We can’t even get white supremacy right
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 12:46 last edited by Mik
Honestly though, if there were ever an argument for meritocracy this is it. If you focus on making a living rather than being an authentic whatever....
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 12:48 last edited by Klaus
I would be interested in the absolute numbers of those minorities.
I'm really the last person who will defend the "white privilege" stuff, but these numbers don't say all that much about "privilege" or lack thereof. I think it's more a reflection of immigration policy. If the US primarily accepts highly educated engineers, for instance, then it's not surprising that they make more a year than the average American.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 12:49 last edited by
What about Native Americans?
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 12:51 last edited by
Somebody understands this data and is making bank with adverse selection.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 13:11 last edited by
The joker in the deck is the size of the household.
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I would be interested in the absolute numbers of those minorities.
I'm really the last person who will defend the "white privilege" stuff, but these numbers don't say all that much about "privilege" or lack thereof. I think it's more a reflection of immigration policy. If the US primarily accepts highly educated engineers, for instance, then it's not surprising that they make more a year than the average American.
wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 13:19 last edited by@Klaus said in We can’t even get white supremacy right:
I would be interested in the absolute numbers of those minorities.
I'm really the last person who will defend the "white privilege" stuff, but these numbers don't say all that much about "privilege" or lack thereof.
I think it's because the richest and/or most visible wealthy are often white americans, so folks assume it's that way for all white americans, whereas MOST white americans are not rich at all. In fact, white americans are the most in debt.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 13:22 last edited by
I still find it strange that there is a category for "white americans" but instead of black americans it's "African". Either we should start parsing out the various country/regions for white americans or we should switch African and Latino to instead look at skin color. It's all so dumb...
BTW if someone asked me who makes $55,000 a year, I'd say, "It's a thai".
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 13:31 last edited by
@Jolly said in We can’t even get white supremacy right:
The joker in the deck is the size of the household.
That has a lot to do with it in several ways.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 13:35 last edited by
@89th said in We can’t even get white supremacy right:
I still find it strange that there is a category for "white americans" but instead of black americans it's "African". Either we should start parsing out the various country/regions for white americans or we should switch African and Latino to instead look at skin color. It's all so dumb...
BTW if someone asked me who makes $55,000 a year, I'd say, "It's a thai".
Always note the source especially these days. A light google search suggests India in pixels is largely a social media construct. The definition of white america is their own. I suspect their mission is to simply make money by advancing the interests of people that think this platform will help them.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 13:56 last edited by
It's based on U.S. Census data. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Most of the Indians (dot, not feather) I know are professional people...Doctors, professors, dentists, engineers, etc.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 13:59 last edited by
Indians make up the majority of scientists and engineers I work with. Most software and testing applicants are Indian.
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It's based on U.S. Census data. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Most of the Indians (dot, not feather) I know are professional people...Doctors, professors, dentists, engineers, etc.
wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 14:31 last edited by@Jolly said in We can’t even get white supremacy right:
It's based on U.S. Census data. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Most of the Indians (dot, not feather) I know are professional people...Doctors, professors, dentists, engineers, etc.
So all American immigrants from every other country are average?
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 15:09 last edited by
We need a graph that shows which races can be understood when they attempt to speak English.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 15:10 last edited by
Which English... like Larry-English or Phibes-English?
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 15:10 last edited by
Just this minute redd this:
America is not a land
of one race or one class of men . . .
America is not bound by
geographical latitudes . . .
America is in the heart.Carlos Bulosan
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 15:11 last edited by
Mr. Bulosan has this confused with Camelot, or maybe Shangri-La
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 15:36 last edited by Larry
@89th said in We can’t even get white supremacy right:
Which English... like Larry-English or Phibes-English?
What the hell is wrong with my english?
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 15:42 last edited by jon-nyc
Huh?
What did he say? Did anybody catch that?
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 15:53 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in We can’t even get white supremacy right:
Huh?
What did he say? Did anybody catch that?
Dumbo poetry.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 15:55 last edited by
Squanusta tigwali