Wow, nice assumption.
preach224@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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 weeks ago
Sylaran@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Entirely depends on who the majority is. Racism is just tribalism.
Social_Discussion@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Exactly what I’m thinking. Imo this whole concept of “white” and “black” people doesn’t make sense and is just an excuse for racism and hate
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks ago
See that’s literally what I mean what upsets me. It doesn’t matter what my skin looks like, it changes nothing about me as a person. There isn’t even “white” or “black” skin. I’ve never seen people with actual white or black skin. I would say our skin is more pinkish/brown and changes in brightness/tones if anything. But why would you even make a thing about it? It seems weird and isn’t relevant
ccunning@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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 weeks ago
That’s the exact point I was trying to make. My skin doesn’t change me as a person but peoples judgement of my skin does. If we wouldn’t judge people based on that we wouldn’t divide our self in this toxic way
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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 weeks ago
Well fucking duh. You’re soapboxing an obvious point.