shio said:
That is not true, imo. I don't even remember anyone calling a mixed person "black". And I also have been to France many times. Where I currently live we have a huge black community and another gypsy community. It is irrelevant if a mixed guy hangs out more with people of a certain race, they'll always be mixed.
Yes, there's a lot less hate in Europe, which is also why there is less need for an individual to forcefully identify himself with a single race, in order to fit in. |
That is soooooo wrong. On so many different levels.
For one... the difference between White and Black employment in the UK = the difference between White and Black employment in the US.
Now when it comes to France's unemployment levels for different races... let's just say it's MUCH worse. When you can find the numbers anyway. Since they tend to play "colorblind" laws. As in, the government doesn't consider you a different race... even though everybody else does.
When it comes to Civil Rights laws... usually the US is ahead.
I mean, ask yourself this shio. If Barak Obama was just some unknown guy walking down the streets of ANY europeon town... and someone were to go behind him, and ask the nice "non racist" europeon people in the streets. "Say what race was that man right infront of me."
What do you think they would say? Black... or "Half-white, half-black". In the US we're just a little bit more straightfoward.
Outside of what someone on the street sees you as and the possible racism that might entail... what the heck does what race you are in the first place?
