• Bristlecone
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    1 month ago

    Don’t forget " oh he’s Italian, so he is white" was probably a decent amount of their piggish thinking

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      1 month ago

      Funny thing is, there are at least a couple Middle-Eastern comedians on r/StandupComedy who made jokes about how the audience must be confused when the ‘Italian’ man on the stage starts talking about his Lebanese, Palestinian or Iranian background.

    • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      I’m sorry but if I think Italian I immediately think slightly dark skin in my mind…idk not that it matters just what I visualize