| Outrage over Swedish 'negro' neighbourhood |
| Skrivet av urbanlife.se |
| 2009-06-06 05:47 |
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An association working for Africans' rights has reacted with fury to a decision by a state agency to preserve the name of a neighbourhood called Negern ('the negro') in the western Swedish town of Karlstad reports The Local. "I'm extremely upset. The N-word is racist and this just confirms the nature of Sweden today," said Kitimbwa Sabuni of the National Afro-Swedish Association (Afrosvenskarnas riksförbund). The neighbourhood's name came under scrutiny when the National Land Survey of Sweden (Lantmäteriet) was asked by the Karlstad town council to reevaluate the designation. A private citizen had complained that "many people regard the name as objectionable, insulting, or just plain rude". But the agency's 'Place Name Division' countered that the name was part of Sweden's cultural heritage and should instead be seen as "exotic and evocative". To read the full article click here but make sure you read the 70+ comments below it. They give us a better understand of what some people in Sweden really think. We would welcome your feedback too
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we still live in the 18:th century?!!!!!
What a shame.
First, upon reading the comments at thelocal.se, I conclude that if the number of hardcore white racists in South Africa and the USA is decreasing, it\'s because they\'ve all moved to Sweden.
Second, one comment - obviously made by a white American, would actually be quite sensible - had it been a comment by a Native American about white Americans:
\"17:05 June 5, 2009 by Cheryl Johnson
If you let the new immigrants take charge and redefine culture, history, and everything else then you will end up with all the problems of the USA. When one group gains political power they will want it their way, not your way.\"
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\"There will be a point of not being able to go back. The landscape will be forever changed. You will find yourself a minority in your own country then you will find yourself with no country because it belongs to another racial group.\"
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