On a whole, the government strives to be not racist, and the people feel they are not racist.
However, since racism isn’t a part of the national discourse and how to respect diversity and be tolerant are never taught at home or in school, Taiwan is actually pretty racist.
The society is pretty nonchalant about in your face racism. People would say the most racist crap and when called out on it, they would claim what they said is just the fact, or who gives a frak.
Of course, white people would experience some reverse racism, and get preferential treatment on some occasions. Though the negative side of racism would eventually show itself sooner or later.
Lately, younger generation of Taiwanese internet user started using the word 尼哥 to refer to black people, which is just a phonetic transliteration of the N word. When I report such usage to mods on PTT, they say it’s ok to say the N word because this isn’t America. Even-though the contexts of such usage are as ugly as the most appalling crap I’ve heard in the US.
Since then, using 尼哥 became fashionable. You see people using the term when discussing the NBA. You see people using it when an innocent man is shot dead in his own home.
Here, check out some of these crap:
In the thread discussing a black elite shot dead in his own apartment…
推 f1234518456: 尼哥就是尼哥 欠殺122.116.217.196 09/08 11:14
→ kickmeout: 非裔亞裔穿金戴銀，骨子裡還是尼哥香蕉 61.222.64.51 09/08 11:17
噓 KadourZiani: 尼哥有錢就是更該死啊。懂嗎 101.8.228.196 09/08 11:27
噓 gn1384181: 尼哥依該先檢討自己 為什麼大家看到尼 36.232.129.7 09/08 11:51
→ gn1384181: 哥第一反應都是尼哥非善類 36.232.129.7 09/08 11:51
In a thread discussing Black Panther
推 sunchen0201: 都是尼哥，不想看 02/16 13:30
推 lodpdp: 尼哥自慰片 自慰尼哥的智商能形成文明 02/16 15:clock1130
推 togmogo : 不會 不喜歡電影出現太多尼哥 12/24 13:45
In a thread about Trump tweeting about Lebron James:
推 enemyli : 不是一群智障尼哥先鬧事的嗎？ 08/09 17:57
噓 gox1117 : 尼哥閉嘴 08/09 20:57
噓 urgrandpa : 尼哥又開大絕了 08/10 02:24
推 warlockeric : 尼哥真的很煩=…= 08/10 02:1234:
The fact that no Mod on one of the largest electronic discussion boards steps up and put an end to crap like this makes me feel ashamed.
Taiwan is racist. So deeply racists that they don’t see there’s anything wrong about being racist.