Comment on May 13, 1985
orrk@lemmy.world 1 month agono, but for a long time Irish, Italians, Germans etc… weren’t white, until they needed to increase the size of “whites” because there weren’t enough WASPS to outnumber POC
Comment on May 13, 1985
orrk@lemmy.world 1 month agono, but for a long time Irish, Italians, Germans etc… weren’t white, until they needed to increase the size of “whites” because there weren’t enough WASPS to outnumber POC
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Got it, white people aren’t people with white skin but all people with dark skin are black people. Understood, sir.
orrk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
yup, “white” is a completely artificial concept that originated in America (as in the continent) as part of the slave trade justification.
not even the Nazis had this “white” concept, in fact European racism is not along the lines of skin color
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 1 month ago
You realize there are at least 15 different ethnicities currently in Africa, right? Then there are also dark tones from islands, Americas, and Asia in addition. Black is also just a concept. You’re not having a “gotcha” moment, you’re having an aneurysm.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s a borderline insult, and you reported them for misinformation when what they’re saying is how it really was.
I think the confusion is they’re talking about what really happened, and you’re acting like they’re saying it was right.
“White” was expanded in America to include Irish and Italians.
As they lost the majority, they’d let in more groups to maintain the majority. No one is saying that made logical sense, and those lines are arbitrary.
But that is what happened.
theroot.com/when-the-irish-weren-t-white-17933587…