Is Colombia a Racist Country?

Colombia consists of people with many different ethnicities and backgrounds, and you can meet afro-colombians, asian-colombians, european-colombians and everything in between.
We asked a few foreigners living here, how their experience has been being Black here in Colombia.

00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Background
01:45 - Why do you like Medellín?
02:46 - How is it being Black in Colombia?
04:47 - Differences between Colombia and UK/US
08:47 - Can you speak Spanish?
09:23 - Is Spanish necessary for Colombia?

Ariana:

RJ:

Ebonie:

Jordan:

[strawberrycar]

Came upon your channel interesting interviews. First I would like to say as a “so called black man” thank you for interviewing articulate black men it is nice to see. Second the guy from England is correct being born black in not only Colombia but I would argue anywhere in South or Central America is a completely different experience than being a black American or Englishman . I liked how he said I don’t go to other countries thinking how are people going to look at me because I’m black . The assumption shouldn’t be because someone is so called black they are going to be treated different . I have been to Medellin 10 years ago and I really enjoyed my time the people were friendly etc etc. The best advice I would say no matter what “color” you are is learn the language your experience will be far better.

[intrigazTV]

Hm. These videos are also good for learning English as well 😂 Thanks for keeping make subtitles for each of your video, it helps a lot!

[mrkitu]

Great video. Now do Afro-Colombians! I would especially like to know how it is and if there are differences between Meddelín and Cali.

[whitneyc.]

I’m a black woman born from Colombia and I’ve been living in a conservative state in the US for 5 years. I think before asking this question to people it is important to differentiate whether you’re referring to racism as a systemic issue or just the manifestation of racial discrimination because most people will probably think of the later. If you focus on racism as a systemic issue, just looking at the data on access to high quality education, good Health insurance, home ownership, maternal mortality, etc you will see little difference between both countries but it you focus on racial discrimination only, from my experience, in Colombia the social class has a stronger impact in the way you’re treated

[Elbucaros]

As the señor from the UK said, calling somebody negro is not a big deal and it is often used with your friends as a nickname, like for example 'flaco', 'gordo', 'mono' o 'chato'. Of course it depends on the person but between friends it is ok

[ChineduOpara]

Some of these people being interviewed sound like paid actors. SO MUCH like paid actors, I'm actually quite impressed. You managed to find the 4 or 5 people in Colombia who don't feel the deep and systemic classism, colorism, and discrimination. You needed to do these interviews with a broader variety of BLACK EXPATS (not tourists) from DIFFERENT parts of Colombia! And OLDER people too, not just young kids who are probably in that "party life" stage.

[steponahen]

This video had some incredible interviews and lots of interesting insights

[tobi-fpkv]

Your video are interesting and entertaining, keep going 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤙

[Rico-wpdg]

Extremely racist. I got “randomly” stopped and searched several times even tho I was in a car. Then I got arrested on false charges. Then needed $7000 USD in “lawyer fees” for me to go. My Latino friend told me how racist colombia is before I even went. I should have believed him.

Oh and I’m not the first one stuff like this has happened to. Heard similar stories from a lot of ppl. It’s unfortunate because it’s such a beautiful place.

[bosslightproductions]

And another point... I think the most famous set of black ppl are African Americans... but it's important to note that not all black peoples have the same history. Like the famous N word... as far as I understand that was a north american thing... that word was never used as an oppressor in Jamaica... we learned that from hip hop and movies... and as the guy from London said... if you go to places with certain things in your mind, you'll see things that are not really there. Every country has their own culture and history regardless of whichever race is dominant there

[bosslightproductions]

A lot of the times what people think is racism is not. A lot of times it's classism... and other times it's people going places with bad attitudes thinking they're from a 1st world country so everybody at whichever country should bow down to them and then because of that there is a stereotype... African Americans I love yall but that's mostly you. I been to places before and the vibe is a certain way until I say something and they realize I don't have an american accent, they ask where I'm from n boom! instantly different. Everybody not rachet but people sometimes don't wanna take no chances, it's not always racism.

[felixnobauer]

The woman who’s collaborating with hotels could definitely work as an Apple presentation presenter the way she’s expressing herself to convince people

[EnglishwithJoe]

It depends on how you define racism. I walked into a high class gym in Colombia and they said the price is 300, 000 for foreigners and just 140, 000 for Colombians. The negative comments I hear from Paisa about Costenos or Venezuelans is pretty disgusting and they are real open about it. Perhaps this is more accurately defined as classicism

[vuelor]

Find the short asian kings I want to know what dating in Columbia is like for them.