stopthatgirl7 to politics • 8 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-squareprolelinkfedilinkEnglish41•edit-28 months agoRight, but Irish and Italian people aren’t black. Or Muslim.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•8 months agoThey didn’t used to be considered white either
minus-square@SPRUNTlink6•8 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]
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.