#Doesn't matter which one it is tbh if you go 'am*ricans' it's just as stupid as going 'fr*nch' | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

terresdebrume · 1 year ago

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Every time there's a post about racism in France there's always a bunch of people gleefully going "That's the French for you" and like

My guys

Racism isn't a French exclusivity

We are not genetically predisposed to it

And your insistence to pretend like we are may be funny to you but it's also

Unhelpful in the discussion of how to deal with said racism in France

Frankly begging the question of what the point of fighting racism in France is since you seem convinced it's just How The French Are, aka inevitable, aka doomed to remain the same ig

And obviously this is particularly annoying to me bc I'm French but also like, come on

We can all do better than that

ETA: also like. You are aware that France has a significant black and middle eastern population right? And that it's been the case since before we invented slavery? And that they're French too and if you imply we're just going to be hopelessly racist by default forever that also includes them?

#Matt has a life #Hidden somewhere #Matt is French #And yes it peeves me harder when it's about my country #but frankly I also find it stupid untenable and reductive in general when one nationality is treated like a slur or trigger warning #Doesn't matter which one it is tbh if you go 'am*ricans' it's just as stupid as going 'fr*nch'#or 'br*tish' or whichever #like again yeah there are big issues with race and racism in France AND inthe rest of the world *because* of France #I'm not always comfortable discussing that but i will ignore my discomfort bc it's important to talk about kt #but there are ways to talk about kt that are more productive than others

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