Have You Experienced Prejudice Or Racism In Argentina?

[Hybrid Ambassador]

But on that note I've also heard an alarming amount of people say "Chino, japones.... es todo lo mismo" which I have to admit, REALLY bothers me

That is news to me, I have been called "Ponja" or el "Gringo Japones" but never _chino-japones_ ? Come on, Chinese is one thing and Japanese is another. But chino-japones ? beyound my comprehension...?

 

[internationalguy]

That is news to me, I have been called "Ponja" or el "Gringo Japones" but never _chino-japones_ ? Come on, Chinese is one thing and Japanese is another. But chino-japones ? beyound my comprehension...?

It's Argentina. It's not supposed to make sense.

 

[Matiasba]

The respectful way we refer to asians is "oriental", if someone call you that is because is trying to be very respectful. We call that Uruguayans too, so can be confusing.

 

[Dublin2BuenosAires]

The respectful way is oriental!...Come on, only if your taking lessons in respect from Basil Fawlty. I'll let you discover who he is.

Ah good morning sir, I see you are an oriental !

Come on. Not ok.

 

[Matiasba]

I suggest you listen some argentine tv, when the chinese maffia here kills someone, the presenter always talk like "la victima, de origen oriental..." and then goes on. The formal term, the respectful term to talk about asians, is oriental. Be sure of this.

 

[Dublin2BuenosAires]

I suggest you listen some argentine tv, when the chinese maffia here kills someone, the presenter always talk like "la victima, de origen oriental..." and then goes on. The formal term, the respectful term to talk about asians, is oriental. Be sure of this.

Ok Basil.

 

[ryanlee]

In my time here I've really experienced little racism. Like it took me some getting used to how people seem to have no problem referring to some as "Chinos" and "Negros" but baseless bitterness isn't that profound as I've experienced in the US.

Somewhere along the line I picked up that being PC about things isn't really how things go here.

There's the news which will usually opt for the most pc term because they don't want to alienate a demographic, but in my day, conversations, it's more descriptive than it is animosity.

I'm a white with a Scandinavian background, out of Minnesota I probably look as gringo as it can get. I expected to be called gringo far more often, but that just hasn't been the case. Like you can most often tell by tone whether it's a loaded term or not.

I for one, haven't heard 'chino' or 'negro' or even 'gringo' for that matter in a bitter way... not always in the best context, but never in a way where it was because one race was better or worse than another. There certainly are other manifestations of racism, but of the overt sort... it's either you got off on the wrong foot, they're having a bad day, or simple ignorance.

Or maybe I've just totally lucked out with the folks I've encountered, I'm just speaking for my single point of view.

 

[Rich One]

uhmm... I'm argentine. I live in the zona sur del gran Buenos Aires and I know pretty much most of it (at least from Avellaneda to Florencio Varela and Solano). I travel constantly to capital (luckily not very often because I hate the city) and I have been to pretty much all the barrios. I know some parts of zona oeste, zona norte and La Plata. I haven't travelled that much to the interior but I have been to Rosario, Cordoba, Mendoza and Entre Rios (all the "whiter" provinces). I have two eyes and I can notice that we are mostly mestizos, not white. In Palermo and Recoleta, you are right the population is mostly white. What about Jujuy, Salta, La Rioja, Catamarca, San Juan, Santiago del Estero, Formosa, etc. I have never been there but when I see some footage of those places on TV mestizos are everywhere. Maybe someone who has actually been there can enlighten us.

And why am I a racist? Because I say we are mostly mestizos? That doesn't make much sense. If I were a racist I would close my eyes and think and dream we are mostly white Europeans (like many white Argentine tend to think).



OK.

You are absolutely correct no need to go to Salta or Jujuy just go to Once train station and look at the people there 97 % European.... No way Jose!
Check the people in Villa Lugano 3000 squaters on public land, how many European did you see?

 

[AdrianB1983]

You are absolutely correct no need to go to Salta or Jujuy just go to Once train station and look at the people there 97 % European.... No way Jose!
Check the people in Villa Lugano 3000 squaters on public land, how many European did you see?

Recoleta/Palermo guy: That's because they are not argentine, they are all bolitas and paraguas!

I do think that if there's an immigrant getting hold of that land they should get a good kick in the ass back to their countries. You can't come to a country who embraces you and the first thing you do is something illegal. The worst thing is that many people will end up renting the place, like in villa 31. The perfect business: almost no investment, no taxes, payments in cash. All in all, for me (and for many argentines I know) every race is fine as long as they are hard working, educated, respectful people... and that's why I hate us argentines so much.

 

[gusgutier]

When they say "chino, japones....es todo lo mismo" just reply with: "argentino, boliviano, paraguayo....es todo lo mismo".

And it is, or you are implying some "race " difference ?