submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca
 

pretty telling that first reation of some here can be summed with: what is really white?

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[–] 5 points 6 days ago (4 children)

The concept of whiteness comes from the Spanish inquisition after the fall of Grenada. Being fair skinned was a way of proving without a doubt that you weren't a jew or a muslim.

My guess is we'd start dividing up amongst religious heritage again. Mormons vs. Evangelicals Vs. Protestants Vs. Catholics Vs. The Real Christians

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  • [–] 6 points 6 days ago

    Also the Spanish discriminated against Muslims who converted to Christian and doubted their faith as true. This was a generational thing since even their grandchildren were seen as suspect even if they and their parents were born and raised Catholic.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    Sure but I don’t think the alt right morons on twitter recognize that. They just see olive skin and a name that ends in a vowel and go ew gross different

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