<p>This is a funny thread.</p>
<p>Guys, you’re going to college which happen to be among the more liberal places this country has to offer. I very much doubt you will face racism while you are within the boundaries of your respective colleges.</p>
<p>And Vicente, stop overstating things.</p>
<p>“In America there is something called the “one-drop rule”. This means that if you are a mixture of black and white, then you are automatically Black, no matter how light your skin color is. If they can see that you have “African” ancestry in you, then you will be considered as Black as anyone else.”</p>
<p>This, and the rest of this post is nonsense, and it would be a shame if somebody in another country believed it. There is not and never has been such a “rule” (although some people have long believed it). It is probably true that mixed-race people do encounter racism, more in some places than in others. But in many American cities (and in colleges) mixed-race people are becoming much more common, and for most younger people there is not a big issue about interracial friendships and dating. Again, this may not be as true in some places as others, but this idea that anybody with a drop of black blood is instantly ghettoized in the U.S. is not true.</p>
<p>I never said ghetto-ized. But the truth is that the one-drop rule exists, look it up. One drop of “Black blood” makes you Black.</p>
<p>America is the only country where a White woman can have a Black child, but a Black woman can’t have a White child.</p>
<p>Sure, racism and discrimination exist in the United States. However, racism and discrimination in the other countries are more blatant. So, I think I’d rather stay in the United States where a presidential nomenee can be black or female and where a governor of California can be a furriner who is unable to even pronounce the name of the state he governs. The United States is great!</p>
<p>Did u know that just a negligible fraction of our DNA accounts for differences in skin colour, hair etc. Yes racism exists everywhere and i think racial ignorance is d ultimate test in determing d next step in the evolution of man</p>
<p>Did u know that just a negligible fraction of our DNA accounts for differences in skin colour, hair etc. Yes racism exists everywhere and i think racial oblivion is d ultimate test in determing d next step in the evolution of man</p>
<p>beware of airports, if you have pigmentation, prepare for nude search</p>
<p>“I never said ghetto-ized. But the truth is that the one-drop rule exists, look it up. One drop of “Black blood” makes you Black.”</p>
<p>Sigh. I know this is an old post, but I have to respond. The one-drop rule “exists” to the extent that some people formerly believed it, but it is totally obsolete, and never really had that much impact. To mention it in a thread intended to educate international students about issues of race in the United States is really misleading. So, unless you intend to live with a fringe cult of white supremacists somewhere in the desert you will NEVER encounter a single American who really thinks that a single drop of black blood makes you black. You may, however, find that many Americans do tend to think in binary terms of black or white. If you are from a country with vaguer racial lines, you may be surprised that people may consider you to be “black” or “white” when you don’t think of yourself that way. That apparently has been the experience of some Brazilians, for example. But as I mentioned before, there are more and more mixed-race people in American, and the younger generation is much less fixated on these labels than older people are.</p>
<p>technically we are all black in origin
anyone that doesn’t have direct african ancestry then are also united with ancient middle eastern ancestry. after that our race parted ways and spread across the world.</p>
<p>I think that discrimination is the basic characteristics of human psyche and one will find it in different forms through out the globe in nearly all the countries, so no point in fingering towards a particular country.</p>
<p>My personal experience is that racism and xenophobia are generally speaking far worse in Europe than in the US these days.</p>
<p>Racism is extreme in Australia!</p>
<p>Its been a year in the US for me.
If theres anywhere in the world where there a person can be seen for what he is and not for what his color/family/etc is , its the US. Thats what i think now
Sure ‘some’ incidents happen, but how often do the occur compared to the rest of the world? Id say very little</p>
<p>Racism is extreme in Australia? and u know this for a fact?
I would like to hear you back this obnoxiously stupid statement with the least bit of intellect.</p>
<p>I would like to actually hear about how you landed with such an opinion…as ■■■■■■■■ as it is.</p>
<p>@sid: umm… dude… don’t blame rt… it’s HUGE in india… how they’re “targeting” indians… and well, people are ACTUALLY calling back their kids- even junior year students to start all over in even the lamest of lame colleges in india. why? cuz of all the apparent racism in australia…</p>
<p>[14th</a> attack in Australia: Indian abused, beaten up](<a href=“http://ibnlive.in.com/news/14th-attack-in-australia-indian-abused-beaten-up---indians-strike-back/94918-2.html?from=rssfeed]14th”>http://ibnlive.in.com/news/14th-attack-in-australia-indian-abused-beaten-up---indians-strike-back/94918-2.html?from=rssfeed)</p>
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<p>[Global</a> Voices Online Indian Students Under Attack In Australia](<a href=“http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/06/01/indian-students-under-attack-in-australia/]Global”>Indian Students Under Attack In Australia · Global Voices)</p>
<p>[Adam</a> In Cambodia: Anti-Indian racism in Australia](<a href=“http://adamaitken.blogspot.com/2009/06/anti-indian-racism-in-australia.html]Adam”>Adam Aitken: Anti-Indian racism in Australia)</p>
<p>[Racism</a> in Australia and Indian Obsession](<a href=“http://newsblaze.com/story/20090612135211sg2u.nb/topstory.html]Racism”>http://newsblaze.com/story/20090612135211sg2u.nb/topstory.html)</p>
<p>[White</a> Australia Racism against Indian students : White Australia Racism against Indian students, Gideon blogs on sulekha, Current Affairs blogs, Gideon blog from india](<a href=“http://gideon.sulekha.com/blog/post/2006/12/white-australia-racism-against-indian-students.htm]White”>http://gideon.sulekha.com/blog/post/2006/12/white-australia-racism-against-indian-students.htm)</p>
<p>that’s just the first few results when i googled “indian students in australia”- so yeah… it’s been pretty hyped up these days… though personally, i believe it’s not racism… it’s just that they incidentally happened in a row… and then when it became a hype- they aussies were alleged to be racist, well- that obviously flared up both sides… so now… everyone’s in *****! :(</p>
<p>well i dont care what the news tells u…
but i dont believe there are many people who are in a better position to make a statement on this than some one like me or my friends who are of indian decent and have not had any problems for the duration of their life in australia (most of whom have lived there all their life).
I am so sick of India always playing the innocent victim card. If you guys can honestly tell me that the number of alleged attacks are greater than the number of thefts, rapes and attacks that occur on internationals all across india in destinations such as delhi, goa, mumbai etc…then i admit it.</p>
<p>I am just saying, its naive beliefs of such misconceptions and hyped media theatrics as to why these tensions exponentiate. </p>
<p>These things exist, just don’t make them out to be anything more than unfortunate thefts and hostile encounters. I still feel Melbourne is MUCH safer than most places in the US (where i currently reside)</p>
<p>Actually, the homicide rate in Mebourne is almost exactly the same as that of New York City, and higher than the U.S. average rate.</p>
<p>i agree… to a large extent. i know soooo many indians in australia who actually have more aussie friends than indian ones! and they’re PRECISELY the ones who don’t give two focks about the whole media thing. if you DO see the dudes who get attacked- try finding a pattern. 1) among the friends who speak up for them, NO ONE is non-indian! 2) they barely speak proper english. 2) they belong to the not-so-highly-ranked-colleges in australia. what does this show… it’s not anti-indianism, it’s just that well- if that group (and i’ve lived in singapore and have known indians who REFUSE to mingle with non-indians, flatly, completely and INSIST on speaking in hindi all the time) of indians refused to accept the aussie culture, why in crap’s name do they even expect the aussies to do that??! and yeah- a really good friend (with a VERY osama-bin-laden-ish sounding name- his first name was actually osama) once told me something that really made me think. people used to crap around him… the whole… wooh… you’re a terrorist dude, crap. i asked him what he felt about the whole thing. and he simply replied- “i obviously have nothing to do with terrorism or terrorists. but i will, if they continue this crap- and i’m gonna blow their head out” he was probably joking- but really, calling the aussies racist IS OBVIOUSLY NOT GONNA GO DOWN WELL WITH THEM! as for the part about internationals being attacked in india- well, i have to disagree here. the crime-rate in india’s pretty high itself- so it’s not like the foreigners are targeted! it’s everywhere… i’m pretty sure it was the same in australia… but unfortunately, after the media alleging them to be racists… and after amitabh bachchan decided to act godly and reject his honorary doctorate from some aussie uni… and the indian kids protesting and sitting on aussie roads- THE AUSSIES ARE BOUND TO FEEL BITTER ABOUT IT ALL… TO FEEL ANGER… NOT TOWARDS THE INDIANS… BUT TOWARDS HOW THEY’RE BEING DEMEANED GLOBALLY… and sadly, it has come to targeting (from what i’ve heard my friends)… i hope the media soon gets some new meaty item that keeps people hooked… and SHUTS the whole thing… it’ll hopefully cool down in a while! (the indian team’s epic-fail performance at the t20 wc seems like a nice item!) :D</p>
<p>umm… this is getting too lengthy and incoherent- but basically, i just poured out whatever i feel about the whole issue…</p>
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<p>I can’t understand India’s fallout. They had the IPL and all the big money and players. Pakistan, the most isolated team in International cricket, won. Is this the beauty of the game or am I missing something? :S</p>
<p>You missed Dhoni being an ass lol</p>