I read that Irish- and Italian-Americans were only granted recognition as White after they were recruited en masse (often from criminal/street gangs) into police departments and put to use against Black populations migrating from the Jim Crow South.
Yeah I'm pretty sure racism was mostly nourished by the rich in order to weaken labor and make money. There's always going to be some prejudice among humans, but the wealthy really leaned into that to profit.
It would have been uncomfortable for them if the poors of every background got together and acted on the realization that the rich don't even do anything, but live in luxury while we starve.
It was to keep us divided first, but it was also about raping everyone.
“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”― Lyndon B. Johnson
Was that recognition attested to by all the racist organizations? Amazing the cooperation of a vast nation, the size of Europe, working together to end racism for just a few groups. Wait, that makes no sense because racism isn't coordinated. GTFO with that revisionist nonsense.
Yea, the time between (and overlap inbetween) the Irish being sold as slaves, having "Irish need not apply" signs on businesses, and the modern definition of the wHiTe rAcE is far too short for comfort.
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AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 21 pts · 3d
I read that Irish- and Italian-Americans were only granted recognition as White after they were recruited en masse (often from criminal/street gangs) into police departments and put to use against Black populations migrating from the Jim Crow South.
jtrek@startrek.website · 17 pts · 3d
Yeah I'm pretty sure racism was mostly nourished by the rich in order to weaken labor and make money. There's always going to be some prejudice among humans, but the wealthy really leaned into that to profit.
It would have been uncomfortable for them if the poors of every background got together and acted on the realization that the rich don't even do anything, but live in luxury while we starve.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3d
It was to keep us divided first, but it was also about raping everyone.
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3d
Was that recognition attested to by all the racist organizations? Amazing the cooperation of a vast nation, the size of Europe, working together to end racism for just a few groups. Wait, that makes no sense because racism isn't coordinated. GTFO with that revisionist nonsense.
aldhissla@piefed.world · 2 pts · 3d
Yea, the time between (and overlap inbetween) the Irish being sold as slaves, having "Irish need not apply" signs on businesses, and the modern definition of the wHiTe rAcE is far too short for comfort.
Wolf314159@startrek.website · 19 pts · 3d
Is that Pierce Brosnan?
calliope@retrolemmy.com · 7 pts · 3d
Yes it is!
Apparently it’s a still from the 1981 TV miniseries The Mansions of America.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3d
Bond. James Bond.
NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 3d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Irish_Became_White
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3d
Those people would actually turn red quite fast when left outside, so are they really white in their natural state?
njm1314@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3d
Forget 19th century, they are trying again. This heritage American shit. They want to go back.
Sergio@piefed.social · 3 pts · 3d
I'm pretty sure that's Bram Stoker (who wrote Dracula) that the arrow's pointing to, and he was Anglo-Irish, i.e. woulda been considered waspy.