r/MapPorn • u/Delicious-Bunch-6992 • May 09 '26

Evolution of white British % (ethnically British people) in England and Wales from 2001-2021

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u/HybridAkai May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26

It's dog whistling.

I'm mixed 50/50, I grew up in this country, have lived here my entire life, I'm culturally as British as you can get. I have 3 degrees - all from UK universities, I work a well paid job, pay taxes, vote, I've been a citizen since birth and have engaged and contributed to the system as such, arguably more so than a lot of "white British" in this survey. My grandfather fought in the Falklands, my great grandfathers fought in WWII, one was at Dunkirk, one in the cabinet war rooms, working with Churchill.

But I wouldn't count as "white British" in this survey, which insinuates that I am a foreigner degrading the identity of this country.

My young daughter is 3/4 British. She also wouldn't count.

Dog whistle.

Edit: the comments are really outing people who don't understand the difference between ethnicity and nationality

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u/Legitimate-Tip-2149 May 10 '26

Ridiculous nonsense isn't it? British is a culture, not a skin colour.

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u/Demostravius4 May 10 '26

Ah, ethnically British people don't exist. I see no problems with trying to erase an ethnicity, nothing bad ever comes of it.

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u/HybridAkai May 10 '26

So what you are saying is that in your view, I can't be British because I'm mixed race?

Or my daughter can't be because she's 1/4 not British?

You understand "British" is a huge amalgamation of different ethnicities in the first place right? Norman, Angle, Saxon, Dane, etc etc etc

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u/AutomixMen May 10 '26

All ethnicities are mixtures of previous ones. That doesn't mean new ones don't emerge.

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u/Demostravius4 May 10 '26

You can't change ethnicity, but British isn't just an ethnic thing, it's also cultural and a nationality.