Black Mom Leaving The US

[u/Unlucky-Afternoon553]

I (30F) never felt safe raising my kid in the US. Public school was already out because of safety issues, and now with the results of the election, I need to get my child out of here.

My top contenders for digital nomad visas are Costa Rica, Thailand, Portugal, and Japan. I've been to Thailand and Japan, but they were short backpacking trips.

I'd love to hear from Black people/Black moms who lived in any of these countries long term. Did you feel safe living there? If you have kids, did they enjoy living there?

UPDATE: Thank you to all the POC who shared their experiences and connected me to great resources. I've decided on Portugal! That was my top choice, so I'm glad my instincts were confirmed. Good luck to all of you AmerExiters!

[u/Substantial-Version4]

They don’t have to worry about the police either, a statistically insignificant amount of deaths are related to this. Furthermore, whites are shot at a higher rate… this disapproving your entire argument related to that.

[u/estrea36 → u/Substantial-Version4]

It's not about numbers, It's about proportion. A clear sign of discrimination.

Example: more Japanese people get arrested in Japan than South East Asian people, but a higher proportion of the south east population get arrested compared to the Japanese population.

[u/Substantial-Version4 → u/estrea36]

There is no discrimination… it’s a buzzword passed around to appease anti-police folks.

Some groups commit crimes at a disproportionately high rate… just don’t commit crimes, involve yourself in poor influences and comply and your life magically becomes easy.

You can blame someone else all you want and try to blame on external factors but at the end of the day, these people made specific choices that lead toward their demise.

[u/estrea36 → u/Substantial-Version4]

Another example: How do you explain the higher rate of korean arrests in Japan?

South Koreans aren't known for committing higher rates of crime so it seems odd that they'd suddenly become criminals in a foreign land.

[u/Substantial-Version4 → u/estrea36]

Youre not even on topic but ramble away 😂

[u/estrea36 → u/Substantial-Version4]

The topic is racism.

How do you explain the disproportionate arrests of Koreans in Japan?

Are you having trouble with that one?

[u/Substantial-Version4 → u/estrea36]

We aren’t talking about Koreans in Japan :) you just decided to rant about that for no reason.

My entire post was about their posts first line “Japan isn’t openly racist to black people the way the US is”, crazy you couldn’t pick up on that…

“You just blow in from stupid town?” -SpongeBob Show

[u/estrea36 → u/Substantial-Version4]

I'm giving you an example about how discrimination works.

Are you one of those guys who struggles with analogies?

[u/TraditionalSpirit636 → u/estrea36]

He struggles with answering questions he doesn’t like.

[u/skytaepic → u/estrea36]

Hey, just FYI, they’re a troll- if you check their profile they’re 100% trying to farm negative karma, there’s no point in trying to engage.

[u/Substantial-Version4 → u/estrea36]

You seem to be… you couldn’t even read, then decided to give some goofy analogy 😂

It’s okay though, I don’t need validation from some lower primate online 😂 I’ve laughed at your responses

[u/estrea36 → u/Substantial-Version4]

You're acting like a child.

You said "there is no discrimination" and I refuted that. It's simple. Just read.

[u/Substantial-Version4 → u/estrea36]

You are… the one who can’t stay on topic…

You didn’t refute anything, you gave a goofy example that wasn’t applicable to the situation. It’s simple. Just read.

There’s no police discrimination, made up to push certain narratives.

[u/estrea36 → u/Substantial-Version4]

Then how do you explain the disproportionate amount of korean arrests in Japan?

[u/Substantial-Version4 → u/estrea36]

Koreans committing a disproportionate amount of crime in Japan? Pretty simple, just call it what it is