Quote: (02-16-2013 02:27 PM)WEDO Wrote:
I think South Americans view indigenous peoples in much the same way we view indians that live on reservations here in the U.S. and lead a traditional non progressive life style.... especially if they practice non-christian beliefs.
Which is?
"Damn, that's fucked up, they gotta raw deal"
or
*snickers @ drunken Indian*
And lotta y'all coming at this topic with statistics and theory,
I'm asking for actual experiences, not pointless pontification.
Like if someone were to ask me about how Middle Easterners were treated in this country, I could say
- Some of my boys who are Indian magically become Mooslim Ay-Rabs when they run into sheltered middle class white folks.
- In Detroit, they take a lotta heat from black folks, cause they run the clubs, but make sure you can't holler at their women.
- Iranians got beef with Persians, cause any one calling themselves a Persian is a self hating Iranian. (akin to Thai folks calling themselves Siamese)
So on and so forth.
The reasoning for the hate will always be absurd and illogical, because all racism/bigotry is absurd and illogical. But it is what it is. It's kinda like Black Americans exporting their "one drop" mentality to places rife with colorism. (Jamaica for instance)
WIA