Are there black danish people

I promise. I know the original post does not read that way, but I am. I had just moved to Denmark, I was in the midst of an immense culture shock. I lost myself in those first years here.

I had to find myself again… that in itself has been a journey of its own. See ya soon! Quick one! Denmark does have a socially repressive regime that makes it impossible even for Danes married to foreigners to live in that country together. I give all Africans who live in Europe my respect, it is very oppressive and difficult to make a living there. There are times I want to complain about America but I look at what you people have to go through and I give you marks.

I hear Australia isnt much better. I wouldnt ever consider bringing up a child in the states so bringing one up in Europe where they would be subject to constant ridicule and oppression would never ever happen. Keep your head up! I have had more than enough… you are right about the socially repressive regime….

I will keep keeping my head up! Blacks will be the victim of the most severe oppression for years. Mary Aloe Proud Mary Entertainment. Who wants to subject their kids to this constant, grinding ridicule?? Hey Manky, I wrote that at a time in my life when I was very angry, depressed and very anti-Denmark. I do not take back what I wrote, but now that I have lived here longer and been out in the work place, interacted with more Danes, I am less hostile towards Denmark.

Denmark certaintly has a long long way to go in regards to race relations be it, black or brown. For me what I find empowering is knowing who I am and what I am worth and that is what I want to teach my child.

People will always judge you, and yes in certain places it is worse than others but there none-the-less. As long as I know myself and my worth, then no one and their perceptions can bog me down. Be so fucking kind and learn their customs and traditions. Hordes of rampant towelheads riot on the streets of european cities, thousands of these immigrants come along,bringing all their huge families with them, draining the welfare system.

What do you expect? Be thankful,that you had the chance to get out your famine-ridden, war-torn, shithole of a country in the first place. Chris, immigrants move to Western countries because such countries have screwed us over since the 19th century. You came to Africa and ruined our beautiful continent, sold millions into slavery destroying well established kingdoms. Next you took our land, introduced warfare and took control of our states during colonization. Behind every conflict in Africa is a Western country celebrating.

And so you have it- its payback time! And so we will move into Europe, America and Australia and populate your nations we are gifted with high fertility rates until the day you surrender. Blame your ancestors for thinking they can get away with the rape of Mama Africa!! Mr Chris, You have no idea what you talking about. The westerners you inclusive have bitten more than they can chew and will surely pay for every dime in due course.

Chris, i guess you grew up with the notion that black is being attributed with something bad that;s why you are talking of we expecting being treated nice everywhere we go to. My advice to fellow black man is to keep keeping up and continue to stand tall whenever and wherever. God Bless!!! First of all nigger anyone can be a nigger. Chris you as well had immigrant ancestors and took away the culture of the native americans who lived there long before whites came.

Steal kill and destroy other races lifes standing in this world. Be very careful of what you spit out of your hateful heart, get some real understanding of what other races have endured and how it came about before you feel you got the right to judge.

You no you reap what you sow and things will change soon! Black people are harmless, they usually come from impoverished backgrounds, so they have to work hard to succeed.

Unlike muslims, who own oil and have spare money to sponsor terrorism, ISIS is a good example. Why do you come to white countries, if you feel mistreated or looked down upon?

Why not to try change your own countries for the better? China did it, South Korea did, Brazil, Turkey and many others. Do you think you can mooch of welfare forever? I feel sorry for you. Mr Chris. Actually Chris, I do see westerners coming to developing countries in packs! Africa is a continent rich in minerals, yet over the last years it has been stripped dry by westerners who think they are more educated and advanced.

In my city today westerners are getting paid up to 3 times more than Africans with the same standard of education if not a higher standard. More and more westerners flock here so that they can get paid to the standards of their own countries, yet they have living costs that are much lower!

So before you bash Africa, try and look through history. Africa is what it is today because the white man could not mind his own business! All i want to do is tour the world. Chris, please be mindful of what you say, it may seriously affect tourism in your country.

Not all foreign ethnics pose a threat to your nations well being. I would certainly hate to encounter racists or discriminative behavior while vacationing in your country. I think its a beautiful place, but us outgoing souls usually review these kinds of content before agreeing our next step. Your views would have immediately turned me off from even applying for the visa let alone making the trip.

Do you? Then why do you use racist names when referring to the groups of people you speak of niggers, towel heads ect of you are not racist? You are hate filled Racist! Proven by your words and the way you think. Do some reading in your history. You will find white people have been invading other countries and culture for centuries! And the leading group inciting Hate Based discrimination White people 4 is it scientifically referred to Caucasoid. Are you on crack???!!! Why do you think European languages are spiken in non European countries??!!!

Whites travel the planet to rape and pillage wherever they go!! They are barbaric and brutally conqured all these regions in search if resource control! I pity you Niggers really Profanity Shame on you Did your mother not teach you if you have nothing nice to say. The only thing you have done is highlight your lack of basic manners. An intelligent individual would express their views more respectfully because we are allowed to disagree and still break bread together.

Thanks for sharing, planning to move to Denmark joining my Dane boyfriend, but in a Dilemma after reading your post the same problems we are facing in italy but no where can get worse than Italy I call it life bootcamp… dont want even to start. But I promised my self if I have to switch country I would prefer an English speaking country.

Wow you are a disgusting waste of space Chris. You have just made it clear that things in Denmark are horrible if people like you are walking the streets.

The university a professor challenged his students with this question. Did God create everything that exists? The student became quiet before such an answer. The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth. Of course it exists. Have you never been cold? According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat.

Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero degrees F is the total absence of heat; all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat.

Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is?

You measure the amount of light present. Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present.

We see it every day. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not like faith, or love that exist just as does light and heat.

Just like the people from ISIS. They are not religious. They are of the absence of good. Had europeans, never invaded and spoiled the lands in which black people resided, europeans would not be dealing with the remnants of the many beatings, rapings, and wars they exported to foreign lands. You and your kind, invaded took the diamonds, the oil, the minerals, and raped as many as possible…..

Hey Chris you seriously know very little of the world! Not every African especially me envys the west. War is all over the world, I mean gun violence,Street stabbers, homicides. But in my part of the world, life is cool. I come to the west as a tourist! Wakenya mpo? You are so pathetic! You are not a realist. You are a racist! I was very enraged by your comment but when I saw your second comment degrading muslims I cannot tell you how angry this made me!

Muslims are good people and Christians are good people! That is like saying every Christian is a member of the KKK. I hate you so much and I hope that everybody will look down on YOU.

Becase you are so pathetic and people like you are a problem! Hey guys.. I have studied in Danish universities and I know how difficult it is for black people to live in this country.

Manky, you are wrong, and I strongly disagree with you. You are a puppet and everything you say is a lie. I will never advice my black friends to move to this country…. I believe that the various, individual answers to such a question, which this site has plenty of examples of, could serve as highly educational for other students and readers at our university — for them to experience some real firsthand accounts about what it is like to be black in Denmark.

I therefore pose the question, whether anybody on this site, would be interested in sharing his or her experience s of being black in Denmark? Please write to: petra. Sorry I just realised that this is one persons private blog..?

But people seem to be following it, so still hope to locate some people interested in the above. Maybe Mrembo too? Please let me know and please tell me if you know of another place to post my request.

I wrote that blog a few years ago and i still get comments 4 years on. Who would have thought that. Jensen i need sometime to read through the info on the link u have provided before i make a decision.

And hope of course that you will want to contribute. I know that scandinavians like to think of them selves as open and educated and tolerant people but at the same time as we brag about how well we speak english it seems to be a HUGE problem if it is in a job situation where the applicant has a slight african accent.

In the last couple of years I have made an effort to open up to other nationalities and races in Denmark. It has been an interesting experience. I have put my self in situations where I have been the minority at parties and social gatherings. I know that even though my girlfriend has a bachelors degree she might not get a job till she speaks danish really really well or maybe till the color wears off…………..

So yes, I would really like to see people change!! I hope I will not be treated like a ATM machine or some kind of male mother Teresa that will come to feel the hungry and hand out cars and Iphones. Seven years later and this post is still getting some play!

I have been thinking of doing another post about being black in Denmark. I wish you and your girlfriend all the best.

If you do indeed get married and decide she will move here, be ready to deal with a lot of stuff. Daniel, we are not all poor in Kenya. We have billionaires here and many people more richer than you. If your Kenyan girlfriend treats you like an ATM machine, she has given you the wrong impression of Kenya. And i wonder what communication you have with your girlfriend for her not to tell you how beautiful Kenya is.

Interesting read. I dont really consider myself black, I consider myself mulatto like Obama but visually, most people would loosely call me black. Google returned a few Denmark Interracial Dating websites, but then I stumbled upon this page amidst those. I know of some blog posts about being black in Denmark, only thing is that they are in Danish.

Now how am I even supposed to start answering this… nah.. Been there, done that, discussion got old. I moved here from London because my ex-hubby was a Dane.

I speak very good Danish and have never had any racial problems. Why do white folks always go to other countries to destroy them? Why not stay and perform your evil deeds on your own selves? People say the stupidest things. Then shame on you! Think before you make blanket statements. The worst kind of self-racial hatred, and as a woman, coming from you makes it even more shameful. I truly feel sorry for you and relieved that I have no longtime interactions with you.

The answer is in the blog. Moving is not an option now but could be in the future perhaps earlier than I am even anticipate. But yes moving is something I would consider and considering. I have lived in a small minded part of London for some years now and although I still over hear some obvious and open racist conversations and I mean racist not just open to interpretation I feel like it is important just to be here and not just back down and disappear or pretend to be less than you are or have achived because we exist we have much to contribute as positives to this world and it really has to accepted.

I hope you and your children will die in pain, fucking niggers. Why do you keep coming to white countries? We all hate you with all our hearts but you are just too dumb to understand and move here anyway.

You are really a sad person. Idek what your situation is but I can tell that you live a sad life. We are supposed to help each other rise up, expect you are helping to bring us all down. If black people are not personally bothering YOU than leave us alone. Let people live their lives without being judged for their skin.

Open up your eyes and accept others! Nationalist why dont yall savages go back to the caves yall came from. At Nationalist, So I am supposed to what now, cry, be angry ,sad and afraid because you came out with all your wrath and racism- This is so old, tired and boring. Try again. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah Nationalist!! I bet you still wear your diapers!! Your rant is so infantile do you even know what that word means??

If you are interested in making DK and other nations a better place for all of us then please share and read the details. Also visite the lokal facebook page of the DK org who helped draft the document. I got a good laugh reading your post today! You need to be a comedian. From the looks of your post, so overtly filled with hatred, you and others who think like you are UGLY in the inside!

Be careful about wishing bad upon others-it seems to backfire for generations to come! In the interim, stop hating and find you something or someone to love! For we are a beautiful race, filled with many colors and complexions! Blacks can produce children with blonde hair and blue eyes, as well as children with dark hair and green eyes or dark hair with brown eyes!.

We are a multifaceted and multifunctional race! Trust, I am not here to change your perspective or opinion, but wanting to wish demise on someone and their children shows you how wicked you and your heart is: reflect on more notable public figures and scrutinize their demise.

You are a filth. What you wish on others I hope happens to your daily. You need to go through this life being tortured because of who you are as a person and maybe one day you will see how wrong it is to think and feel that way.

Dear Nationalist. Are you a god fearing person? They are of absence of God. Let me share a tail with you — I hope it will make you think. The professor asked. The world is much more pleasant when you do. Nationalist: you are so idle. You are embarrassing the white community.

Grow up!! Heya all, Was just looking for some info about being brown or black in Danmark. I just feel bad now, and try consider and think my decisions again though we both really in love and want to settle our life together, sad that racism exist and will surely always do. And well I only speak 4 languages and non from Northern countries. Ok guess, best way is to go there for few days instead of moving to install, or maybe get a better destination, where the white people have been travelling a bit around the world, and realize that other cultures and colors exist, and that they all not murderers, dealers, or only good to sweep floors or work in waste gathering shits.

Saw racism in many countries been in like 20 different countries in the world, lol and the one I chose to settle seems the worst solution now, back to my plans. Sorry for my elglish, just a bit surprised and sad about all this.

Black people are outlines in the EU as being high risk to racism yet Denmark does not implement any special tools as other European nations have to protect them. I do not think it would be wise of you to make your decision based on what you have been reading here. Do not get me wrong, my experience of Denmark as described in my post is real and true.

That said I feel that I cannot persuade nor disuade you from coming to Denmark. It has to be your own decision based on more research than this simple blog. In terms of seeing black people in the media, Denmark is eons and eons behind and the image of the black african is still one filled with negativity but one also needs to take into consideration that black people make up a very very small percentage of the society as a whole so I guess our buying power is not seen as significant enough to warrant ads having black people!

Interesting thread and it is great to see people speaking out. I must add that one element that allows alot of racism towards black people to excist is the devision and unwillingness of the black populations to unify and effect change for black people and part of that is how Denmark gives out money and how dissunified people of african descent are. There are real human rights violations being committed against black people in denmark but to tackle them black people must be prepared for the work and effort it takes and partiipate in the change.

Please find out what African Empowerment Center is doing and for your support in achieving! Victor, I feel it is important to keep in mind the sheer number of black people in Denmark. According to Google, Denmark has a population size of 5. Statistically Black people or people of African origin do not have a strong voice because our size is so insignificant economically and otherwise.

I firmly believe in being an upstanding contributing member of whatever society I am. And yes,. My long disclaimer out of the way, let me tackle what you stated about the unification of Africans here. If as tribes in individual countries we are unable to unite, how do we expect the Diasporan Africans to unite.

The expectation is a bit unrealistic in my opinion. When we come here, many times the only thing we have in common is our color and the racism we face, apart from that, culturally, socially etc we are so different that bridging that gap becomes mission impossible.

I feel that as Africans here in Denmark, our job is to shift and change perceptions of who we are by the way we live and thrive in communities here. We must also challenge racism in a manner that is none violent or combative.

I could give examples from as early as 2 weeks ago. All that said, we must also live. Live life and be happy and be proud to be as black as we are because it is fabulous being African no matter what anyone says or thinks! I agree and understand lots about Africans in Denmark because i am a diaspora African who has been working within the community grass roots for some years now listening to what Africans say in private about various forms of Racism as well as being a memer of the larger body of human rights activist in Europe comparing statistics, evidences and comparing them.

I in no way am suggesting combat or violence but democratic means which are the only means western governments and bodies who recieve our tax dollars aknowledge. It is important that people be willing to do the work collectively and not just complain about racism. I also am not suggesting that its something wrong with recieving money from the Danish government at all because its the money tax payers like myself put into the system, its our money based on our rights in this nation.

I am however speaking of the details behind the monies are allocated and recieved by Africans puts them often for the last 30 years in a non progressive and inclosed stance which is harmful and not progressive in stopping racism. In democracies stopping homophobia is not based on your nationality or ethnicity or tribe but being homosexual. Racism towards black like being called neger and not being counted in statistics and how to fight it is the same.

It requires not your ethnicity, not your nationality but simply you alnowledging your proud of being black and that racism towards blacks should not be tolorated structurally, systematically or otherwise. It simply needs you to be active collectively to stop it. I hope you understand my point because no matter if we are born here or not, etc we must do better collectively and organizationally as black people to stop it.

People need to know that Black people have a significant role in stopping racism no matter what and today we have other blacks all over willibg to help us in the EU and other international bodies if we in Denmark step up and do more than complain. Alot of us complain but dont join the active fight against it that is ongoing today via various orgs.

I will look further into the links you provided. I did look at the facebook page and read some of the articles. They were interesting but dated. I will admit that my activism stage is over. I have never felt that Denmark is home or will be home for me- Like almost every African I know, I plan on leaving at some point. Because of this sentiment I am not so engaged in fighting for change in the system.

However I will participate and join in a movement for change that appeals to my values. Glad to hear your comments. In speaking about racism things can get heated, however the subject in Denmark is needed expecially concerning Black people. Having some background in human and civil rights i can make a few statements i hope folks here take home with them;. First, Mrembo i commend you for this blog as the subject is needed and is often over shadowed by discrimination against Muslims and Denmark and Muslims have taken up alot of focus while the Afrophobia or systemic racism towards black people and our issues in general seem to get little play from many not only danes.

Im glad this blog is using the term black, because we all experience a particular form of discrimination. We all know Denmark is not the worst place on earth nor the only place dealing with issues of racism because my own nation USA deals with it. But one cannot work to fight against racism while covering it up or not speaking about it. I do not agree with ever comment here, however i do support dialog on the issue as i believe PAD have alot to offer Denmark and the world, so we need our own dialog with Danes, and yes even about the issue of Black Danes.

Yes they excist but not acknowledged by their own state. Better Statistics need to be established in Denmark on black people, pad and sort europeans to establish by fact how well we do in society otherwise no one can speak clearly on the topic of how racist denmark is or is not! So lets all agree to push for statistics if we really care about the subject!

And the only thing you need to have in common to fight against anti black racism or afrophobia as its called in the UN and EU level is to be one of these persons called black or neger. It only takes education and a care for solving the problem. I believe the bigger element stopping Blacks from organizing against racism is fear not numbers. Another factor is African embassies are basically not protecting their citizens rights while being abroad, so Danish goverment has little reason to protect africans or black people from structural racism or any other form.

Their not being challenged by african nations at all. Sad but true. Its in the peoples hands and if the people dont stand together to stop it, they need to understand they wont stop it.

Thus accepting it! Being a small number or miinority does not at all mean you should not be protected by the same human rights others enjoy like others enjoy. If anything the protective measures have been assigned by the UN and EU because we are minorities. They UN and EU are waiting on black people to claim their right to be counted, and their right to be protectes against hate speach and structural racism etc.

Blacks in Swedin and Germany are having marches together for their human rights and to fight racism so Africans uniting is a reasonable expectation because its happening in France, Amsterdam etc. Its happening all around Denmark! Blacks in Denmark are jusy not informed of it as they really should be.

You should really take a look at those links because AEC is one of those organizations which is non ethnic but diaspora orientated to the issues and they have lots of info nationally and continentally on the issue of racism in dk and europe!

Check em out, its we worth attending one of their meetings or even joining! I grew up in denmark. Until I was 7. I lived in Copenhagen, it was starting to get multicultural at that time. When I read posts like this it makes me wonder if it was the same denmark I grew up in. We had plenty of native danish friends and lots of foreign danish friends too.

But stuff like that is rare. Danish people in general just keep to themselves though, my mom always jokes that if you fall or break your arm in the middle of the road, danes are not likely to stop and help you.

My dad was a Dr. Everyone is treated the same in denmark even the garbage man. But in Denmark the wider form of racism which not to many people seem to step out of their personal bubble to investigate is systemic racism such as not counting how many blacks live in your country. It seems like a small thing but when you know how the laws work on a larger level just refusing to do that means your systemically able to get away with racism without any one stopping it or documenting it! Hello, my name is Constance.

I had just become aware of the racism in Denmark. I am a black American. I would like to research what products the people in Denmark import here to America and boycott them. I will pray for you and your cause. Right now all I have to say is Demark, look out.

I am writing an outline about black Americans for my final exam, and I wanted to know, how blacks in Denmark felt. But God, I just hope, it will change. I have been in Gambia, this little coutry in the northwest of Africa, and it was truly the biggest experience of my life. I am not black, I am not gay, I am not a muslim — I am not anything, that makes me exposed. I am just a typical, blond, Danish girl. But still, my heart longs for justice, and I am truly sorry on behalf of my nation.

Hi Cecile, Thank u for understanding and showing the positive thing about DK and that is, all Danes are clearly not racist and many are capable of listening without taking personal offense to them directly as individuals!

Please join the many in changing some of these issues in a simple way through entering a new positive dialog on these issues but also supporting a big issue at the root which is how we here in dk collect statistics! Please check out this page and support the request to have statistics collected on SORT or Black people so as to better gain access to tools to curb the problem today! Sad to say but it sounds like a sterile dump teetering on moral bankruptcy.

Why would anyone choose to move there voluntarily?!! No one is forgetting some african people can be racist, tribalistic, greedy and dastardly, but Africa the current state it is in is not the standard black people who for centuries while living in the west use to point out the standards of issues in the west.

You must remember plenty of black people who experience racism do not come from an african nation! So one must be clear this post is about racism towards blacks not certain african nationals! And for yourself. I know, we have struggles, all countries do, but you could have found your place.

Today he has three dautghers and two beautiful granddaughters, and I am sure, that if you ask him, he is not regretting his decision about moving to Denmark. You could have a pleasant life here — maybe even a good one — if you just tried. I am grateful for this blog. All of the ignorance and childishness on here is making me want to stay. Ugh I hate it when people judge you for you skin even without knowing the person. Judging a countrys population from media is not leaving many good places..

I tell you the danish population have lately been so helpful to refugees as not many other places. I had my Zambian girlfriend visiting me this summer in Copenhagen, and everywhere people were so welcoming. We will marry and live here in DK. Since there is little the Scandis love as much as human rights, generously heaping some of that bountiful tax revenue on eradicating brutality around the world, it seemed like an appropriate place to compare fact with Norway's liberal fantasy.

Things have definitely changed in Scandinavia. I should have known something was afoot when I bumped into Neneh Cherry in the loos at Gatwick on my way there. Of course, there are loads of black people in Oslo now. I spoke to a few, who confirmed that being an immigrant in Norway is on the whole an experience of openness, tolerance and fairness — the recent, infamous bout of murderous right-wing extremism has simply prompted more navel gazing about the desire to be open, tolerant and fair.

The only staring I noticed was at my made-in-Ghana braids. Liberal and increasingly diverse though it seems, I still detected hints that multiculturalism has not taken complete hold. Despite healthy waves of immigration, a Swedish friend in Oslo was recalling the Swedes' struggles with racial vocabulary. They have rebranded black people recently, apparently — changing the term from neger , which obviously has unfortunate connotations — to the more politically correct svart , meaning "with an immigrant background".

But black Swedes are svart even if they were born in Sweden. Not sure we would stand for that in London. Email Afua at afua. Everyone should have the right to define themselves. To follow up on the debate on whether or not Danes are actually racist, you can read the study on Danish racism and xenophobia carried out by the two professors from the University of Copenhagen.

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