Is Britain a racist nation?

wow where do you get all your information from, you clearly have a lot of hate for south asians and muslims, You need to stop generalising yourself, so biased its ridicolous.

I am a racist insofar as I identify exclusively with my race as my extended family, and I seek its betterment. I do not, however, seek to do ill unto those not of my race (like the spitting which the OP mentioned) as that achieves nought and yields only unnecessary conflict. Good manners cost nothing.

So then you're not a racist - you only identify with your race.

If you do not seek to do ill to any other race, I don't find you racist.

Not unless if you were to make concealed statements or anything like that.

Well, I want a British ethnostate which obviously would involve the civilised, gradual repatriation of all non-indigenous. That statement you will probably find “racist”.

Well then its a shame because I wasn't thinking you weren't.

But after that, I will say you're no different from the rest. The statement you wrote reveals everything.

Still, it was nice talking to you.

Well, I want a British ethnostate which obviously would involve the civilised, gradual repatriation of all non-indigenous. That statement you will probably find “racist”.

I do not support repatriation, but I do support favouring white immigrants over non white immigrants.

Like yourself i identify very strongly with my ethnic group and race and. i prefer to be around my own people and. i believe that white societies are better societies.

I feel a comraderie and kinship with other whites that I do not share with non whites and i think this is a perfectly natural perception of my own identity

My heart wants to say, 'absolutely not'. My head says, 'Yes, some people in Britain are extremely racist, some people make racist statements,some people behave in a racist way'.

An article in the Daily Mail earlier this year stated that a third of the people surveyed admitted making comments or being involved in discussions which could be considered racist, 40% made the statement "I'm not a racist, but........." when discussing race issues.

Is Britain a racist nation? One in three Brits 'admits to being racist', according to poll

In my own profession, things are no better. A report in 2001 'Racism in Medicine' published by the King's Fund (a health charity) found that 'discrimination against ethnic minorities entering medicine begins at medical school and lasts until the day they retire from practice'.

Additionally, there was found to be an 'alarming level' of institutional racism in the National Health Service.

Report reveals racism in medical profession

Anecdotally, in our department, I have dealt with patients who have refused to be seen or examined by Medical Staff from different ethnic groups (including those from India), I have intervened when patients have made comments about the staff, or about other patients.

I have called the police when a patient spat into the face of a colleague from India.

The National Health Service itself does not escape attention, a study found that applicants from ethnic minorities found it harder to get a job, were more likely to be bullied and were more likely to have grievances taken out against them.

NHS accused of racism - Telegraph

The statistics make no better adding where education is concerned, between 2007 and 2011, 88,000 racist incidents were recorded. Now, it is obvious that some of these may be due to ignorance (or innocence) of children, but it still makes for grim reading:

Schools saw 87,000 racism cases

A recent article in The Independent found that there was still racism within the UK police force.

Anti-racism smear scandal: Police targeted the sister of black paratrooper who died in custody

An article in the Guardian in April reported that Black and Asian Police Officers in the Metropolitan Police Force still believe that the force is 'institutionally racist', this coming years after the murder of a young, black teenager, is shocking. And distressing.

Metropolitan police still institutionally racist, say black and Asian officers

On a personal level, many of my colleagues are from India and Pakistan. To those of us in the ED family, they are our family, no different to the rest of us.

It saddens me to say that, to many British people, views South Asians are seen to be inferior.

I am an Indian born in the UK . I am 20 years old now and have fully interacted with English people all my life from the poorest to the richest. And to be honest I can no longer deny to myself that White English people are generally racist against South Asians.

The problem is, is that they keep it really well hidden. They don't ever say racist things but you can just tell in other ways. A South Asian person born in England who acts totally British in their mannerisms and has a British accent can never fit in. If they try hard they are socially accepted by their White English peers but then again they are never popular.

They are more likely going to be rude to a South Asian person than a White, Black or a person of any other race. Next time you go a to a cafe notice how the White English staff are treating the other people compared to you. Even if they aren't being rude they are definitely going to be friendlier to the Black or White person, always.

Seriously I hate to break it to you but English people are racist against South Asians as a whole. They simply don't like us. You can be extremely educated and well presented and they are still going to look down on someone just because they are Asian. Strangely enough a lot of South Asians don't seem to realise this over here in the UK.

I think this is because many keep to themselves and with their own communities and don't hang around or try associating themselves with White English people. I am not generalizing here it's just a fact. It's a shame really because I am totally British in my accent, mindset and so forth but I cannot bear living in a society where I am so looked down upon.

At least in a country like Australia they often admit that they are racist. English people hide it really well. Sometimes I wonder if they don't even realise that they are biased and prejudice against South Asians and that negative stereotypes subconsciously affect their thinking. For example from what I have seen they have no problems with Iranians or Afghans a people who both can often look South Asian. An Afghan Pashtun will not receive prejudice but yet a Pakistani one would, the only difference is that one carries the term 'Pakistani' with them.

It's quite saddening for me on my end because I feel very British in my accent and mindset Etc. But the way people view me here and the way they judge me on my race up to such an extent I just cannot see myself living here for the rest of my life. White English people see South Asians as nothing more than people who make food for them and the negative stereotypes that they perceive us with. I am going to look to move to another country in a few years time and I really hope there is a place which is better for South Asians than the UK. Heck I think even America is.


As I said English people aren't ever going to admit how racist they are because frankly they are a bunch of hypocrites who talk about how racism is so wrong and following Mandela when they themselves are biased and racist. And South Asians live in their own world and don't realise how they are perceived by a White English society. What I find strange is how England is considered one of the most racially tolerant countries in the world. Well not in my eyes it isn't. South Asians may not get spat on and get called derogatory names often. And nor is there any job discrimination. If people don't want to know us on the basis of our race and going to dislike us on the basis of that then is still racist.

White English people don't like South Asians. They aren't going to change any time soon. So I am going to leave.

My heart wants to say, 'absolutely not'. My head says, 'Yes, some people in Britain are extremely racist, some people make racist statements,some people behave in a racist way'.

An article in the Daily Mail earlier this year stated that a third of the people surveyed admitted making comments or being involved in discussions which could be considered racist, 40% made the statement "I'm not a racist, but........." when discussing race issues.

Is Britain a racist nation? One in three Brits 'admits to being racist', according to poll

In my own profession, things are no better. A report in 2001 'Racism in Medicine' published by the King's Fund (a health charity) found that 'discrimination against ethnic minorities entering medicine begins at medical school and lasts until the day they retire from practice'.

Additionally, there was found to be an 'alarming level' of institutional racism in the National Health Service.

Report reveals racism in medical profession

Anecdotally, in our department, I have dealt with patients who have refused to be seen or examined by Medical Staff from different ethnic groups (including those from India), I have intervened when patients have made comments about the staff, or about other patients.

I have called the police when a patient spat into the face of a colleague from India.

The National Health Service itself does not escape attention, a study found that applicants from ethnic minorities found it harder to get a job, were more likely to be bullied and were more likely to have grievances taken out against them.

NHS accused of racism - Telegraph

The statistics make no better adding where education is concerned, between 2007 and 2011, 88,000 racist incidents were recorded. Now, it is obvious that some of these may be due to ignorance (or innocence) of children, but it still makes for grim reading:

Schools saw 87,000 racism cases

A recent article in The Independent found that there was still racism within the UK police force.

Anti-racism smear scandal: Police targeted the sister of black paratrooper who died in custody

An article in the Guardian in April reported that Black and Asian Police Officers in the Metropolitan Police Force still believe that the force is 'institutionally racist', this coming years after the murder of a young, black teenager, is shocking. And distressing.

Metropolitan police still institutionally racist, say black and Asian officers

On a personal level, many of my colleagues are from India and Pakistan. To those of us in the ED family, they are our family, no different to the rest of us.

It saddens me to say that, to many British people, views South Asians are seen to be inferior.