• Zephyr@sh.itjust.works
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    5 hours ago

    I mean which country are we speaking of? It doesn’t make sense as a statement depending on where one is. For instance Somalians who have become refugees in Kenya are treated very poorly and there’s a lot of racism and prejudice towards them by Kenyan natives. Both are people of colour so who exactly am I standing with if I were to say I stand with people of colour? If I’m in Japan and I see a Chinese man being treated poorly just for his race then who am I standing with as both sides are people of colour. It’s a statement that assumes a particular dynamic and that may not be the dynamic that is in front of us.

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        2 hours ago

        I was going to say Liberia exists but honestly you probably would get preferential treatment from assumptions about the economic part of socioeconomic.

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        3 hours ago

        Are you sure about that? I can tell you first hand it can be a serious detriment or even dangerous to be white in some English speaking countries.