re likely gonna experience racism in some form in any community you go to where you are the minority. People are racist, not people of some specific skin color.
So your assessment is correct, if you go to a majority black community you’re probably gonna find people racist against white people.
But when you go to the US, white is still the majority. And if you’re not the majority, you’re mostly still a large part. Statistically, the most racism you’ll experience is everyday racism, where maybe some black people believe you’re an asshole even though you aren’t. Most of the time you’re not going to experience anything.
depends on what you mean by “very bright skin”? It also depends very much on where in America you’re talking about.
Remember, geographically, the US is more on par with the whole of the EU than any single country in the EU; and similarly with population size as well. You’re going to have a different experience going to CA than NY, or texas or Iowa. Or even Austin, Texas and some rural small town full of nothing but inbred rednecks in Texas. (same also for some parts of CA, if we’re being honest. There are some very republican strongholds in CA.)
Thanks I’m going to post there
Come to Latam, don’t go to USA.
iamanurd@midwest.social 2 hours ago
If the bright color is white, you’re probably ok. I say probably because shit is extra weird right now. As I understand it, the darker colors risk being “deported@ and by deported, I mean being sent to concentration camps in other countries.
I never would have thought the above sentences would be typed by someone in a rational frame of mind, but… here we are in 2025.
As delightful as you sound, my advice would be to not visit us. We’re in a dark place. While I’d love to meet people like you, we don’t deserve it right now. Shame on us.