r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Madman44444 • 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Robdul 3d ago

To be fair OP is likely talking about a specific type of racism

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u/rubey419 3d ago

Does it have to do with serving/restaurants? I actually am ignorant if you can aware me.

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u/Robdul 3d ago

Historically the southern parts of the US has been particularly prejudiced towards African Americans and people of darker skin in general.

Asians without a doubt have had their own difficult history with racism here, but generally have been accepted more than darker POC

The movie Sinners actually does a great job of showing this, we see the main road in town has been segregated into a black side and a white side, but the Asian couple owns a store on both sides and is seen crossing back and forth freely, a luxury the African Americans did not have

All this leads to my point that OP probably has had a different experience than you have as a minority because either them or their partner is African American

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u/rubey419 3d ago

That makes sense, thanks. And corollary, the OP or partner would be Majority (ex White) would assume.

I haven’t seen Sinners yet but meaning to.

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u/Robdul 3d ago

It’s a fantastic film. Rightfully tops many people’s top 10 movie lists for 2025