YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoVivek Ramaswamy calls Juneteenth 'useless' 2 months after posting a video celebrating itwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down16
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkVivek Ramaswamy calls Juneteenth 'useless' 2 months after posting a video celebrating itwww.nbcnews.comYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·1 year agoNo, I’m suggesting he isn’t black.
minus-squarequindraco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down17·1 year agoAnd what color does his skin appear to you?
minus-squareEncode1307@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoBrown. Black means someone of African/African American origin
minus-squarequindraco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down14·1 year agoNo it doesn’t. E.g. Elon Musk is of African origin, and there are many black people of European origin. Black means someone with dark brown skin.
minus-squareEncode1307@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoYou’re really determined to keep doubling down instead of just admitting you’re wrong, aren’t you? BTW Elon is of Dutch/English origin. Not African.
minus-squarequindraco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·edit-21 year agoElon Musk was born in South Africa. All modern humans are ultimately of African origin. Any other “origin” choice for Elon is an arbitrary social construct without biological meaning. You’re really determined to be wrong yourself, but enjoy your racism, I guess.
No, I’m suggesting he isn’t black.
And what color does his skin appear to you?
Brown.
Black means someone of African/African American origin
No it doesn’t. E.g. Elon Musk is of African origin, and there are many black people of European origin. Black means someone with dark brown skin.
You’re really determined to keep doubling down instead of just admitting you’re wrong, aren’t you?
BTW Elon is of Dutch/English origin. Not African.
Elon Musk was born in South Africa. All modern humans are ultimately of African origin. Any other “origin” choice for Elon is an arbitrary social construct without biological meaning.
You’re really determined to be wrong yourself, but enjoy your racism, I guess.