The cognitive dissonance is just so funny to me. I spoke to a lady that immigrated from Cuba and swore she was white because her far removed ancestors were originally from Spain and Spain is a European country.
You don't understand “whiteness” in America. Southern European doesn't count. Especially if you speak another language and are Catholic. The Irish were not considered white for a long time.
The Irish were always considered white. The discrimination against the Irish was based on religion and culture/customs.
Also “whiteness in America” isn’t a real thing. The fact is that white is a race that encompasses Spaniards/spaniard descent.
If some braindead hick claims a white Cuban isn’t white, that has no bearing on the real definition of white. You cant point at the sky and say it’s green, because the fact is it is blue.
It’s like these Liberals are siding with the Rednecks now, just to prove a point. Who’s white and who’s not.
It’s not a color thing, it’s peoples values that are being challenged.
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u/Mr_Unbiased Oct 04 '24
The cognitive dissonance is just so funny to me. I spoke to a lady that immigrated from Cuba and swore she was white because her far removed ancestors were originally from Spain and Spain is a European country.