Do we argentine have a fame of being racist?

I never thought Argentinians are racists. Perhaps this comes from the famous thought that Hitler escaped to Argentina, but I view that as a load of bull.

 

Never really associated Argentina with racism.

I think of penguins, silver, the Falklands war, locro, and asado. And futbol.

Not racism though. But I'm from, the US, so I'm essentially ignorant when it comes to the cultural behavior of anyone who lives more than 1000 meters from me. Aside from money, violence, charismatic animals, food, and sports, of course; Americans know about that stuff.

 

It probably comes from the fact that Peron sympathized heavily with Hitler and the fact that many officers, personel, etc. DID flee to Argentina and where given refuge there.

Fun fact about that - The guy who was the fascist puppet-fuhrer in my country also fled to Argentina after WW2 and served as Peron's high ranking security advisor.

 

We self-centered Americans don't think of Argentina as racist.
In fact, we don't really think about Argentina.

In all seriousness, if you look hard enough at any nation, you will find some sub-culture that has a history of being discriminated against. Even places with a nearly homogenous cultural identity, people distinguish between mild variations in skin tone or ideology. I wouldn't get too up-tight about it. Do your best to represent your country on an individual level, be honest about its flaws, and you will sleep the sleep of the righteous.

 

I've never associated Argentina with racism. Granted, as people have said already, in some far corner of my head there is perhaps a thought of Nazism, but it is quickly dumped.

My first thoughts of Argentina are mostly football related - Messi being the first thing to come up usually, and the colors of the national team.
Maradona is among the last

Also, Patagonia and its beauties (it's my childhood dream to visit that place), and, somewhat strange, but again childhood-related, Argentinosaurus.

On the other hand, I, for some prejudices which is not a product of my reasoning, sometimes relate it to cocaine, although I'm completely ignorant about Argentine's drug trafficking and problems related to it.

But racism? I was quite surprised after reading the thread's title. I always thought Argentina to be something of a multicultural nation (again, complete ignorance here, but it's a thought).
So a definitive no to racism.

 

Exocet missiles, steak and cheating at football!

Seriously though, I'd love to visit the place, especially Patagonia!

 

Wait, these were Americans? On the internet? That sounds like they were trolling to me. I thought you meant they were people from a real country with standards of etiquette.

 

Actually Spainrads are pretty racist, an Aunt was beat up by a bunch of skin heads while she was in Spain because of her accent, and even outside of that you try arguing with a guy from spain on the itnernet and the first thign he is gonna do most of the time is calling you "Sudaca", not all of them are like that but there are a lot of very vocal assholes like that.

 

In Russia there's a skinhead on every corner beating up the former USSR Asian people, but that doesn't mean its racist. And a lot of Russians call these former USSR Asian people with an extremely offensive word.

There are really low-life, stupid, ignorant and illiterate representatives of every country (in Russia, I'd say that makes up little less than 40%).

 

I know, that's why I said that they are not all liek that, and it's mostly vocal assholes, but I was giving an example of how you can actually get the idea of them being pretty racist.

 

Oh. OK then.

 

I don't associate Argentina with racism at all. You guys totally make me think about silver medals, tho.

 

Personally I have met more racist Canadians than people from Argentina. Actually, now that I think about it I don't think I know any South Americans on the internet

 

For some reason I think Nazi when I think of Argentina. Oh yeah I also think of Madonna. People are racist everywhere.

 

As an American here are the things that pop in my head my head when I hear "Argentina".

1: Falklands War.

2: That awesome Newsweek cover about the Falklands war.


3: what the hell those guys thinking when they started the Falklands war?

3: Nazis.

4: Dictators....and lots of them.

5: That chick from the 40's but you can't quite remember her name but know Madonna liked to dress up as her or played her in a shitty movie about her.

6: People keep thinking they are Italians.

 

Totally nailed it. Although 2.a. should have been 'Harriers are really cool'.