• frankgrimeszz@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I’m not sure if xenophobia and racism are the same thing. Japan seems like “we don’t want you here because you don’t understand how to navigate our culture”.

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      4 months ago

      Imo, xenophobia is the innate fear of foreign-looking people. Racism is what happens you rationalize xenophobia rather than fighting it.