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wachi-delectrico · 2 years ago

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Thinking a lot about this thing that happened at the dinner table the other day.

My sister's been talking about wanting to study abroad for a while now, my mom and I have been trying to dissuade her by informing her of how it works and the local options she could try instead.

I didn't know how to bring my real worries up, because I wasn't sure she'd understand, but when she asked "well, what about going to Europe?" I couldn't stop myself from replying "oh yeah, because europeans love anyone who isn't from their favourite handful of white countries." She looked baffled? confused? for a second, then my mom followed "when you're there you stop being a person and become a sudaca. Just ask your aunt how nice they were to her when she tried."

That was the end of the conversation really, we were all very tired and getting up from the table already. And I don't know, I've just been thinking about that a lot.

#rambling #''sudaca'' for those who don't know is a slur used against South Americans #I think nowadays i think of discrimination and xenophobia in Latinamerica mostly as it is between all the latino countries #And also the ways in which the USA and Canada discriminate and control and colonise us #But there's something about the xenophobia and colonialist sentiment coming from Europe that makes me really uneasy #I can't explain it really #It's a very hopeless defeated feeling #It's weird to be reminded of such #The ways in which not only do European countries - just like the USA & Canada - still colonise us and take our resources #But also the ways they just fucking hate us to the core and think we're all brutes deserving of being under their ruling once more #If you aren't hispanic you'd be surprised of the amount of times I've read Spanish fascists echo such thoughts #And - i don't know #I'm not looking for sympathy or condolences I'm just venting #I guess it's also what prevents me from having friends from the European countries that affect us the most #Very weird feeling...

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