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28 sats \ 6 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 28 Jan \ parent \ on: Is Racism Enabled by Capitalism, or the State? | The Libertarian Institute econ
Once, I was asked by a crowd if everything I saw was blue (I have blue eyes). I knew that they couldn’t figure out if I even saw well. But this was a totally inoffensive question, compared to some I had gotten. There is propaganda in many places about people’s various habits.
The worst our group got was the enormous amount of unwanted attention towards the two blonde women travelling with us.
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Yes, I noticed the blonde women had a lot of difficulty when traveling, especially if they were not cognizant of the local dress codes.
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I'm from India. People here are very racist too, not just towards foreigners but even amongst themselves. Fair skin is practically thought to be good you're automatically considered good looking or handsome if you're light skinned. Education has brought a lot improvement, but the obsession with skin color is still deeply rooted. It's the kind of mindset that lingers in a developing country grappling with modernity and old prejudices.
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I also noticed that fat people got different treatment than your, run-of-the-mill skinny people. It didn’t take much fat to be considered fat, either.