Wow, nice assumption.
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preach224@lemmy.world 2 months ago
are you white, by chance? i find that there’s a strong correlation between not understanding and caucasity - as a middle-aged white man myself, it was a blind spot for me, at least.
but also there’s a shitload of american culture that’s downright vicious to people who aren’t white, so having a community that shared something (in this case, skin colour vis-a-vis oppressive history/current events) is a powerful draw that i absolutely understand.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Sylaran@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Entirely depends on who the majority is. Racism is just tribalism.
Social_Discussion@lemm.ee 2 months ago
[deleted]TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
The human mind seems to have some sort of built-in tribalism. Throughout history, humans have gravitated towards favoring the in-group and discriminating the out-group. The difference between those groups could be skin color, language, religion, family name or anything. Could be literally anything, no matter how trivial or silly. There have been some interesting studies about this.
See also: minimal group paradigm, in-group bias.
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yes, those groups are all typically considered white by pigmentation except the ones that are Indian brown, including light skinned romani people. Just like light skinned gay people would be generally considered white, or ethnic Jews who are light complected.
The boundary between black (or brown, yellow, red, purple, or green) and white is not black and white, but the social implications can be pretty cut and dry if you find yourself strongly in one category or another in many parts of the world.
Trying to assign someone as “Asian” is a somewhat more difficult task with more nuance, skin color though is pretty cut and dry.
Social_Discussion@lemm.ee 2 months ago
ccunning@lemmy.world 2 months ago
…to you. Other people in this world absolutely will judge based on the color of your skin.
It’s extremely naive to believe living your life being judged by others based on your appearance wouldn’t change you.
Social_Discussion@lemm.ee 2 months ago
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If everybody would just join hands and sing kumbaya, there would be no more wars!
Racism exists. You can’t end racism by pretending everybody is the same, and that cultural differences aren’t shaped by racism, whether it’s historical, institutional, or just regular conservativism, racism is pervasive in every country in the world. Familiarity fosters empathy, so engaging in multicultural exchanges is the best weapon against racism. But that means embracing our shared experiences and our differences, and acknowledging that we’re not all the same. Your skin color is a part of you, and it shapes who you are. If you think it hasn’t, you’re probably white.
imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Well fucking duh. You’re soapboxing an obvious point.