I know that racism exists everywhere worldwide but I wasn't aware of China's role in it (specifically the who and to what extent). I assume it's not a mainstream or popular thing to hate on others though, correct? Like if they saw a white or a black person walking on the street the person wouldn't be called names or treated differently?
Thing is, unless you’re fluent in their dialect you won’t even know what they’re saying. Not to mention it’s culturally ingrained where they may not have what we describe as racial “hate” behind it, just superiority, they just repeat it because it’s what is culturally said, learned behavior. Like “hak gwai” which means “black ghost” is essentially the N word in Chinese. It’s just not a word you’re used to hearing, so it doesn’t have the same negative stigmatization attached to it.
I dated a girl for years that always corrected friends and parents who used it, and they tried to lie to people and say it was “a good thing to say”, when she knew the real meaning.
It’s definitely a supremacy issue among the elite class of China.
The end of the day is always the white devils fault. It’s easier that way I suppose, lol.