Can We Talk About It? - A Short Documentary about Racism in Denmark 

Good on you, pal. Your country is probably is better anyway.

"People disagree with me, therefore I must be right"

@@Komodo1312 people got defensive instead of acknowledging that just maybe they aren't 100% perfect, therefore this video might have a point and maybe people should reexamine what racism is

It is more important to move out of the country, Denmark was not created with the sole purpose of making the foreigners comfortable it is not a hotel,it is for Danish people,it is their home,you don't like it get the fuck out.

yea it’s not that deep

Seriously! People should chill the f

Funny how we went from racism being segregation, hatecrimes and genocide to "where are you from?" If you find offense in this, then you obviously aren't proud of your herritage, but that is not my problem.. I will still ask where you are from, because I am interested and I wanna get to know you.

It depends on how it's done..

They did an awesome job of starting a discussion, and I think criticism of Danish racism from an ethnic Dane would be much more impactful because it might be heard properly by a wider audience.

@@Luluthebloom That's a good point, but they did have one ethnic Dane: the researcher. Apart from that, they didn't interview any ethnic Danes. It probably wouldn't be hard to find one (in Denmark), but it's my impression that they specifically wanted to listen to ethnic minorities voicing their experiences of being treated differently. Another thing I noticed that I thought was strange was that all the people of East Asian background were featured anonymously, as if they have extra reason to be worried about being identified. Maybe it's just a coincidence.

Hi Leonna. Do you want to share your experiences in detail?

@@Komodo1312 @Komodo off the top of my head, making jokes about black people not having father's, referring to a spanish woman having a 'n-word ass,' insinuating a danish woman was not from denmark because she wore a hijab and was not white, etc.

I am Black l live in Danmark. Danmark is Racist people they hate me because of colour.

@@moss446 Why would you stay in such a racist country?

@@leonnachapman8176 so she is not Danish.. And what is the problem in that?? My friend is half Scot and half danish. I consider him Scotish and Danish he is proud of it. My other friend is half Iranian, and he is proud of his Iranian herritage as well.. I also got several examples of full-blood pakistanis, Somalians and kurds. And funny enough, they have the same genes as their parents. They are proud of their own herritage. What is the problem with not being Danish?? Just be proud of your ancestry. Btw, black People in America are more unlikely than likely to have a dad. Sorry we joke around that, but that is a fact and will get stereotyped.

How so? No act of racism has been used as an example. Please do enlighten me if you beg to differ.

There are many documentary and personal stories of racism in the rest of the world, especially the Arab world and China.

@@mehiretaga1621 Are these documentaries shown on popular Arab and Chinese television? If so could you provide some proof?

@@mehiretaga1621 Where is the Arab produced documentary on the Trans Saharan Slave Trade? I would love to see it.

@@mehiretaga1621 Finally Mehiret; can you provide footage of recent BLM demonstrations in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Dubai, or Bahrain? Were there BLM demonstrations in China or Japan as well?

@@elindioedwards7041 your on RU-vid go look it up. how African maids are treated in the Arab world how the Chinese are literally killing Muslim and Christian, how they did black face on national tv and make fun of black people. Racism is EVERYWHERE .

It's not. It happens here and there but there assholes no matter where you are in the world. Asking someone where they are from is NOT racist.

@@kj12351 obviously asking someone where they’re from is not racist…but i meant with the islamphobia, racism towards Asians and blacks,etc. obv even in Sweden and Norway there r assholes but after watching couple of videos, I realized its wayyyy more in Denmark. I hope what I’m seeing and hearing is wrong.

@@sophiaalkh3787 Well the woman in the video used that as an ex. It was not something you said 🙂. It's not a big problem. I went to school with 3 asians for 4 years and I talked with them for many years after, also knew a few black people and I have never seen or been told it happend to ANY of them. I'm sure it happens here and there, like I said assholes are all over the place in this world.

@@kj12351 may i ask where from Denmark are u?! Because ur comment made me really happy, few months ago bunch of danes came to Sweden and started burning religious books like the (quran or koran (sorry idk how ti write it)) since then not me but a lot of Swedes became worried abt what’s going on in Denmark. Maybe the racist ppl are few but they are more vocal than the majority who are not racist.

@@sophiaalkh3787 I live near holbæk ( or holbeak in non danish ). It's not that they are VERY vocal, eveyone else don't care. I also think most of the people are against the religion, not the people but some of them could be racist.

It's the where are you really from question that bothers those who are born in a country and speak that language fluently. Say your parents were from japan and the immigrated to Sweden and had you in Sweden. You would not be considered Swedish by the Swedish population. You may act like a swed talk like one. but at the end of the day you look different and that bothers people. Now Say your parents are immigrated from Canada and are blonde. You are born blonde and raised in that culture you will be considered Swedish unless you go out of the way to say you're Canadian. I think with most people were tired of pretending like racism doesn't it does. Its naturally human to fear what seems different to you. But thats not to say its okay. Agree or disagree i don't care people opinions are often deep rooted. and hard to change. Its only when a community such as 1950's Germany was forced to change that It did and I think the same can be said about Denmark.

@@lifetravels2736 Yes, that is the reality of phenotypes. Asking where your phenotype originates from is still not racism. Unless the people asking wants to judge you on your phenotype.

But you need to ask yourself is there any benefit to asking? From a young age were taught not to be annoying. Say you're of German decent and I Constantly bring up WW2 and ask if your parents were nazi's would you not be annoyed by the question. Regardless if you believe something is racist what is the point of annoying someone unless you want to make that person an enemy.

@@lifetravels2736 Who says that being interested in other peoples backgrounds is automatically annoying? When I have gone to foreign countries I have always enjoyed when people were interested in my background. But glad that we agree that it is not racist at least.

@@Komodo1312 Man you got some good selective listening.

Intelligence is really going down across Denmark.

@@lifetravels2736 :(

In high school, one of my friends (second-gen immigrant from middle east) would greet me in the morning with "Goodmorning white trash!" and I would respond would "Sup, perker!". Then we would laugh a bit and smoke a cigarette together before heading in. The words we both used were racist and demeaning, but neither of us used them with that intention - we were just making friendly fun of each other. In fact, the fact that we could do that, showed that I considered him a normal danish dude and not "an outsider that needs to be taken special care of".

I live in Danmark l am immigration of Africa .living Black man in Denmark is very Difficult.

@@moss446 I reckon it is easier than being in Africa. Which is why you are in Denmark, so stop complaining. Life is hard for all of us.

If that's true, why not simply gather evidence, and get a lawyer? It's illegal to discriminate based on race, after all. So if you have evidence of that, why not sue? After 5 years? Would be an easy win for you....

Second documentary about racism in Denmark (the Australian one) and a European rapport confirming the xenophobia and racism is widespread. Maybe just acknowledge that you have a problem, that actually exist? And then work to fix it, instead of being offended by the truth

@@fatib3200 or, hear me out, if one thinks this is such a problem they could move somewhere else? In Denmark there's a culture of speaking your mind wether it's politics, race or wherever else have you, if that's not something foreigners in Denmark want to experience they should just move. Now i can understand if they are met with unprovoked racial slurs in the streets, but that is far from the case.

@@lassehansen3056 OH it is? then why tf are the police brutally hitting people at a peaceful demonstration?

@@uzilla1296 Feel free to give an example bacuse I've heard of no acts of police brutality, let alone police violence based solely on racial reasons. The last case of clear police brutality I've heard/seen in Denmark was over a year ago which had nothing to do with race nor was it during a demonstration.

@@lassehansen3056 True. The Police were violent towards Danes protesting against Covid.

It is not