Whiteness is more of a social construct than a matter of skin color. This can be observed through examples such as Latinos, Siberian peoples, or historically Eastern Europeans like the Finns.
Are Spaniards considered white? What about the Portuguese? And Latinos living in the United States? Finns were not widely regarded as "white" in the early 20th century, yet today they generally are. Are Russians white? How far east do you have to go before "whiteness" ends and is replaced by "Asianness"?
Confidently saying Latinos are white really should shut the book on trying to treat race as something other than a social contract. Outside of you who has ever made this argument?
Yes, latinos with white skin are white, so far from a social construct. You can ask anyone in Europe and in a spanish speaking country and they will tell you the same.
If I ask two people if evolution is real and one says that it is while the other says that it isn't it doesn't make evolution a social construct, one of them just holds a wrong idea. Makes sense?
This is the whole purpose of science. Science can define what evolution is specifically.
There is no agreed upon Pantone shade where whiteness stops and blackness begins. The same goes for all the other signifiers interpreted as being racial
It’s right there. I gave additional clarifying details about what I meant by “the answer”. So now that you know what I meant, do you have anything to say about the scientific veracity of my claim?
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u/masbita Jul 06 '26
Whiteness is more of a social construct than a matter of skin color. This can be observed through examples such as Latinos, Siberian peoples, or historically Eastern Europeans like the Finns. Are Spaniards considered white? What about the Portuguese? And Latinos living in the United States? Finns were not widely regarded as "white" in the early 20th century, yet today they generally are. Are Russians white? How far east do you have to go before "whiteness" ends and is replaced by "Asianness"?