In SA I am faced with a more explicit racism, in my experience in the US it is more subtle. Here is is out there. To watch the way that groups treat one another is so interesting. For instance, I as I sit in this cafe I observe the reaction of people to their waitress. The don’t even look at them. It is so interesting to observe these things and then look into self and realize how we all are carrying around these built in stereotypes about groups and place people in the groups just because they look and act different than we. During the Confederation cup Cup, the US and Spanish captains read statements against racism. The advertising signs behind the sidelines that rotated between sponsoring companies also included a sign that said something like “Say No to Racism.” I was surprised by that. I am less surprised by it now. I have seen and heard things that have made me think about my own prejudiced attitudes. Maybe the racism around me in the US is less subtle that I thought.
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