stopthatgirl7 to politics @lemmy.world • 5 months agoIlhan Omar speech proved to be mistranslated but outrage continues spreadwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down113file-text
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Republicans, rightwing figures and foreign politicians have seized upon the video despite proof the lawmaker was misquoted
minus-squareprolecakelinkEnglish42•edit-25 months agoRight, but Irish and Italian people aren’t black. Or Muslim.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•5 months agoThey didn’t used to be considered white either
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•5 months agoAnd they won’t again, once those pesky melanin-heavy people are back in their “proper” place. [fondly remembering the days when nazi ideology was a bad thing]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•5 months agoSometimes people reply to agree with you and add more flavor.
Right, but Irish and Italian people aren’t black. Or Muslim.
They didn’t used to be considered white either
And they won’t again, once those pesky melanin-heavy people are back in their “proper” place.
[fondly remembering the days when nazi ideology was a bad thing]
That was sort of my point.
Sometimes people reply to agree with you and add more flavor.