This is a serious subject, maybe too serious for this site, but I need to talk to someone about it, so please listen carefully. I'm Brazilian and Brazilian people have a huge ethnic variety. We are a mix between European, Native Indian and African, but we are mostly latinos. In general, we are very used to miscigenation and racist prejudices are rare and hidden, but still exist.
The fact is that no one in this nation is fully white. You rarely see a blonde, pale, blue-eyed person. And if you see, everyone will think that the person is a tourist and will start calling him a "gringo", which is our slang for foreigner. It's odd but sort of funny. Anyway, this usually isn't a negative thing, because, for example, there are an Italian boy and a Russian girl in my school. We call them "gringo" and "gringa", but we treat them with equality, even though they barely speak our language. I actually love this, it makes Brazil a colorful country. I don't have any kind of prejudice with anyone.
Now you may be wondering why I am so worried about racism. It's not because of me, it's because of my best friend, who is probably moving abroad next year. His family story sounds like fiction: his grand grandparents were a Germain-Jewish couple who exiled to Brazil so they could escape the holocaust during the World War II. They loved this country and started a family here. A few generations later, the family was biracial, like many others. Therefore, my friend's middle name is Brazilian, and his last name is Germain. This is quite unique.
Him and his whole family are returning to Germain now, in search of a best labor camp, etc. He doesn't speak a word of Germain, but he's as fluent in English as me, so I don't think communication will be a problem. In fact, I'm afraid that he will be bullied in his new Germain school, for being a foreigner. Let me describe his appearence: his skin is caramel tanned (perhaps you would consider it a common latino tone), his hair is very curly and dark, and his eyes are light green. Here in Brazil, he's a very average person, but maybe in Germany, he wouldn't be.
I mean, I've never been to Germany, but I know that most of the Germain population is pure caucasian. And I'm sure that most of you guys know what it means to be different in a new school, mainly in a new country. I'm afraid that he will be bullied for his race. I hate the idea, but I can't help, because it really may happen. I don't think that Germain people still have a sort of nazist mentality, but racism exists everywhere. Is anyone here Germain? Can you tell me how do you think that people would deal with a latino guy in your high school?
The fact is that no one in this nation is fully white. You rarely see a blonde, pale, blue-eyed person. And if you see, everyone will think that the person is a tourist and will start calling him a "gringo", which is our slang for foreigner. It's odd but sort of funny. Anyway, this usually isn't a negative thing, because, for example, there are an Italian boy and a Russian girl in my school. We call them "gringo" and "gringa", but we treat them with equality, even though they barely speak our language. I actually love this, it makes Brazil a colorful country. I don't have any kind of prejudice with anyone.
Now you may be wondering why I am so worried about racism. It's not because of me, it's because of my best friend, who is probably moving abroad next year. His family story sounds like fiction: his grand grandparents were a Germain-Jewish couple who exiled to Brazil so they could escape the holocaust during the World War II. They loved this country and started a family here. A few generations later, the family was biracial, like many others. Therefore, my friend's middle name is Brazilian, and his last name is Germain. This is quite unique.
Him and his whole family are returning to Germain now, in search of a best labor camp, etc. He doesn't speak a word of Germain, but he's as fluent in English as me, so I don't think communication will be a problem. In fact, I'm afraid that he will be bullied in his new Germain school, for being a foreigner. Let me describe his appearence: his skin is caramel tanned (perhaps you would consider it a common latino tone), his hair is very curly and dark, and his eyes are light green. Here in Brazil, he's a very average person, but maybe in Germany, he wouldn't be.
I mean, I've never been to Germany, but I know that most of the Germain population is pure caucasian. And I'm sure that most of you guys know what it means to be different in a new school, mainly in a new country. I'm afraid that he will be bullied for his race. I hate the idea, but I can't help, because it really may happen. I don't think that Germain people still have a sort of nazist mentality, but racism exists everywhere. Is anyone here Germain? Can you tell me how do you think that people would deal with a latino guy in your high school?