Have You Experienced Prejudice Or Racism In Argentina?

[AdrianB1983]

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

We have no "race" in argentina.

 

[ezeq]

I think the question has to be respond in other way, due to some points.
Firstly, if the question does refer to the existence of racist phenomenon, then it has to be a redundant one. Yes, of course it’s occurs, but the same as in any other country in the world. The presence at least of one only racist event responds this question.
If the propose of the question was to secure that this kind of social phenomenon does happen, so its respond. But, merely we can´t believe that. So, we must think that the question wanted to guide our thoughts to personal experiences. In that case, we must admit that the answer is the same as previous one. So then, we are not able to acquire real and substance information. It may happened that in a country where statistically does occurs a large number of racist attacks, one person may not experience that, and in this way she or he would think that the phenomenon does not exist, at least not in huge way. But, even could have happend the contrary situation. So, we see that subjective information does not offer substance knowledge.
So, only in a objective way indeed, we were able to respond the question. But, whats does it mean? Firstly we can’t base the discussion on a list of words that may express a racist intention o not. Words are use not only in the way that dictionaries, or vulgar language, academic or any other kind of language determinate. The metaphoric power of language can give any word the sense and meaning that a conscious mind will want to. So, one person may use it in a friendly way, while other use offensily, or may be with the intention to re-meaning it. If we want to walk in this way we will have to review history and sense sedimentation at this words and how social, cultural, politic, etc., condition have change meaning and the sense of them.
One way is making a statistical study. Indeed, that will respond affirmatively our matter, but adding the grade of the phenomenon and the different categorizations of attacks, the geographical distribution of them, ethnic origins of the victims, social class, etc.
Another path to follow may be a view of how this racist experience structure life in all the sphere of social life. Is a racist discourse, present in a culture, structuring objectively the way that citizens join possibilities of personal and social development? Are in this culture, country, laws, legal dispositives against the rights of ethnic minorities groups?
Between this paths, may be an apparent contradiction. It may happened that probabilistically the study will show a hight level of racist events, but at the objectives structures it may not be seen. Even could happend the contrary. It could show us that even if the personal treatment is “nice” or politically correct at economic, political or social life occurs a segregation of opportunities.
Well, it is just an intention to order the discussion, and a way to show that it is not an easily subject, which has it’s own limits that could not be correctly discuss in a forum. It’s a way to say, don’t miss your time trying to determinate the “behavior” of a country or a culture, knowing that this kind of being are just ideal.
If the question just wanted to share experiences, I think it is okay. But it not be correct to transfer it into a bad generalization.
Well, it has been a long time since a write in english, pardon me if there are grammatical, or morphological mistakes.

 

[Gringoboy]

Ok Basil.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

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

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.

When Argentines can't identify my accent, which is often as I learned the language as an adult in California, Mexico, Guatemala, Chile and Argentina, I tell them I'm Vietnamese (I have three Swedish grandparents and one Norwegian). A surprising number of them are gullible enough to believe me.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

We have no "race" in argentina.

Except, perhaps, on the highways...

 

[GS_Dirtboy]

I've experience some pretty strong anti-USA sentiment. Occasionally, I wear my Team USA shirt while skating. Once in awhile I get honks and thumbs-down but often people are laughing while doing this. I laugh back and give them a thumbs up. It seems like sort of a rivalry like we might have between college football teams. Last week one of the guys juggling at an intersection started saying, "Fook America! Fook America" behind my back. I gave him a quick, polite lesson on how to say "f*ck" correctly.

 

[AdrianB1983]

I've experience some pretty strong anti-USA sentiment. Occasionally, I wear my Team USA shirt while skating. Once in awhile I get honks and thumbs-down but often people are laughing while doing this. I laugh back and give them a thumbs up. It seems like sort of a rivalry like we might have between college football teams. Last week one of the guys juggling at an intersection started saying, "Fook America! Fook America" behind my back. I gave him a quick, polite lesson on how to say "f*ck" correctly.

I don't think that's a racist thing. To my experience people here generally don't like the US because of all the innocent people your army killed.

 

[gusgutier]

We have no "race" in argentina.

There is no race anywhere. The concept of race is obsolete and not scientific based. We all deescent from the same gens of an african homo sapiens. So, terms like asians, latin ( I always wondered if Grammys Latinos includes romanian music). etc, if not refrred to a geographical situation, are racist by suggesting there is different homo sapiens sub species.

 

[AdrianB1983]

There is no race anywhere. The concept of race is obsolete and not scientific based. We all deescent from the same gens of an african homo sapiens. So, terms like asians, latin ( I always wondered if Grammys Latinos includes romanian music). etc, if not refrred to a geographical situation, are racist by suggesting there is different homo sapiens sub species.

Sorry, I got kinda lost. how do yo call being nordic, arab, chinese, latin, etc then?

 

[Hybrid Ambassador]

So does the Argies calls the Asians as "Oriental".? It used be the same in the states too back in the 70's...However, now it is called "Asians" or Asiatico would be better perception but in south america they signify the same no less.