Seven out of ten hate crimes are motivated by racial prejudice in Brazil. About 14% originate from homophobia and transphobia, which is prejudice regarding sexual orientation.
A study by the Brazilian Public Security Forum and Unicef (United Nations Children’s Fund) pointed out that of the almost 35,000 deaths of young people between 2016 and 2020 in the country, 80% were black.
There are several faces of prejudice: gender issues, misogyny, xenophobia, among others.
To talk about racism, xenophobia, ableism and other types of prejudice, the program led by Leandro Karnal brings different personalities who have already been targets of discriminatory actions.
Karnal went to an African food restaurant in the East Zone of São Paulo. Chef Sam, while cooking typical dishes from the African continent, talks about the various prejudices suffered by black immigrants in Brazil.
The digital influencer known as Little Lo talks about ableism and how to fight it. She was diagnosed with bone dysplasia, a rare syndrome.
“People use it to attack me as ableism and prejudice,” she says.
In a society where thinness is seen as an ideal of beauty to be achieved, a specific type of prejudice spreads: fatphobia.
Agnes Arruda, PhD in social communication, professor and researcher, argues that using the term “fatphobia” is a way of legitimizing that prejudice against fat people exists, and not “lipophobia”, which creates a feeling of masking something that theoretically should not be. be talked about.
Another group that also talks about discrimination is the LGBTQIA+ community. According to a survey by the “Observatory of Deaths and Violence against LGBTI+”, at least 316 LGBTI+ people died in 2021.
In Brazil, the criminalization of violence motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity was approved in 2019. Since then, LGBTphobia has been classified as a crime of racism – in the mold of Law No. 7,716/89.
To follow the interviews in full, watch Universo Karnal. The program is shown every Saturday at 11 pm on CNN and on digital platforms.
Source: CNN Brasil
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