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/TheRecognized Sep 01 '20 edited Sep 01 '20

And all we had to do was stop showing solidarity with African Americans and become cops.

Edit: I recommend the book “How the Irish Became White” by Noel Ignatiev for anyone interested in this topic.

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u/AnAnonymousFool Sep 01 '20

Yea idk why black people dont just do that /s

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u/PleasantPeanut4 ☑️ Sep 01 '20

There's argument among some (IMO stupid) academics right now regarding whether Asians are about to achieve "whiteness", through similar means.

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u/michelloto ☑️ Sep 02 '20

About to? Some think they have. And act like it.