4th November 2019, 09:14 AM
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Lackey
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Assuming Nationality from Appearance - Racist or Not?
This thread has been put together from posts split from this thread, in which it was alleged by some that Essex Police had identified 39 Vietnamese people as Chinese "based on appearance alone". Initially the posts went to AAH as a derail but I think there is value in the discussion of what is, and isn't, racism, and whether certain actions are perceived as racist in some cultures but not in others. |
Posted By:Agatha |
Originally Posted by theprestige
Aside from the obvious racism of it, there's no need for the police to conclude anything about their nationality from their appearance at that point. In fact, I doubt they did.
What racism?
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