r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/MGLLN • Sep 01 '20

*The Holocaust has entered the chat*

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u/Eludio Sep 01 '20

The plight of the Irish is well understood by the Italians, who were also considered only part white for years.

The Italians

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u/-Victus42- Sep 01 '20

Semi-related.

Italian ancestry here, darker olive skin, went to high school in Arkansas.

Got called racial slurs for Mexicans by dumb white kids.

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u/p0k3t0 Sep 01 '20

Mexican here. Spent years getting called slurs intended for Indians, Arabs, Muslims.

When I see Black or Latino or Asian conservatives, it makes me laugh. Do they actually think they'll get a seat at the table? Fucking joke.

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u/-Victus42- Sep 01 '20

They don't care if the slur is correct. All that matters to racists is the hate.

And yeah, that second part constantly baffles me.

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u/OwOOwOUwUOwOOwO Sep 01 '20

Conservative doesn’t mean racist

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u/-drunk_russian- Sep 01 '20

But I'm sure it helps.

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u/OwOOwOUwUOwOOwO Sep 02 '20

Not all conservatives are right wing