Dr. D. Elisabeth GlasscoDec 27, 2022

I hear a lot of White people in Britain saying that UK doesn’t have the kind of racism that America has. They might want to talk with Black and Brown Britons before making that determination.

“More than 2 in 5 Black, Brown & minority workers in the UK say they have faced racism on the job. Racist incidents included racist jokes, being subjected to stereotyping/comments about appearance, racist remarks, or outright bullying & harassment. ”

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/01/business/uk-workplace-racism/index.html

#UK #BlackMastodon #Racism

Show threadCathitza Cathington

@Deglassco White Britain has a long tradition of brushing things under the carpet or attempting to make them more 'palatable'. British slavery could be effectively erased from history as it happened thousands of miles away in the Caribbean, rather than on our shores.

Look at what's happening now with Megan Markle being utterly persecuted, but so many denying it's about race. Just one example of many.

Dec 27, 2022 at 10:38amWeb
Show threadDr. D. Elisabeth GlasscoDec 28, 2022
@cathitza Agree that Britain abolished slavery decades before America and pressured others to do so. But that doesn’t mean racism still doesn’t exist. Brexit was all about racism. And as you say, the reaction to Meghan Markle is way exaggerated relative to what she and her husband are accused of doing.
Show threadCathitza CathingtonDec 28, 2022
@Deglassco 100%. And the abolition wasn't exactly what people are often taught. British-owned slaves still had to carry on working for decades after the 'abolition'. And at the time, Britain used 40% of its national budget to compensate slave-owners - nothing went to the slaves. British taxpayers like me were unknowingly still contributing to this until it was paid off in 2015. This only came to light a few years ago. The scale and ramifications of British slavery are still being uncovered.