Imagine this disturbing scene, if you can :
A car pulls up to a curb and rolls down the window. The light-skinned driver shouts out to a black man who is walking on the sidewalk, “Hey, my little negro !, come here !”. And the black man hurries over to give directions to the white driver, at which point, he might say, “thank you my little negro” and then he drives away.
In what time period would you place this scene ?
There are cars, so logically it's gotta be sometime after the 1920's. With civil rights movements happening around the globe (except South Africa), it certainly couldn't be after the 60's.
Surely, you decide, this is a scene from the 1940’s or 50’s. But nay, this a scene repeated day in and day out here in Colombia.
But the locals swear they’re not racists. ''Mi negrito'' and ''mi negrita'' are terms of affection ! Incredibly it bothers no one.
Try calling out the same terms of affection in the some city in the States and see if anybody minds.
A car pulls up to a curb and rolls down the window. The light-skinned driver shouts out to a black man who is walking on the sidewalk, “Hey, my little negro !, come here !”. And the black man hurries over to give directions to the white driver, at which point, he might say, “thank you my little negro” and then he drives away.
In what time period would you place this scene ?
There are cars, so logically it's gotta be sometime after the 1920's. With civil rights movements happening around the globe (except South Africa), it certainly couldn't be after the 60's.
Surely, you decide, this is a scene from the 1940’s or 50’s. But nay, this a scene repeated day in and day out here in Colombia.
But the locals swear they’re not racists. ''Mi negrito'' and ''mi negrita'' are terms of affection ! Incredibly it bothers no one.
Try calling out the same terms of affection in the some city in the States and see if anybody minds.
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