Tinted prejudice in China

[CrYsIs]

A Caucasian American businessman gets into a cab in Beijing. At first he's relieved-- the last few taxis passed straight by him, which is not unusual-- it can be difficult for non-Chinese nationals to get a cab. But then comes an uncomfortable question from the driver: "Isn't it difficult living in a country with so many black people?"A question that highlighted another issue: while non-Chinese nationals can have trouble getting a cab, it can be even worse for those with darker skin.Project manager Kris Derban has lived in China for eight years. He long suspected that taxis were not picking him up because he is an African-American. Recently his suspicions were confirmed when he asked a driver why he had hesitated to take him. "The driver said, 'I worry Africans will run off and not pay.'"But catching a cab isn't the only problem. Another common misconception Derban has to contend with is that he is a drug dealer, he said. "I'll be with a group of friends and someone specifically comes up to ask me if I have drugs. At first I was offended. Now I tease them and say: 'No, do you have drugs?'"Derban laughs off such incidents, finding humor in the ignorance. Others have been less fortunate.Liberian student David Johnson moved to China just two months ago. He said he has already been subjected to several racist remarks. "One time I was walking down the street and someone called me a stupid black c***," he reported."Maybe it was because I was with a Chinese girl and they don't like that."

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/24/wo...tml?hpt=ias_t2

[toki]

I already thought Hong Kong Chinese are straight forward racist.
I think it was sundays, when all the nannies of HK have a day off and they ALL gather in town do picnic on the sidewalks.Which looks funny, but you realize that pretty much every family has one. They're either from the Philipines or Indonesia. The Indonesians being largely muslims. I told the cab driver to drive me to a certain park. The whole area was cramped with women in headscarves.

The chinese driver was so 'embarrassed' by that, making fun of them, and being 'sorry' all the time. Oh no i cannot let you out here, it's a shame.
The actually shame is that they work 24/"6" are REALLY needed in HK and get treated like subhuman ****. And the salary is regulated by the government to avoid any competition. Good nanny = good pay etc. My family there has one, too. She was confused that i cleaned up my breakfast alone.

Not saying that other places, like Europe are not at least somewhat racist or chauvinist (which is actually the proper term), but it was very blatant over there.

[Redox]

I was in Beijing for a week, used cabs daily and never had a problem getting one.

But yeah, east asia in general is quite racist, at least towards blacks. Nothing new here.

[Seek]

I was in Beijing for a week, used cabs daily and never had a problem getting one.

Same here, but we are white dudes.

[CrYsIs]

I already thought Hong Kong Chinese are straight forward racist.
I think it was sundays, when all the nannies of HK have a day off and they ALL gather in town do picnic on the sidewalks.Which looks funny, but you realize that pretty much every family has one. They're either from the Philipines or Indonesia. The Indonesians being largely muslims. I told the cab driver to drive me to a certain park. The whole area was cramped with women in headscarves.

The chinese driver was so 'embarrassed' by that, making fun of them, and being 'sorry' all the time. Oh no i cannot let you out here, it's a shame.
The actually shame is that they work 24/"6" are REALLY needed in HK and get treated like subhuman ****. And the salary is regulated by the government to avoid any competition. Good nanny = good pay etc. My family there has one, too. She was confused that i cleaned up my breakfast alone.

Not saying that other places, like Europe are not at least somewhat racist or chauvinist (which is actually the proper term), but it was very blatant over there.

In eastern Europe people of darker skin get killed

[CrYsIs]

I was in Beijing for a week, used cabs daily and never had a problem getting one.

But yeah, east asia in general is quite racist, at least towards blacks. Nothing new here.

There is a reason for it.A lot has to do with literature, history and hollywood.

Unfortunately in many parts of the world fair skin symbolizes wealth and status where as dark skin symbolizes poverty and misery.Then again for most of the last 500 years africans were demonized as savages by western society.Hollywood also played a significant role in worsening the situation.Unfortunately most people pick up culture from movies and for most of it's history hollywood was a racist industry.Even today it lacks political correctness.So in many movies blacks were poorly depicted in a stereotypical negative light.Henceforth people associated blacks with drug addict ghetto gangsters and whites with disciplined office goers with lots of family values.

Thats the reason why people treat whites and blacks differently in east asia

[IconOfEvi]

A CrYsIs thread?

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[CrYsIs]

A CrYsIs thread?

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why don't we stick to the issue

[IconOfEvi]

why don't we stick to the issue

I am

Im just saying I love your threads, and your responses, that is all

[Hisroyalhighness]

In eastern Europe people of darker skin get killed

So do white farmers in South Africa and Zimbabwe, what's your point?

[Holycrusader]

In eastern Europe people of darker skin get killed

Really??? I heard some of them survived here and live quaite well...

[Fallap]

Really??? I heard some of them survived here and live quaite well...

They turned Michael Jackson.

[House Sparra]

In eastern Europe people of darker skin get killed

In africa albinos are killed.
point?

[hulaku]

In eastern Europe people of darker skin get killed

In India people get killed because of their caste & girls are killed because of their gender.

And your point is ?

[lotsoffreetime]

I don't know how it is in China, but in Malaysia lately the Nigerians have been quite successful in making a bad name for themselves. They abused student and tourist visas to smuggle drugs, internet scam and plenty others. In the 90s a bunch of Africans initiated the Black Money syndicate too, by offering some sort of liquid that turns paper into money. So at least around here the prejudice to some extent is well deserved.