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> 1) Silly black-person. In the US, "black" means "loser", so if you are successful, you are ipso facto not black. Uh, unless you're an athlete, or other entert
by arximboldi 10y ago
> 1) Silly black-person. In the US, "black" means "loser", so if you are successful, you are ipso facto not black. Uh, unless you're an athlete, or other entertainer.
I an not from the US, but I guess the impression that in the US race is a proxy for talking about class. The latter word is such a taboo as much as anything coming from Marxism or economic left. You even go to say "losers" instead of working class, which is so insulting.
This keeps the left running in circles in identity issues. And keeps the poor fighting against each other (see poor whites supporting Trump).
- JabavuAdams 10y agoYou raise some valid points, but as recently as 60 years ago (in living memory) there were laws on the books that ensured that blacks were on-average a lower class. Race, specifically African American race is tied to class in the US in ways that it's not in other countries.
- arximboldi 10y agoI agree with you.