3. Googling how the location deals with race before you get there.
This is actually something I never used to do that I definitely will from now on. I figured Googling something like “racism against black people in Turkey” was pointless because it would return stories covering exactly that. Confirmation bias, you know? I thought even if I looked up something less specific, like “black people traveling in Istanbul,” I’d still be primed to get things that would make me nervous. It turns out there’s so much useful information out there for people of color who are traveling to specific places. After the stares and the Michelle Obama comment, I did some looking around and found that other people had experienced the same thing, which made me feel way better. I also saw that people of other races got interesting reactions in Istanbul as well, which only helped more.
 
3. Googling how the location deals with race before you get there.This is actually something I never used to do that I definitely will from now on. I figured Googling something like “racism against black people in Turkey” was pointless because it would return stories covering exactly that. Confirmation bias, you know? I thought even if I looked up something less specific, like “black people traveling in Istanbul,” I’d still be primed to get things that would make me nervous. It turns out there’s so much useful information out there for people of color who are traveling to specific places. After the stares and the Michelle Obama comment, I did some looking around and found that other people had experienced the same thing, which made me feel way better. I also saw that people of other races got interesting reactions in Istanbul as well, which only helped more.
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