• Grapho@lemmy.ml
    5·
    1 month ago

    Whiteness is a malleable social construct that is entirely dependent on who’s passing as the default of settler society. The fact that Ashkenazis were not considered white in 1930s Germany has as little bearing on their whiteness today as Italians being considered people of color in 19th century USA.

    • jsomae@lemmy.ml
      3·
      1 month ago

      I’m not talking about 1930’s Germany, I’m talking about the USA today lol. But yeah, it’s not relevant in Israel – that’s my point.

      • Grapho@lemmy.ml
        3·
        1 month ago

        Yeah, I seem to have misread you, apologies. Not gonna edit the comment because it kind of says the same thing from a different angle.