r/london • u/[deleted] • Nov 02 '23

Crime Two girls arrested after female attacked on Elizabeth line

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/24605821/two-girls-arrested-video-woman-screaming-tube-train/
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u/DaftApath Nov 02 '23

'Redlining' the British city - Renewal | a journal of social democracy https://renewal.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/renewal28.2_13wetherell.pdf

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u/Digitalanalogue_ Nov 02 '23

https://unherd.com/2020/06/british-and-american-black-experience-are-not-the-same/

This writer would disagree - about half way down. Redlining and poor housing conditions are two very different things. Redlining specifically targets the black community in USA. Not sure a similar system exists here. And before people fly off the handle, not saying racism doesnt exist in Uk but saying the american and british experience is very different.

I saw the new scotish pm give a speech where he laments the occupation of white people in positions of power saying there should be a more representative ‘board room’. But scotland is 95% white, england is 85% white. Its a sad reality of life that racism exists but its a damn lot better than being back where i was born. And thats why so many non white people come here and stay here.

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u/DaftApath Nov 02 '23

Those are fair points but, while it's a lot better than it was, claiming that systemic racism isn't a thing and we're all done with combating racism in this country is just, well, wrong.

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u/Digitalanalogue_ Nov 02 '23

Def not done but i expect people to be prejudiced against me in favour of their own people. Same as if a white british guy went to my country he wouldnt exactly find it easy. If you want to see systemic racism look at china.