Quote Originally Posted by Gilrandir View Post

Racism is in evidence everywhere so there is no point in singling out some region of the world. But if we try to implicate personal experience, I can counterpose mine.

When I was in America as an exchange student and lived in the dorms, I met a local black student in the corridor every now and then. When he saw me he exclaimed "Hey, Russia!" every time, although I explained more than once that I was from Ukraine. What would he say if I exclaimed "Hey, Nigeria/Congo/Cameroon/Gabon?" But did I do it? No, I kept smiling and explaining. Was it racism/xenophobia/arrogance of that student?
Wow. I didn't realise you'd been subjected to such devastating and systemic racism. And that this legitimately underpinned your prejudice and life experience... Honestly that example is pathetic. One idiot person trolling you (or maybe just being geographically clueless like 95% of Americans) is presented as countervailing material for 400 years of systemic abuse and marginalisation?