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“Race” is not synonymous with color. It can mean roughly-something related to shared background, but it’s not very precise. Sounds like she just got caught up

“Race” is not synonymous with color. It can mean roughly-something related to shared background, but it’s not very precise. Sounds like she just got caught up in differing definitions for the word, and perhaps total (and if she considers herself Jewish in any way, pretty awful) ignorance of the use of the pre-existing phrase “Jewish race”. A few generations ago, in the USA, Jews were not considered “white”, and neither were Italians or Irish. EDIT: I seem to have crossed a line I can’t see. Anyone hazard a guess why this was downvoted?

Day1 5y ago
Don’t bring attention to any historic caucasian struggles because bringing attention to the plight of any race other than a race currently labeled ‘minority’ is an affront to the party.
- quantified 5y ago
  Jeez. My family fled religious persecution to find a new home here, and then 150 years later took up arms to protest economic injustice, resulting in the mess we call the USA now, and vast waves of additional immigrants peeing on the next wave of immigrants (all of whom were concurrently shitting on the pre-existing natives, who themselves likely replaced earlier humans that came over the land route from Asia). I’ve been missing the memo that being confused and overlooking details is cause to be cancelled.
dekhn 5y ago
I don't know why people would downvote you, but my guess is that a lot of people especially in America who identify with being progressive don't like the idea that race might include Jewish people, not just black and white people. However, historically (just 50 or so years ago) "Jewish" was effectively considered a race even though it's more of a religious heritage and there are black Jewish people immigrating to Israel from Africa. I merely recommend that everybody who believes race is about black and white go read up on the entire world history and how people have treated race over time.

Day1 5y ago

Don’t bring attention to any historic caucasian struggles because bringing attention to the plight of any race other than a race currently labeled ‘minority’ is an affront to the party.

quantified 5y ago
Jeez. My family fled religious persecution to find a new home here, and then 150 years later took up arms to protest economic injustice, resulting in the mess we call the USA now, and vast waves of additional immigrants peeing on the next wave of immigrants (all of whom were concurrently shitting on the pre-existing natives, who themselves likely replaced earlier humans that came over the land route from Asia). I’ve been missing the memo that being confused and overlooking details is cause to be cancelled.

dekhn 5y ago

I don't know why people would downvote you, but my guess is that a lot of people especially in America who identify with being progressive don't like the idea that race might include Jewish people, not just black and white people. However, historically (just 50 or so years ago) "Jewish" was effectively considered a race even though it's more of a religious heritage and there are black Jewish people immigrating to Israel from Africa. I merely recommend that everybody who believes race is about black and white go read up on the entire world history and how people have treated race over time.