Black girl in australia: a rant review
So, when i was in America, of course i experienced racism. I grew up in the south, so being an african american was the lowest tier you could be. But i moved to australia and got citizenship about three years ago and you will be surprised at how racist people can be when you aren’t the race they are critical of. They are not big fans of black people here, but to a lot of them, i am seen as an American african rather than an african american if that makes sense.
I have had conversations with people that have talked to ME about their abhorrent thoughts towards the sudanese, kenyans, and nigerians here and they feel comfortable saying those things because i am “american.” Also, its even worse when they talk to me about non-africans. They have expressly been racist towards chinese people and indian people as well and they express these sentiments to me as a person of color.
They are ABHORRENT towards aboriginals. They are critical of the people, the art, and when i expressed desire to go to aboriginal events, they advised against it as if they were doing me a favor.