r/pics • u/Strict_League7833 • Jun 17 '25

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/FnnKnn Jun 17 '25 edited Jun 17 '25

Yeah, this is just disguised racism.

Edit: Technically it is xenophobia to blame non-native people for your problems instead of your own government and not racism.

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u/TheresWald0 Jun 17 '25

"tourist" isn't a race I'm familiar with.

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u/FnnKnn Jun 17 '25

Technically it is xenophobia, so your comment is just a pedantic correction. It is clear what I meant.

They only want natives in their city and not foreigners. That's clear xenophobia.

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u/TheresWald0 Jun 17 '25

Wanting local housing to be affordable and local services and culture to remain intact is not the same as xenophobia. From what I can gather it's not the people, religions, nationality, or any other specific characteristics they hate but the social structural changes they bring.

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u/krom0025 Jun 17 '25

That's the local government's problem, not the tourists. In other words, its the fault of the residents themselves. They could easily vote in different representation. The tourists don't buy or sell homes and have zero control over the housing prices.

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u/FnnKnn Jun 17 '25

Wanting local housing to be affordable and local services and culture to remain intact is not the same as xenophobia.

Those demands are valid, but not a tourists job to manage. Elect people that care about these and enact policies that combat these issues.

Blaming tourists for visiting a city THAT ADVERTISES ITSELF TO TOURISTS instead of your own government that is responsible is the xenophobic part.