Female solo traveller reveals the top 10 most racist countries
Khanyisa Mnyaka from Seattle, Washington, took to TikTok to share her views, revealing that residents of one particularly racist nation 'don't even know how to talk to Black people'.
An American life-coach has revealed the top 10 destinations that tourists should avoid due to racist experiences.
Khanyisa Mnyaka, a certified trauma-informed relationship and pleasure coach from Seattle, Washington, took to TikTok to share her views on racist attitudes, revealing that residents of one particularly racist nation 'don't even know how to talk to Black people'.
Author of memoir 'Travelling While Black and Lesbian', Ms Mnyaka introduced the video by saying: 'I just want to tell you about 10 of the most racist countries that I've ever been to.'
South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Costa Rica all received the lowest ranking on her list.
Ms Mnyaka said that she was 'biased' towards South Korea, given it was the first nation she had ever travelled to. Meanwhile, she criticised Hong Kong for having 'no black people' and claimed that those that she did meet were 'weird'.Â
The American author even revealed that Singapore was the first country where she was called the N word, while Costa Rica was characterised by colourism, rather than overt racism.Â
Surprisingly, the nation taking the top spot was Australia, with Ms Mnyaka declaring that Australians 'don't even know how to talk to Black people'.Â
She added: 'I know you didn't expect this, I lived there for a year. Tell me I'm wrong, Australians don't even know how to talk to Black people and that's it.'
Khanyisa Mnyaka, a certified trauma-informed relationship and pleasure coach from Seattle, Washington, took to TikTok to rank the top 10 most racist countries she has visited
Coming behind Australia on the controversial racist ranking list was the US, where Ms Mynaka lives, at number two and her native South Africa at number three.Â
She said that South Africa was 'still recovering' from the effects of Apartheid, while the experience of racism in the US is both 'scary and weird'.
Indonesia, described by Ms Mnyaka as 'really racist', and Malaysia, dubbed 'weird', were also respectively ranked fourth and fifth.Â
Described by Australia's race discrimination commissioner as a 'significant social and national security threat', racism continues to be a present issue across the nation.Â
According to Amnesty International, up to one-third of all Australians have experienced racism in the workplace and/or in educational facilities, with more than two-thirds of students also reporting experiences of racism at school. Â
In 2020, indigenous Australian reported experiencing an incident of racial prejudice within the last six months, an increase of nearly 10 per cent from 2018.
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Meanwhile, in the US, three-quarters of Black adults say they have experienced racial discrimination, according to a Pew Research survey.Â
Australian viewers appeared unsurprised by Ms Mnyaka's rankings, with one commenting: 'As an Aussie, firstly I'm so sorry but also I completely agree. Racism is too casual here.'Â
Another said: 'On behalf of Australia, we're sorry', while one viewer even said they were 'ashamed of my country' for the bouts of racism travellers had reported experiencing.
However, other social media users appeared shocked at Australia's top ranking, with one commenting: 'Australians are always characterised to be so nice on TV - I'm actually shocked.'Â
Meanwhile, another user said that Ms Mnyaka's TikTok revelations had even influenced their future travel plans. They said: 'I was actually planning to go to Australia. I thought Aus was one of the most welcoming and open minded countries. Quite shocked.'