QUESTION: Do you guys find that you get treated differently from other black people?

[CaliTedesse]

Idk, it's common in many places in Europe. They also hate Turks in Germany because of Islam. Many White Euros are more Islamophobic than Negrophobic.

That's because negros assimilate easy and are not a conscious group and easy to control it's the truth

 

[Apollo]

Read this segment from a book I read recently, quite funny:

 

[Sophisticate]

Read this segment from a book I read recently, quite funny:

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Honestly, if Somalis collectively were as competent as they were confident they would be unstoppable. Unlike certain groups which are highly efficient/effective but extremely self-effacing bordering on self-hatred.

 

[World]

I definitely feel somehow but I guess this all has got to do with the fact that the more beatiful you are, the more chances are, people will like you, this is fairly a human nature in anywhere you go therefore odds are you are prettier than your friends! And it doesn't entail on any specific race/nationality.

There are many somalis who don't easily identify me, ofcourse the same way I'd have done to Ilhan Omar's younger boy, I'd thought him to be Indian or so ....

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[XamarWeeaboo]

Ive been thinking about this a lot lately, but I find in Canada its alot easier for me to get things like jobs and internships compared to my other black friends. I recently graduated from my program and immediately got 3 job offers while my other black friend hasn't gotten a single call back, she sometimes makes sarcastic jokes about how I look more acceptable than she does but now im wondering how true that is?

Query: What did you study in uni/college and how did you do, compared to your friend- who scored better?

 

[saredochani10]

Ive been thinking about this a lot lately, but I find in Canada its alot easier for me to get things like jobs and internships compared to my other black friends. I recently graduated from my program and immediately got 3 job offers while my other black friend hasn't gotten a single call back, she sometimes makes sarcastic jokes about how I look more acceptable than she does but now im wondering how true that is?

The reason why people treat me well is because I'm the epitome of beauty. It's as simple as that. Voila!

 

[TheAnswer]

A lot of people commenting ITT appear to think just because whites behave nicely toward them in inter-personal interaction, that theyre not experiencing racism. This is not true. Ive spent some time in the American south, and whites there are very nice toward blacks there when interacting with them, but yet they are still racist. Racism is structural. A white person will smile at you and inquire about your cultural background while at the same time investing all their money with a white bank, sending their kids to a white only school, and voting for a white politican that says send all these people back to their shithole countries. But i guess that doesn't matter if they smile at you at the grocery store so you can run back to Somalispot and gloat about your "good treatment" for "timo jileec," right? smh. you people embarrass and anger me

 

[VantaBlack]

A lot of people commenting ITT appear to think just because whites behave nicely toward them in inter-personal interaction, that theyre not experiencing racism. This is not true. Ive spent some time in the American south, and whites there are very nice toward blacks there when interacting with them, but yet they are still racist. Racism is structural. A white person will smile at you and inquire about your cultural background while at the same time investing all their money with a white bank, sending their kids to a white only school, and voting for a white politican that says send all these people back to their shithole countries. But i guess that doesn't matter if they smile at you at the grocery store so you can run back to Somalispot and gloat about your "good treatment" for "timo jileec," right? smh. you people embarrass and anger me

Indeed

All you need to do is ask them about history or anything about Africa and the racist programming just seems to flow out most "whites" without them even realising.

 

[Fay]

Ive been thinking about this a lot lately, but I find in Canada its alot easier for me to get things like jobs and internships compared to my other black friends. I recently graduated from my program and immediately got 3 job offers while my other black friend hasn't gotten a single call back, she sometimes makes sarcastic jokes about how I look more acceptable than she does but now im wondering how true that is?

i mean i been discriminated against countless if times in canada based on how i look i think maybe u just got lucky

 

[Fay]

A lot of people commenting ITT appear to think just because whites behave nicely toward them in inter-personal interaction, that theyre not experiencing racism. This is not true. Ive spent some time in the American south, and whites there are very nice toward blacks there when interacting with them, but yet they are still racist. Racism is structural. A white person will smile at you and inquire about your cultural background while at the same time investing all their money with a white bank, sending their kids to a white only school, and voting for a white politican that says send all these people back to their shithole countries. But i guess that doesn't matter if they smile at you at the grocery store so you can run back to Somalispot and gloat about your "good treatment" for "timo jileec," right? smh. you people embarrass and anger me

I agree with u i used to live in louisiana tbh anywhere i went i been discriminated against

 

[AIOPZ]

http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/06360/748295-51.stm

I don't believe that Somalis are treated better because we're not perceived as being black by whites but because many of us have lighter skin than the average black and benefit largely off of society's colorism and featurism.

 

[Lostbox]

I dont believe in much of that. It was because of the probability stacking in your favour, not because of some special privileges. The problem with most blacks(including us) is that they ordinary and so are their white, Asian and so on competitors. An this is what put them in a disadvantage because of people inherent bias and view it will decreases their probability.

 

[Desert Flower]

if your somali, they know your muslim.

your probably very pretty, which is why u get better treatment

your also probably skinny and dress well.

im not kidding but these factors influence how people treat you.

 

[Squidward245]

A lot of people commenting ITT appear to think just because whites behave nicely toward them in inter-personal interaction, that theyre not experiencing racism. This is not true. Ive spent some time in the American south, and whites there are very nice toward blacks there when interacting with them, but yet they are still racist. Racism is structural. A white person will smile at you and inquire about your cultural background while at the same time investing all their money with a white bank, sending their kids to a white only school, and voting for a white politican that says send all these people back to their shithole countries. But i guess that doesn't matter if they smile at you at the grocery store so you can run back to Somalispot and gloat about your "good treatment" for "timo jileec," right? smh. you people embarrass and anger me

strongly agreed. I like trolling here and there but the people ITT are actually serious about supporting Trump lmao.

Never forget, Trump Supporters may or may not be racist, but all racists are Trump supporters.

 

[World]

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I don't believe that Somalis are treated better because we're not perceived as being black by whites but because many of us have lighter skin than the average black and benefit largely off of society's colorism and featurism.

Somalis are not light skinned though, on average AAs have lighter skin due them being ~20 % Northern European.

 

[Apollo]

Somalis are not light skinned though, on average AAs have lighter skin due them being ~20 % Northern European.

Many AAs look no different from West Africans.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...sted-manslaughter-two-young-sons-drowned.html

 

[World]

Many AAs look no different from West Africans.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...sted-manslaughter-two-young-sons-drowned.html

I think it’s because Florida is in the Deep South, they may not have as much admixture or any at all. Up in the north however they tend to be lighter and more mixed.

 

[bluebird]

Somalis are not light skinned though, on average AAs have lighter skin due them being ~20 % Northern European.

hollywood cherry picks for “exotic” looking black families. Most aren’t mixed looking like you guys see on tv. Their color is pretty consistent with the average Somalis in the west

 

[AIOPZ]

I think it’s because Florida is in the Deep South, they may not have as much admixture or any at all. Up in the north however they tend to be lighter and more mixed.

Where do you live? Unless they outright have a white parent, most madoows could easily pass as a full-blooded African.

 

[YourBroMoe]

My fashion is divided between street wear and casual wear.

At work, I'm treated well, but no one there is racist. The workplace is diverse because it's Toronto, so it ain't an issue.

When I'm dressed in street wear, I notice more people avoid me.
When I'm dressed in casual wear, I'm much more approachable.

Ultimately, at least for Toronto, it's how you carry yourself and style.