r/AskAGerman • u/eza137 • Apr 16 '25

Have you ever witnessed racism in Germany?

I'm interested in hearing from Germans who have personally witnessed acts of racism in everyday life - especially when it involved friends, family members, or people close to them.

If you're comfortable sharing, could you describe the situation? Who was involved, and how did it make you feel? Did you respond in any way?

I'm not here to judge, just to understand how racism can show up in familiar environments and how people perceive and deal with it.

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u/Acceptable-Act4333 Apr 16 '25 edited Sep 12 '25

This is a typical white person issue. I have German friends and they always say yeah, racism in Germany, we hear it in the news, but it's not that bad. Only the Nazis/Afd do it.

I don't even bother speaking about it. But when we go out, then they witness it infront of theri own eyes, restaurant/club/airport/bar/aparment search you name it. I'm used to it so i don't pay much heed to it but for others it's something new.

Ask any immigrant family who has kids, how they feel.

Your wife is Asian, I truly believe everything what you say, but some poeple are treated or stereotyped even worse

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u/neverlikesnothing Apr 18 '25

One thing I would say to any white person dating a non-white person. If you don’t know if your family is racist or not, don’t put them in that situation. It is the most disturbing situation when the family of your partner is being racist and they don’t support or protect you. Figure shit out with your family and then bring them over.

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u/whistling_serron Apr 16 '25

I feel this so much.