Physical differences including stature and facial characteristics served as a basis for ethnic categorization. The European preference for tall, narrow-featured individuals made the Tutsi the preferred race. The establishment of the Tutsi as the superior race inevitably resulted in the creation of colonial policies that favored the Tutsi and discriminated against the Hutu. The flexible margins had now become rigid and invariable; the Hutu were denied access to education and were unable to obtain positions of power or authority. The racist ideologies and ethnic boundaries set in place under European colonialism lead to increased tensions between the Tutsi and the Hutu. Rather than alleviating tensions between the two groups, the separateness between the two groups persisted even after decolonization in Rwanda. The growing hate and resentment that had sprouted under colonial rule only continued to grow and eventually led to the Rwandan
Physical differences including stature and facial characteristics served as a basis for ethnic categorization. The European preference for tall, narrow-featured individuals made the Tutsi the preferred race. The establishment of the Tutsi as the superior race inevitably resulted in the creation of colonial policies that favored the Tutsi and discriminated against the Hutu. The flexible margins had now become rigid and invariable; the Hutu were denied access to education and were unable to obtain positions of power or authority. The racist ideologies and ethnic boundaries set in place under European colonialism lead to increased tensions between the Tutsi and the Hutu. Rather than alleviating tensions between the two groups, the separateness between the two groups persisted even after decolonization in Rwanda. The growing hate and resentment that had sprouted under colonial rule only continued to grow and eventually led to the Rwandan