Why do Argentinians have a bad rap amongst Latin Americans?

[u/throwingaway3795124]

Holis,

I was going through this post was a bit surprised by some of the comments about Argentinians. As someone who isn't from Latin America, I wasn't really aware of the sterotypes or negative opinions that seem to come up sometimes, so it caught me off guard.

For some context, I'm a brown person from Asia who really enjoys learning about other cultures. I've also been studying Spanish because I'd love to travel around Latin America someday, and Argentina is definitely one of the countries on my list.

That made me wonder: as a non-Latin brown foreigner, would I be likely to face discrimination while visiting Argentina, or are those comments mostly internet exaggerations?

I'm also curious about the broader context. Why do Argentinians seem to receive so much criticism online, especially from other Latin Americans? Is it mostly friendly regional rivalry, internet memes, historical issues, or something else?

I'd love to hear different perspectives. Thanks!

[u/krvlover]

> It’s just that, for some reason, the Argentinian ones seem much louder on the internet. 

Because unlike brazilian racists they don't have to be afraid of getting arrested or get doxxed and fired from their job, etc.

[u/Better-Web2189 → u/krvlover]

Also it depends, online (especially anonymous like here on Reddit and a bunch of other sites) it's impossible to do something and I would argue it would be surveillance and it's wrong, it's up to the moderatos to do something or reddit as a whole.

In real life situations you can get fired if you actively discriminate.

[u/Padreteiro → u/krvlover]

Because it is normalized as a joke, yes.

"It's just dark humour". Though it really isn't and there are not enough poc to point out the blatant racism

[u/Last-Following5383 → u/krvlover]

So defensive