After Trump's term is said and done, I'm concerned about prejudice against Russians

Russians are not brown skinned.

They'll be fine. Even the Bulgarians pretending to be Russian.

Rayne said:

Welp it's coming I suggest getting used to it.

They're still white though so it won't be nearly as bad as it was for other groups so I'll save my sympathies for those groups.

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Pretty much. They're too light to register.

HylianSeven said:

Is this a reasonable concern?

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Lol no. There's not going to be any prejudice against white people with Russian accents. Come on now

I live literally on the same block of the Russian Embassy in DC. There's Russians all over the place here. No one cares.





Probably helps that to most people, unless they start speaking they outwardly appear to be run-of-the-mill white folks.

u srs dude
one thing at a time jeez

If they made it through the 40s - 90s I'm sure they'll be fine

White Russians are fine.

I look forward to a Russia that embraces democracy, LGBT rights and co-operation with the west.

But it will not be with Putin at the helm and I'm worried his successor will be handpicked by him.

Their is a reason Russians are fine and will continue to be fine. They are white.

Russians? Christ man, I'm moving to the States soon and I'm worried about prejudice towards Canadians!

I'd be more worried about Russia poisoning Russian Americans than prejudice against them. It's not like a large majority aren't a shade of white. I think they'll be fine not being profiled like some other groups of people...comrade.

I've already been seeing anti-Russian bigotry for my entire life...? Has anyone here grown up in a city with sizable Russian populations? I live in Portland, OR and it's super clear here. I mean, a lot of Russian immigrants speak rough English, have different mannerisms and customs, different ways of dressing, etc. I think a lot of non-immigrants keep their distance, to the point where it feels like Russians are invisible to other people. I feel like people here treat a lot of immigrants like that, though.

Russians are good people.

Russian government though...

Capra said:

White Russians are fine.

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You mean the Belorussians?

Robdraggoo said:

Russia's has been antagonistic towards the US since pretty mych the end of WW2. I don't see the way Russians are treated are going to change unless we have boots on the ground (will never happen against a nuclear armed opponent)

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It got better in the '80s/'90s under Gorbechav/Yeltsin and then backslid when Putin turned it into a full-on dictatorship. Things thawing some under the former is why we were flat-footed when an ex-KGB guy took over the country.

Horp said:

I see your point but I think russian predjudice against others (mainly PoC) are much more prevelant and a much bigger problem. So is western predjudice against PoC, too ofc

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White journalists missing that the UK/EU/US/Russia/etc problems are an international web of white supremacists is a massive blind spot for many of them.

Russophobia isn't really a thing in this country. Not even during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Appropriate?

Definitely.

I for one will never discriminate against a white russian

I wouldn't be... This is very obviously about the ruling Russian government, not the people.