• Kairos@lemmy.today
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    3 months ago

    There are at least 3 white people here. This fuckhead just doesn’t see it because they’re dressed differently then they think white people dress.

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I watched “The Nightmare Before Christmas” once and I swear there wasn’t a real person in there. They want every single one of us to be dead and animated!

  • VicVinegar@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Many Puerto Ricans are white. I’ve known many people over the years who are blonde hair, blue eyes, or green eyed gingers with freckles, but are as Puerto Rican as they come. Ask your local MAGA turd if they can explain why that might be.

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 months ago

      My half Cuban half Colombian best friend is white as snow with blonde hair and blue eyes. When she starts speaking fluent Spanish, people look twice.

      She actually had to threaten a lawsuit because she was discriminated at work because of being Latina. No one knew until she spoke Spanish and then her manager started treating her differently.

  • ThereIsNoEscape@leminal.space
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    3 months ago

    I find it strange that people say that race is a made up concept, I understand the fundamental and I’ve absolutely zero problem with anyone from anywhere of any genetic makeup being with anyone or existing anywhere.

    However there are absolutely genetic markers that differentiate us race wise and whilst some people may call that ‘positive racism’ theres a reason why Kenyan runners are the best. Its the same reason why dog breeds exist and have different features.

    Personally I like to celebrate our differences, however I understand that people think to stop people weaponising them we should pretend we are all some animorphous blob.

    I mean, Eventually we probably will be with the advancements in technology and our ability to more easily migrate. And I also dont care about that either, but I think its a little naieve to pretend that it doesnt exist.

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      3 months ago

      Troll.

      For anyone who cares to inform themselves, the Wikipedia article about race is a good place to learn why races don’t map to biological reality:

      Human genetic variation is predominantly within races, continuous, and complex in structure, which is inconsistent with the concept of genetic human races.

      Also, dog breeds exist because humans have actively bred dogs to have certain traits - and I assume you meant “anamorphous”?

      • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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        I think the thing that really exposes the whole constructed nature of race is asking this question; “Is Obama white?”

        Barack Obama’s mother is white. His father is black. If I were to ask you “Is Obama black?” most people would say yes, of course. He’s the first black president after all… But the moment we flip the question, it suddenly becomes much harder to answer in the affirmative. If someone tried to claim that America has never had a black president, most people would think they were ignorant, an idiot, or insane. Whiteness has always been constructed in a way that relies on purity. Obama is not white, because he’s partly black. But being partly white does not prevent him from being black. There’s no rational explanation for that. It doesn’t conform to any biological notion of taxonomy. It’s not about genetics, it’s about vibes. We assign whiteness and blackness based on wholly different, wholly arbitrary criteria.

        Credit for this example goes to Innuendo Studios who I believe is also where I encountered the proposition that race is a fiction in the same way that money is; it’s something we invented, but because we believe it’s real, it has real power.

        Race matters because it matters. It shouldn’t, but it does. Understanding that race is a fiction is a really important step in deconstructing the harms that racism has done, but it doesn’t allow us to dismiss the concerns of racialized people, nor should it ever be reason to prevent people from using race as a way to identify themselves. Black people are black because they live the experience of being in a society that treats them as “black” and not simply as “people.” That experience is unique to their blackness, even though that blackness is merely a fiction.

    • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 months ago

      He’s not leaving much room for Jesus… and with an adult woman. A conservative’s worst nightmare.

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    3 months ago

    In the future everyone will be brown. And that’s a good thing since the radiation from the ozone being damaged is going to be pretty bad for the pales.

    I legit get a sunburn on my face from walking outside in regular sun for a half hour.

    It’s serious.

    We aren’t designed for current and certainly not the future radiation exposure.

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        Well still. Darker skin is more adaptive for sun exposure. Even if the ozone is restored.

        Also impacted wisdom teeth are more common in Caucasians.

        That’s a huge design flaw. Need to get that out of the gene pool.

        Generic diversity is what humanity needs to be healthier. And that will result in most future humans being darker skinned.

        Not to worry. After we are all basically the same color, someone will figure out a new reason to divide us.