FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 25 days agoIf everyone spontaneously became the same race the world would realize that the rich are the real problemmessage-squaremessage-square121linkfedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down138
arrow-up1270arrow-down1message-squareIf everyone spontaneously became the same race the world would realize that the rich are the real problemFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 25 days agomessage-square121linkfedilink
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up146·25 days agoNo, we’d simply find some other difference to get divided on.
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55arrow-down1·25 days agoIt’d be regions/land-based, probably. “Southern pride,” etc…just without the racism. Fuck those star-bellied sneeches across the river.
minus-squareMuskyMelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·25 days agoGlad that you brought up the Sneeches!
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 days agoAnd I hear those damn Zooks eat their bread with the buttered side down.
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·25 days agoUnfortunately it’s the wealthy people who decide.
minus-squareFreshParsnip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·24 days agoIt’ll ultimately just lead to even more discrimination against the poor
minus-squareFackCurs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 days agoIt’s intersectional: the wealthy early birds. They would make the decision while us night owls sleep
minus-squareCarbonIceDragon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·25 days agoOr people would simply be divided over what race they used to be.
minus-squareFreshParsnip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·24 days agoAfter a few generations, they’d start to forget
minus-squarePhen@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·25 days agoAnd people would also track down and document what race people used to be before the change happened so that they could keep on hating too.
minus-squareFackCurs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 days agoExactly. This is why people say race is a construct. If we all became the same race then some self labeled ingroup would construct (i.e. create) new criteria to label others as an outgroup eventually creating new races.
minus-squarez3rOR0ne@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days agoExactly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIcsk2ZoaTY&t=17
No, we’d simply find some other difference to get divided on.
It’d be regions/land-based, probably. “Southern pride,” etc…just without the racism. Fuck those star-bellied sneeches across the river.
Glad that you brought up the Sneeches!
And I hear those damn Zooks eat their bread with the buttered side down.
I vote we use wealth.
Unfortunately it’s the wealthy people who decide.
It’ll ultimately just lead to even more discrimination against the poor
It’s intersectional: the wealthy early birds. They would make the decision while us night owls sleep
Or people would simply be divided over what race they used to be.
After a few generations, they’d start to forget
Look up Cagots, then.
And people would also track down and document what race people used to be before the change happened so that they could keep on hating too.
Exactly. This is why people say race is a construct.
If we all became the same race then some self labeled ingroup would construct (i.e. create) new criteria to label others as an outgroup eventually creating new races.
Exactly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIcsk2ZoaTY&t=17