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"Being white"'s an interesting phrase to use, because I don't think Irish (or Italians at a different point) were considered white at the time they were being d
by cjbprime 8y ago
"Being white"'s an interesting phrase to use, because I don't think Irish (or Italians at a different point) were considered white at the time they were being discriminated against here. It shows how much whiteness is socially constructed.
- raverbashing 8y agoThey were considered white. (Italians and Greeks weren't though)
- cjbprime 8y agoHm, it's easy to find credible claims that they weren't, e.g. https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/when-irish-immigrants-werent-considered-white.htm https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/when-iri...
- jandrese 8y agoThe racists of the day were apparently quite progressive. They couldn't even see the color of the person's skin. It's almost like race is more of a social construct than a biological one.
- loggedinmyphone 8y agoOr more accurately, that racism is a social construct.