Why aren’t any or many Somalis even seen in the Trevor Martin situation

[Kurolady08]

Yeah, why don’t you see Somalis in the same situations as other blacks, like police brutality, ICE , or a Zimmerman case ? I’m curious. What do you think? Like I almost never hear about Somalis get treated like other Africans. I’ve read for some that they have a great time. There’s no cases of Somalis being beaten by Asian/Arab store owners. In fact, every corner shop owner by a foreigner (Arab or Asian) were very nice to me. Some treated us like family. But I hear from African Americans that they’re very rude to them.

 

[Lostbox]

Yeah, why don’t you see Somalis in the same situations as other blacks, like police brutality, ICE , or a Zimmerman case ? I’m curious. What do you think? Like I almost never hear about Somalis get treated like other Africans. I’ve read for some that they have a great time. There’s no cases of Somalis being beaten by Asian/Arab store owners. In fact, every corner shop owner by a foreigner (Arab or Asian) were very nice to me. Some treated us like family. But I hear from African Americans that they’re very rude to them.

I thought Somalis in the US were treated like other blacks

 

[Kurolady08]

I thought Somalis in the US were treated like other blacks

Well, I grew up in Chicago, which is one segregated cities in the USA, and I never had a really big issue. African Americans do complain about certain Africans getting treated better. Police are very nice to me. I mean, I’ve had people say racist things to me, but I always check them.

 

[Xasusi]

Humans can distinguish people. And treat them accordingly. Asking why you're being treated different, is just you fishing to be told what you already know.

 

[Jiron]

I always have great interaction with people, no matter what religion or race they belong to, we have normal conversations and exchange ideas in a polite respectable manner. I think if we start looking at each other as individuals, rather than a collective group the world be a better place.