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tacocat  ·  3211 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: America's struggle

I think they lost that perception when they became acceptably white. The Irish used to be oppressed here too. And Catholics weren't seen very highly. And tell me about the laws that kept the Irish from voting. And the all Irish public schools. I missed those history lessons but I heard about that happening to black people a generation ago.

If you look white there's really no way to assess specific European ethnicity in America aside from maybe your last name. I have a Scottish last name but I'm mostly English. And when did agreeing with Bill Cosby's smug ass become a positive for anyone? It's not even a positive for Jello anymore.