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Sorry, but try being Romani (colloquially: gypsy) anywhere in the UK and tell me it is "white" that makes the difference.
by alexc05 11y ago
Sorry, but try being Romani (colloquially: gypsy) anywhere in the UK and tell me it is "white" that makes the difference.
- ant6n 11y agoThe idea of white privilege doesn't mean there can't be groups that are white who are discriminated against. Gender discrimination is another possible dimension of discrimination. Talking about the notion of white privilege doesn't implicitly dismiss their plights.
- Chris2048 11y agoThat's a totally different issue. Gypsies lead totally different lifestyles that rub people the wrong way, and I'd be careful to dismiss their negative perception by the rest of the UK population as "racism". Most people couldn't care less what their race is, but it sure is an easy card to play.
- kaitai 11y agoLots of people don't really think the Romani are white, frankly. But as generations of "white" Americans have learned, if you dress from the JC Penney or Sears catalogue, forbid your children from learning their ancestral language, and forget your cultural traditions, you can be white too! It works!
- mortenjorck 11y agoI was astonished when I first learned that in the United States, it wasn't until partway through the 20th Century that people of Italian or Jewish ancestry were considered "white."
- htns 11y agoIsn't that a myth? Like pink and blue supposedly previously having been associated with the reverse genders.
- shrewduser 11y agonot a myth, although popularly touted as a myth by people to whom this fact is inconvenient. it's very easy to google examples of racism towards irish and italian immigrants. https://www.google.com.au/search?q=irish+need+not+apply&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3_NvU0KzMAhVIKpQKHRDbC-YQ_AUIBygB&biw=1920&bih=955 https://www.google.com.au/search?q=irish+need+not+apply&sour... here's where the "myth myth" started and was easily debunked by a high school student http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/High-school-student-disproves-professors-theory-that-No-Irish-Need-Apply-signs-never-existed.html http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/High-school-studen...
- htns 11y agoBut that just confirms it as a a myth - "I really hate the Irish, so I'll pretend they aren't white"
- JohnBooty 11y agoAs the person who started this chain of discussion about white privilege, I feel responsible to say: I absolutely understand that being "white" is not an automatic advantage everywhere.