Are Brazilians racist or ignorant in your opinion?

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I would never have posted this question, it feels racist or prejudice. But I will admit what my prejudices are, NOW.

I have one poster who has made rude comments to me (Brazilian), just assuming that I'm "like, out to get him". When I'm not. Anyhow, I'll get to the point...according to this information (that I have posted) and any of your own experiences or research.. Do you think Brazilians are racist/prejudice or just ignorant? I think Brazil has very little racial tolerance

http://www.brazzil.com/content/view/9789/80/


http://www.myownthoughts.com/?p=70

http://www.brazzil.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9228

First Fruits: Our Elders Speak

NEEDED: NEW SLAVE REVOLTS OF THE MIND

By Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III

There was a time in the history of African people when things were very clear. Slavery was clear. Colonization was clear. Segregation/apartheid was clear. The ideology of white supremacy was clear. We knew who the enemy was.

We knew who we were. We knew where we wanted to go. We had a strong sense of community, a shared heritage and a strong sense of efficacy as a family of African people-yes African people. We were captives enslaved, not slaves. We proudly called ourselves Africans, after our local ethnic families were dispersed. This was quite common until the 20th century. We still had the memories of our great academic, architectural, scientific, esthetic and especially our spiritual heritage. That heritage had already had global influence.

We responded to captivity with many rebellions and revolts, and with courage, gaining many victories. We thereby made slavery and o

To gain clarity, it is instructive to look very carefully at African fate over the years in Brazil, in order to understand the drift of our situation now. The special circumstances in Brazil during and after enslavement, called for the Portuguese enslavers to create a unique post slavery response for Africans. Among other things they adopted a policy called "whitening." This meant that the goal of the Portuguese was the "disappearance of the African through 'assimilation.' and by massive immigration of Europeans."

The African disappearance was to be physical and cultural. The cruelest joke of all was to sell the idea that Brazil would become a "racial democracy" with Africans becoming absorbed gradually. This was cover for a system of continued white supremacy, with a sleeping African population, most of who would not even be conscious of their African identity. In a country that is between 60% and 80% African by various estimates

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Answer 1

please dont classify all brazilians as either or it is very offensive

Answer 2

The girl you spoke too is simply as dangerous as the class she attempted to place the racists in. She is judging WHITE folks in opposition to BLACK folks. We would possibly seem distinct at the external however we're all of the equal at the within, all of us have the equal coloured blood, all of us simply attempt to do the great we will be able to with our lives, all of us holiday the equal, die the equal, have intellectual problems the equal, face the equal trials and mistakes in lifestyles. Colour does not make a individual a individual, it provides to their person. You do not introduce Joe Smith as that is Joe Smith he's black, or that is Joe Smith the Asian. Just like we do not must introduce him as that is Joe Smith who's or is not homosexual homosexual. It is inappropriate and labeling anybody. You do the great you'll with the possibility you may have. You have labored tough to get in which you're and one folks stories will not be yours too. You are a well individual with a nice angle and that's all that issues. So forget about her efforts at looking to make whatever out of what would possibly honestly be a not anything.

Answer 3

there is good and bad in all men

Answer 4

just ignorant.

Answer 5

i think prejudiced.