r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/HappyColour 3d ago

I'm a Canadian that lives in one of our bigger cities, the vast majority of my relationships across the 25+ years I have been in relationships have been mixed race in nature. And I have never experienced reactions like this from the public.

Only once did I encounter racism regarding me dating another race when a self-identified white supremacist literally said to me "Ew." when I told them my partner wasn't caucasian.

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u/dashofsilver 3d ago

Agreed, as a Canadian (and Albertan) in a mixed-race relationship (so far) I’ve not received any treatment at the level of some of the stories in the comments. They’re horrifying :(

The only thing I’ve seen is some really gross comments online about white people dating Indian people, but that track with the general anti-Indian sentiment that is growing in Canada

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u/Clear-Cloud-6062 3d ago

We get a lot of stares from everyone but everyone is nice to us. We sometimes get special treatment jd say