Why is the United States so segregated?

[Lucca]

OTBWY said:
There's racism in all societies. Human beings are tribal creatures, no matter how "civilized" they claim to be. Singling out the United States is wrong.

Yes, I know. But the US is the only one I know enough for me to comment on, and the contrast with the Brazilian society made me think about that. I'm not saying that racism is exclusive to the US, I know it isn't.

Flilix said:

LuccaCardoso1 said:

First time I entered the US, they asked me to fill in a form, and one of the questions was what my ethnicity is. That's a fairly common question in forms, actually.

I get that they're asking what country you're from, but why would they be interested in your skin colour? That's just as useless as asking your shoe size.

I honestly have no idea. I mean, there must be a reason, I just don't know what it is.