r/AskTheCaribbean • u/CompetitiveTart505S Caribbean American • Apr 28 '25

Culture Does racism between Caribbean people disappear in the diaspora

For example growing up I was never under the impression there were conflicts between Indo and Afro Caribbean people, because the Indo Caribbean people I met were all very nice and emphasized that we're all Caribbean.

I also have a Dutch friend who explained that Surinamese people seem pretty united in the Netherlands regardless of race, but this is an outsider looking in of course.

What do you guys think? Does this imply that ethnic tensions are more superficial, or is it really not that significant? Do you all have any contradictory or complementary experiences?

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '25

Both. They are typically one in the same and march in step with each other. Obviously there's anomalies but as a whole? They are very racist. Their own kids will tell you that point Blank with no stutter. It's not just them though. Mexicans, South Americans, and all the other brown people will tell you the same. Again, not all but far too many.

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u/Retrophoria Apr 29 '25

Wtf are you talking about? Have any evidence for your sweeping generalizations?

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '25

Yeah. Real life. Obviously, it varies across islands, but it is generally facts. Run. Survey right now across the islands/diaspora and I'd bet major money it matches what I'm saying. Do I want it to be that way? No. But I'd be lying if I said it wasn't like that cause it is.

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u/Retrophoria Apr 29 '25

Yeah I'm speaking to my experience as a first gen American and we are too caught in American race relations to arbitrarily fight the conflict our parents did in Guyana or Trinidad