You should - it is a racial construction, made by whites to differentiate you from black, the other racial construction. It has a function. Many actually.
His birth name is Haggerty, right? Says here his heritage is "primarily Irish". Why stop in Ireland? Keep going. White racists, nazis, Hutus, and everyone else alive today all share a common primary heritage.
It's stupid to be willfully "color blind". As stupid as it is to be, say, willfully height blind.
You might call me short and white (just please don't call me "shorty" or "whitey"). I know I'm just light black and somewhat tall... ish. My height is primarily tall. And my color is primarily light prime. Light... ish.
So you're tall, dark, and handsome. Congratulation, good looking. You don't have to rub it in that I'm not. Unless you're an American hater. Rub it in all you choose but eventually I'll probably have to defend myself.
White is a race. We discuss that.
ReplyDeleteYou should - it is a racial construction, made by whites to differentiate you from black, the other racial construction. It has a function. Many actually.
ReplyDeleteWhites should discuss it at length,...
His birth name is Haggerty, right? Says here his heritage is "primarily Irish". Why stop in Ireland? Keep going. White racists, nazis, Hutus, and everyone else alive today all share a common primary heritage.
ReplyDeleteIt's stupid to be willfully "color blind". As stupid as it is to be, say, willfully height blind.
You might call me short and white (just please don't call me "shorty" or "whitey"). I know I'm just light black and somewhat tall... ish. My height is primarily tall. And my color is primarily light prime. Light... ish.
So you're tall, dark, and handsome. Congratulation, good looking. You don't have to rub it in that I'm not. Unless you're an American hater. Rub it in all you choose but eventually I'll probably have to defend myself.