Aza Y. Alam
May 20, 2023

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Yes, I agree, sadly you are absolutely right - accents and nationality is also used to judge people's acceptability and stereotypes are applied for sure... Awful to experience king treated as a thief/prostitute... and then, the prejudice against Polish people affected your choice of rental apartment too...

I think the point I was making in my article still stands - ie, that people of colour cannot mute their accent/ they re visibly different and for racists, that is central to their hate filled attacks ...

I have Italian, Irish, Scottish and Polish friends and their experience of being accepted or not - hinges on them changing their accent, and muting any visible signs of affiliation.

I had some similar experiences to those you describe, in Bulgaria and the UK, where I grew up.

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Aza Y. Alam
Aza Y. Alam

Written by Aza Y. Alam

Exploring the entanglements of gender, race and class during this era of the Eurokleptocene. Let’s do better, one story, one learning, one comment at a time.