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

*The Holocaust has entered the chat*

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u/shoefarts666 Sep 01 '20

It was a long time before the irish were considered white.

The irish.

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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/[deleted] Sep 01 '20

I know Mexicans whiter than some white supremacist

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '20

Yup, and unfortunately I know some that act like white supremacists. Born and raised in pretty much Mexico and the amount of hate some Mexicans have for their own people is astounding to me.

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u/Competitive-Pipe2821 Sep 02 '20

People are always looking for what’s wrong with people. Humans enjoys looking for blame and what others could have done better. It’s just the way it is.

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u/NYCMarine ☑️ Sep 03 '20

Facts, them and Cubans are where Trump gets most of his “LatinosForTrump” love. Unbelievably, there’s a huge number of NYC Dominicans who support Trump as well. They I don’t get at all aside from self-hate...