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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]South African profiles are the only ones who ever say they are not comfortable living with people of a different race (standard question on the ccap application). Even though we are Caucasian, I am not willing to bring that kind of racism in to my home. (We also won't take anyone not willing to live with same-sex couples for similar reasons)[/quote]

Especially if the AuPair is from Joburg i can understand why they wouldnt want to live with a black family.  Thr violence there and fear for personal safety due to the heinous crimes done by the primary black population is awful. I was there for 3 months for work and couldn't get out of there fast enough. Nothing like having  "rape gates" that you lock at the top of your stairs at night. I have no idea how anyone can stand living in that country  beautiful place, but the violence...nope. there is a huge segment of thr black population that openly loathes whites. White people did it to themselves, but it's a backwards devolved country [/quote]

Are you making excuses for racism? In 2017?[/quote]

My thoughts exactly![/quote]

Easy to pretend that you're okay with people being raped for their ancestor's crimes when you're safely ensconced in the US. Sectarian violence is real and it is horrific, even when it happens to white people. [/quote]

So you understand why they wouldn't want to live with a black American family? All black people all over the world are raping white South Africans? That's racist propaganda they're learning at home, and you know it.[/quote]

South African girls who haven't lived in America have no frame of reference to understand our culture and the fact that white and black people live together in neighborhoods, get married, etc. You can't possibly expect them to understand this. We are an alien culture to them. Go meet actual South Africans and listen to them. I don't think it is racism as much as sectarianism. A S African man-- educated and older-- told me that prior to meeting me (a white person) and seeing me have genuine friendships with black Americans (we were all overseas), that he thought that the US was just like South Africa and that the movies showing integration were a utopian fantasy and not our real lives. Their lives are so defined by race they can't even conceive of our reality. Do you want to alienate them, or educate them? Which do you think will create the most change in the world?[/quote]

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