• Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    I thought Jews were white? Are Jews not white? I mean it’s all just bigotry one way or another but I still feel like I missed something here

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      15 days ago

      Whiteness is a social construct so it can be defined in any arbitrary way. Some consider Jews to be white today, though historically they were not considered so, and many white-supremacists today do not consider them white.

      In terms of skin tone it would depend on the geographic origin of a person’s ancestors, as with virtually all humans. Jews from Northern Europe tend to have similar skin tone as other people of European ancestry, while those from the Middle East or North Africa are similar to other people from those regions.

      But remember that skin tone isn’t really what people mean when they say white. In my social circles there are black people with paler skin than some white people, yet no one questions who belongs with which “race”.

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    13 days ago

    Seeing that a lot of evil right now (Putin, Gaza Strip, NSO, Palantir) is directly linked to Israel, hating on jews doesn’t seem unreasonable now.

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        5 days ago

        I’m not a loli weeb, mate. Although I really dislike some countries. Israel is one of them.

        Are you alright?

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      13 days ago

      hating on jews doesn’t seem unreasonable now.

      Conflating Israel with Jewish people isn’t “white supremacy with extra steps” - it’s just plain ole’ white supremacism.

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        5 days ago

        Israel avoided supporting Ukraine, especially early in the war. Israel is cosidered to be part of the West, because of that I’m pretty sure they are friendly at least.

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        5 days ago

        Yes you are correct. My expression is directed towards Israel only. I have no beef with the religious people. I apologize for my poor choise of words.