Vampire [any]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agoAskAnAmerican: Courts in the USA have ruled that 'Arabs' are 'white', but in everyday usage would Americans describe an Arab as "there's a white guy"message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squareAskAnAmerican: Courts in the USA have ruled that 'Arabs' are 'white', but in everyday usage would Americans describe an Arab as "there's a white guy"Vampire [any]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareJohnBrownsBussy2 [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months agoI thought it was because Jesus came from the Middle East, Jesus = white, so QED Middle Easterners have to be white. The court rulings for the whiteness of Arabs happened in the early 20th century, predating any sort of hate crime and most civil rights measures. Modern day though, I can see why MENA-american communities may want that distinction to grant protections.
I thought it was because Jesus came from the Middle East, Jesus = white, so QED Middle Easterners have to be white. The court rulings for the whiteness of Arabs happened in the early 20th century, predating any sort of hate crime and most civil rights measures.
Modern day though, I can see why MENA-american communities may want that distinction to grant protections.