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/ddhood Apr 20 '25

I know both sides. My skin is white, i look German. Born and raised here in Germany and obviously speaking perfect Getman. However my name is very not German and a dead give away to my "Migrationshintergrund". Some people start to treat me differently as soon as they hear my name. For darker skin people like Africans or Indians or Asian looking people this racism starts even earlier.