Is the welcome to Ukrainian refugees unusually generous — or overtly racist?

The invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing flow of refugees into neighbouring countries has caused some western media to ask in horror how this could happen to “relatively civilized” people with “blonde hair and blue eyes” looking “like any European family that you would live next door to.”

These comments have rightfully been criticized by scholars, activists and other media outlets that have called out the double standards of news organizations and politicians.

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