These are not the refugees we are used to... These people are Europeans. These people are intelligent, they are educated people... This is not the refugee wave we have been used to, people we were not sure about their identity, people with unclear pasts, who could have been even terrorists ...
Bulgarian Prime Minister, Kirril Petkov
These are prosperous, middle class people. These are not obviously refugees trying to get away from areas in the Middle East ... in North Africa. They look like any European family that you would live next door to ...
Al Jazeera English, Television presenter
This isn't a place, with all due respect, like Iraq or Afghanistan that has seen conflict raging for decades. This is a relatively civilised, relatively European - I have to choose those words carefully too - city where you wouldn't expect that, or hope it's going to happen.
Charlie D'Agata, CBS News senior correspondent
[Ukranian refugees] are prosperous, middle class people. These are obviously not refugees trying to get away from areas in the Middle East that are still in a big state of war.These are not people trying to get away from areas in North Africa. They look like any European family that you would live next door to.
Peter Dobbie, Al Jazeera English, anchor
Some European commentators on Western Media have described Ukrainian refugees as being 'civilised', 'middle-class' and 'prosperous' and different from those from 'third world nations'.
the conversation.com
and if that's not enough,
The New York Times reported that non-white people fleeing Ukraine were being blocked from leaving, in favour of white Ukrainians.
Wow. The blatant doubIe standard and racism makes me sick.
I don't mean to be negative, but
WTF!!!!!!!!!!
I feel for refugees from Asia and Africa, I really do.
This makes it very difficult for me to feel any sympathy for Ukrainians.
REFERENCES:
https://theconversation.com/ukrainian-refugees-are-welcomed-with-open-arms-not-so-with-people-fleeing-other-war-torn-countries-178491
https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/europe-welcomes-ukrainian-refugees-others-less-so/
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/why-are-some-refugees-more-welcome-than-others/
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2022/03/17/europe-throws-open-its-doors-for-ukrainians-for-afghans-and-other-refugees-its-detention-and-even-beatings.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/14/world/europe/ukraine-refugees-poland-belarus.html
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