In Argentina, history made the Black population much less visible compared to places like the U.S. or Brazil, where slavery had a much stronger impact and racism is still a very relevant issue today. In the U.S., slavery was a key part of the economy, and even though it was abolished, structural racism is still a super sensitive topic. That's something you don’t see as much here in Argentina.
I think that's why, in the U.S., when we talk about Black people, we automatically associate it with racism, but here it’s different. I have a lot of Argentine friends, and I was always curious about this. Here, people don’t really make a big deal about it, and they even use the word “negros” to refer to other types of people, and they say it without a problem! The first time I heard it, I was like, "Wait, what?" But it’s just part of how they see things here.