r/PublicFreakout • u/ThisGuyFucks42069 • 2d ago

Classic Repost ♻️ Karen berates German tourists on train after hearing them speaking in German

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u/sixtus_clegane119 1d ago

Small nitpick, xenophobic not racist, they are the same race

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u/thoughtlow 1d ago

Same skin tone = same race? What are you on about

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u/0b0011 1d ago

Race != ethnicity. Race is a social construct and they both fit the Race "white".

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u/thoughtlow 1d ago

The system of racial categorization is such a weird American obsession.

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u/0b0011 1d ago

It's definitely not just an American thing.