Like, i can’t genuinely understand why I see so many post and memes about things like: “White people things that black people enjoy” “Black people things that white people should try” “Thing that Asian people should make others do”

It feels like people in the U.S. the moment they see someone skin color they immediately make sweeping generalisations about them (which sounds super racist to me but OK), which also makes integration more difficult, because instead of an interesting mixture of cultures it makes for immovable blocks of stereotypes

Am I just seeing a small bubble of content or missing something or what? Please explain it to me

    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      At least half does not mean all of us.

      I get so sick of people getting defensive over things that may not apply to them.

      There are a LOT of stupid Americans. There are a LOT of racist Americans. There are a LOT of sexist Americans. There’s are a LOT of anti-LGBTQ Americans.

      I’m an American and I don’t identify as any of the above, but I’m not so insecure to lash out at people who point out what is obviously true.

      If most Americans actually WERE smarter than people think we are, we’d be in a different political position right now.

      Americans are generally shitty, and those that aren’t need to work twice as hard to change that. Denying it just lets it continue.