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Re:"I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that... by ThrowawayIP on Thursday April 25, 2024 @11:33AM (#40158773)
You should read the CJR link. The "shared sense of identity and community" is being descendants of the victims of the slave trade and not the color of their skin.
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Re:"I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that... by someuser2345 on Thursday April 25, 2024 @11:49AM (#40158974)
That's a strange definition, because it excludes the majority of the world's dark skinned population. If only the descendants of slaves brought to the Americas can claim to be Black, then there are no Black people in Africa. Hell, even Barack Obama can't claim to be Black, since he is a child of immigrants, not slaves.
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Re:"I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that... by s1artibartfast on Thursday April 25, 2024 @01:21PM (#40160415)
Can you explain how that works for each other grouping that is capitalized, but is not also true for white people?
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Re:"I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that... by stronglikedan on Thursday April 25, 2024 @01:43PM (#40160700)
> descendants of the victims of the slave trade

The Irish were white.

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