Tough As Ovaries, Aaaand the example I’m thinking of is the construction of Irishness as whiteness/not whiteness in various points throughout history. In their case, race has been constructed by the prejudices of colonial governments and also the country of migration. Irish peoples’ skin hasn’t miraculously changed colour, but the way they were perceived shifted drastically, they’ve been black/white/alien/foreigner/acceptable/admonished/freaks/admired. Their/my race is as fluid as can be, really. And we’re ‘white

Aaaand the example I'm thinking of is the construction of Irishness as whiteness/not whiteness in various points throughout history. In their case, race has been constructed by the prejudices of colonial governments and also the country of migration. Irish peoples' skin hasn't miraculously changed colour, but the way they were perceived shifted drastically, they've been black/white/alien/foreigner/acceptable/admonished/freaks/admired. Their/my race is as fluid as can be, really. And we're 'white

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….Race is only fluid in retrospect. It doesn’t matter what races counted as white/non-white in the past; what matters is RIGHT NOW. And bear in mind that the system works both ways. Filipinos in Louisiana were considered white under the whole “what fraction white are you” system they had; today, they are most certainly not white.

I don’t care what races ARE white and what are not; The point is, white is synonymous with majority and power, and being non-white means that you are systematically oppressed based on race. Yes, race is a social construct, but that doesn’t meant that racism is something that everybody can perform.

I’m only going to say this one. more. time.

…we are NOT all the same. White problems are NOT the same as POC problems. We are not a homogenous society, and in fact, our society emphasizes the whole non-homogenous thing to a huge degree.

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