▲ 269 ▼ If everyone spontaneously became the same race the world would realize that the rich are the real problem (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by FenrirIII@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 123 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 153 points 1 year ago (8 children) No, we'd simply find some other difference to get divided on. permalink fedilink source hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago (2 children) It'd be regions/land-based, probably. "Southern pride," etc...just without the racism. Fuck those star-bellied sneeches across the river. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago Glad that you brought up the Sneeches! permalink fedilink source parent [–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago And I hear those damn Zooks eat their bread with the buttered side down. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ceenote@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 child) I vote we use wealth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) Unfortunately it's the wealthy people who decide. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago It'll ultimately just lead to even more discrimination against the poor permalink fedilink source parent [–] psoul@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago It’s intersectional: the wealthy early birds. They would make the decision while us night owls sleep permalink fedilink source parent [–] 4grams@awful.systems 24 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children) Having lived in a majority white city where they divided themselves between countries of origin, this would happen. Until a large Hispanic influx northeast PA had Italian sections, Irish sections, Lithuanian sections, Polish sections, etc. When my ex’s grandmother met me she asked me “what are you?” despite us both being white. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] plyth@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago She was old enough to remember that none of those origins was considered white. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago In the show All In The Family, Archie isn't just bigoted against non-caucasians; he's bigoted against the polish, Irish, Italians, etc... He's less bigoted against those groups than he is against non-whites, but still bigoted. He's also bigoted against catholics permalink fedilink source parent [–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Or people would simply be divided over what race they used to be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) After a few generations, they'd start to forget permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago Look up Cagots, then. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 1 year ago And people would also track down and document what race people used to be before the change happened so that they could keep on hating too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] psoul@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Exactly. This is why people say race is a construct. If we all became the same race then some self labeled ingroup would construct (i.e. create) new criteria to label others as an outgroup eventually creating new races. permalink fedilink source parent [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago Exactly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIcsk2ZoaTY&t=17 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago (2 children) It'd be regions/land-based, probably. "Southern pride," etc...just without the racism. Fuck those star-bellied sneeches across the river. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago Glad that you brought up the Sneeches! permalink fedilink source parent [–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago And I hear those damn Zooks eat their bread with the buttered side down. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago Glad that you brought up the Sneeches! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago And I hear those damn Zooks eat their bread with the buttered side down. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 child) I vote we use wealth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) Unfortunately it's the wealthy people who decide. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago It'll ultimately just lead to even more discrimination against the poor permalink fedilink source parent [–] psoul@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago It’s intersectional: the wealthy early birds. They would make the decision while us night owls sleep permalink fedilink source parent
[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) Unfortunately it's the wealthy people who decide. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago It'll ultimately just lead to even more discrimination against the poor permalink fedilink source parent [–] psoul@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago It’s intersectional: the wealthy early birds. They would make the decision while us night owls sleep permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago It'll ultimately just lead to even more discrimination against the poor permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psoul@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago It’s intersectional: the wealthy early birds. They would make the decision while us night owls sleep permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children) Having lived in a majority white city where they divided themselves between countries of origin, this would happen. Until a large Hispanic influx northeast PA had Italian sections, Irish sections, Lithuanian sections, Polish sections, etc. When my ex’s grandmother met me she asked me “what are you?” despite us both being white. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] plyth@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago She was old enough to remember that none of those origins was considered white. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago In the show All In The Family, Archie isn't just bigoted against non-caucasians; he's bigoted against the polish, Irish, Italians, etc... He's less bigoted against those groups than he is against non-whites, but still bigoted. He's also bigoted against catholics permalink fedilink source parent
[–] plyth@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago She was old enough to remember that none of those origins was considered white. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago In the show All In The Family, Archie isn't just bigoted against non-caucasians; he's bigoted against the polish, Irish, Italians, etc... He's less bigoted against those groups than he is against non-whites, but still bigoted. He's also bigoted against catholics permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Or people would simply be divided over what race they used to be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) After a few generations, they'd start to forget permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago Look up Cagots, then. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) After a few generations, they'd start to forget permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago Look up Cagots, then. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago Look up Cagots, then. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 1 year ago And people would also track down and document what race people used to be before the change happened so that they could keep on hating too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psoul@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Exactly. This is why people say race is a construct. If we all became the same race then some self labeled ingroup would construct (i.e. create) new criteria to label others as an outgroup eventually creating new races. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago Exactly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIcsk2ZoaTY&t=17 permalink fedilink source parent