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[–] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I think this is probably a dumb question, but I've never thought about it before and sure-as-shootin' don't know. The screenshot indicated one group of Americans is considered white and one is not. Is that a known perception? It's a total first-heard for me and I just... shit, it's never even crossed my mind to think about that.

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[–] SARGE@startrek.website 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't think I know anyone who would consider an "Israeli-American" to be white, or even any whiter than "Lebanese-American", and I'm solidly Midwestern.

I kind of want to send out a bunch of messages to people asking if they consider one "white" or "whiter" than the other...

I know plenty of people who will give Israel carte Blanche simply because it "needs to exist for Jesus to come back" though, so answers wouod be skewed I imagine.

Sorry I didn't really answer your question, I'm interested to hear other people's takes as well.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social -2 points 1 month ago

I think if you don't know anyone that thinks Israelis are predominantly white that's more on you than anything else.

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