Friday, March 25, 2011

"The White Man" Who? Which one? #14

As the Merger text explained white ethnic groups aren't that highly studied or acknowledge. Why is this? I believe this is because many minorities especially those of color that are physically more distinct in skin tone,skin color, facial features and hair textures, Usually view all white ethnic groups simply as "White People" I mean they they understand that Irish and Italians etc. all hail from different places of origin but and even have diffrent religions. But because they all share very similar skin tones (pale) facial features (light eyes(blue)narrow noses) and hair texture/color ( flowing locks, brunette, blond) That overall in contrast to other minorities the white ethnic groups appear to be all the same. I know personally are studying people and talking to people and just experiencing higher education that no not every white person is a white person. Also that although many of them share a similar skin color, not all their facial features nor hair textures are same at. But these generalizations happen all the time to each racial group. What make this significant is that white ethnics have a option of truly and successfully "passing" as the dominate groups (WASP) Turing it on and off, they can choose to be Polish, Dutch, German, Jewish, or even Italian if they want to. They can fall in and out of success, receive all the "white privilege" and be offered opportunities that via racism that even a Black or another visible distinct race/ethnic person may never be privy too. Ever. And that's why the acknowledgement of racism towards white ethnics isn't usually done y other racial/ethnic minority rather from within the dominate group. Because most racially distinct groups see them all as "white people" but the dominate groups usually wants to make white ethnics recognize that even thought they may share in some of the privilege they have, that they still aren't a authentic WASP. and that they are still beneath them.(EX: of this are whenever blk comedians in particular discuss race they usually refer to all white ethics/or otherwise as "white people" Katt Williams , Dave Chapelle.)

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