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#if one day karelians become more well known in western spaces. these ppl will act like they were always on our side
cat-soap-opera · 2 years
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not to talk abt racism on my warrior cat blog yet again but like. i dont think ppl rly understand just how normalized racism towards karelians is in finland. like sometimes i have difficulties enjoying the art of a finnish person online bc im scared of being painfully reminded of how i cant trust most finns to give a shit abt racism in a meaningful way.
the worst part is how they’ll get away with it. these ppl will talk big shit abt how much they support nonwhite ppl n how they’d be at the front lines for protesting if they were in america. but thats all it is, just talk. they will not protest for nonwhite ppl in finland, they will not protest against pipelines or mining on the land their ppl stole, and they will not change their mindsets regarding racism if it requires any work from them.
finland is an extremely racist country with extremely racist ppl, but finnish leftists online know how to hide their racism. theyre only so open w their racism towards karelians and other less visible groups bc they know theyll get away with it easily. its not rly even abt specifically targetting us, its abt being racist in subtle and less recognizable ways. its abt being “anti-racist” so they wont be called out, instead of being anti-racist for real.
its abt not being caught.
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