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itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

There are certain ethnicities that although white, have been marginalized and scapegoated for societies problems in the past. Groups like Italians and Irish people were considered a lower-tier of white people, just above black people, especially in the US in the 18-1900’s.

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prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Italians and Irish people were considered a lower-tier of white people

I’m pretty sure they weren’t considered any tier of “white.”

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Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

although white

Can’t really say that when the whole category is nebulous and subjective

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chuckleslord@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It’s why the US has St Patrick’s Day and Christopher Columbus Day. They needed to prove their worth to earn “whiteness”

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