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WarGamer

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47. I suggest you travel more.

Fri Jul 16, 2021, 04:10 PM

Jul 2021

And the bias against dark skin people goes back WAAAAAYYYY before Colonization and the USA, lmao...

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/being-black-in-north-africa-and-middle-east/

Talking about racism as an invention of "the white man", particularly the Anglo "white man" is factually rubbish.

Bias against ALL dark skinned people, particularly (equatorial) Africans has been prevalent for thousands of years.

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interesting! kentuck Jul 2021 #1

I will never forget the video CrispyQ Jul 2021 #2

Italia..... one of my most favorite places here on earth secondwind Jul 2021 #3

OMG, the Food! Everything was so good! Coventina Jul 2021 #4

And the women Old Crank Jul 2021 #9

It's not just the women. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2021 #14

People really dress up in Florence. I felt like I stood out like a dirty sore thumb. Coventina Jul 2021 #18

I went in February. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2021 #21

I lost a ton of weight in Italy Johnny2X2X Jul 2021 #11

I experience traveling to Italy vicariously TlalocW Jul 2021 #5

I loved Jordan Schlansky's take on Italy. Wingus Dingus Jul 2021 #15

Actually, I have something to say about the Sistine Chapel Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2021 #6

very good advice... wish I had been told that years ago Amishman Jul 2021 #7

Whoa, I had no idea! ShazzieB Jul 2021 #8

We did. And it was wonderful. I got a crick in my neck, but so worth it! Coventina Jul 2021 #12

Thanks for your comments on your visit. Going to Italy iluvtennis Jul 2021 #10

I'm jealous! You'll be visiting in much better weather! Coventina Jul 2021 #16

Thanks so much for the dress code info for the Vatican museums and Cistine Chapel. My daughter and iluvtennis Jul 2021 #40

Oh that is so cool!! I took piano for a few years as a child, just know enough to say I play poorly Coventina Jul 2021 #41

Thank you Coventina iluvtennis Jul 2021 #45

We had a private guide phylny Jul 2021 #57

Northern Italians sometimes discriminate against southern Italians Wicked Blue Jul 2021 #13

I observed a similar situation. lucca18 Jul 2021 #23

Yep. At least in 98 when I was there for business for 6 weeks. GulfCoast66 Jul 2021 #51

Re: the racial bias WarGamer Jul 2021 #17

"But the US has low level racial bias compared to much of the world." BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #32

LOw level is the level compared to the rest of the world. former9thward Jul 2021 #36

I have been to other countries around the world as well BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #38

List of the most racist countries in the world Mosby Jul 2021 #42

The first paragraph from your link says this BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #46

I suggest you travel more. WarGamer Jul 2021 #47

I suggest you step off the high horse you are prancing around on assuming where I have traveled BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #48

great post... agree with it all. WarGamer Jul 2021 #50

Unless you are a POC BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #52

Karens who are videoed are unusual occurences treestar Jul 2021 #54

"Karens" are recorded by the generation who was born and raised BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #55

Well, thank god there are men in the US kcr Jul 2021 #58

... BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #60

... kcr Jul 2021 #61

Still anecdotal treestar Jul 2021 #64

I don't think anyone is characterizing "all" as doing that behavior BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #65

Charleston -- the Missing African Americans Desert_Leslie Jul 2021 #62

According to the Census BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #63

I don't think racism is at a lower level in the US kcr Jul 2021 #59

It's always "racism" but what do you call it when skin color is the issue? joetheman Jul 2021 #19

They were definitely of African descent, but no, not Americans. They spoke fluent Italian. Coventina Jul 2021 #20

They may have been Ethiopian BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #35

Colorism Apollo Zeus Jul 2021 #39

Interesting. Thank you. n/t Peregrine Took Jul 2021 #22

How do Italians view Americans? Pepsidog Jul 2021 #24

In general, we were treated well everywhere we went. Coventina Jul 2021 #27

Thank you for your remarks. Pepsidog Jul 2021 #37

Great memories of Assisi. multigraincracker Jul 2021 #25

I definitely wanted to go there. I love St. Francis. I'm not a Roman Catholic, or even a Christian Coventina Jul 2021 #28

Were you there on the evening of July 11 ... VWolf Jul 2021 #26

Yes, we were in Rome. We were in Florence for the semi-final against Spain. Coventina Jul 2021 #30

Sweet! VWolf Jul 2021 #33

We wanted to go back to Europe last year, then this year. Ace Rothstein Jul 2021 #29

Covid certainly made planning the trip very fraught. Coventina Jul 2021 #31

I don't know if I could handle the mask on the plane that long as well. Ace Rothstein Jul 2021 #34

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