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Examples of racism on Lemmy?
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It would be more helpful if you gave an example of the proper way of addressing the issue.
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"person of color" or POC is the broad category of people who aren't white.
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Possibly because "colored" is and has been used as a slur? That was the connection my brain made when I first heard it and put me off, but many POCs use the term POC comfortably, so...?
Well, I am not from the US so I don't have that connotation. It's more that it puts it relative to white people. And white people also get discriminated, so it isn't an inclusive term.
They do for sure. I didn't say POC is shorthand for "people who are discriminated against", just "people who aren't white".
Yeah it sounds more like a US term. Let's just stick to racism?
Those are totally different words with different meanings.
I am priveleged not to experience racism as others do. As a consequence/therefore/ etc.
Yeah it sucks big time. I dated a foreign student once and people would shout crap out of their car and drive off. And when we ate at a restaurant I could have sworn that they made their food too salty to eat on purpose.
Personally I have sort of experienced a weaker version of it first hand when visiting Poland each time. People wouldn't serve me at all, or charge ridiculous prices.