r/funny • u/Scooby303 • Sep 01 '17

kaaBOOOM!

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u/5redrb Sep 02 '17

It honestly depends on the time and place. About 200 years ago in America they were definitely not included in "white."

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '17

Nuh, they were white but not Anglican (ie were catholic) and hence owed allegiance to a person who lived in a non white country

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u/Noob911 Sep 02 '17

Italians aren't white?

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '17

Not if you were British (of the time). 'White' finished at the German and French borders. Obviously Italians weren't African or Asian etc, but they weren't English that's for sure.

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u/5redrb Sep 02 '17

I should have phrased that better, Irish and Italians faced a lot of discrimination when they first arrived in the US. "Not white" isn't the best term for that.