Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoThe USA prided itself on a nation of immigrant, heck even the Statue of Liberty says it. When did immigrants (US citizens from the old world) become anti immigrant and why?message-squaremessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1271arrow-down16
arrow-up1265arrow-down1message-squareThe USA prided itself on a nation of immigrant, heck even the Statue of Liberty says it. When did immigrants (US citizens from the old world) become anti immigrant and why?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squareObinice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·20 hours agoThat’s a term? What’s it mean, besides identifying someone as black and Irish? O.o
minus-squareHolytimes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 hours agoThat isn’t what it means at all. It has nothing to do with the Irish skin color. Blacks were hated for being black for so long that when new people came to America and got the same hate and racism. They were just “black”. Black is being used here as just a catch all term for “not real white people”. Irish weren’t considered white for decades.
That’s a term? What’s it mean, besides identifying someone as black and Irish? O.o
That isn’t what it means at all. It has nothing to do with the Irish skin color.
Blacks were hated for being black for so long that when new people came to America and got the same hate and racism. They were just “black”.
Black is being used here as just a catch all term for “not real white people”. Irish weren’t considered white for decades.