Indonesia's racism towards mixed

Why is it that chinese- Indonesian mixed have a label (chindo) and are considered AT LEAST a part of indonesia, however when it comes to bule (European) - Indonesian mix they just label us as bule? Isn't it weird for a country that has a word for everything?
Besides this, imagine coming back to your home country to be spoken to in English and given the cold shoulder like an obnoxious tourist? "Ooh kamu bisa ngerti hahaha" what about me knowing my MOTHER LANGUAGE is funny?? Its not the same from when I was a kid and I was darker and had a lower nose bridge, once I grew up I tried looking for nonsurgical ways to make my nose bridge lower and makeup to look more indonesian. And since we are a minority there's no community for relating our struggles besides other mixed kids in online forums. Btw this wouldn't be a problem if they treated tourists and locals the same / if tourists treated locals nice. Being here makes me feel so inferior because no matter how I dress and what makeup I put on ill still always be a foreigner to them

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anonymous Other July 04, 2026 at 11:49 pm 0 0