YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 months agoVivek Ramaswamy calls Juneteenth 'useless' 2 months after posting a video celebrating itwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down17
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkVivek Ramaswamy calls Juneteenth 'useless' 2 months after posting a video celebrating itwww.nbcnews.comYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·11 months agoNo, I’m suggesting he isn’t black.
minus-squarequindraco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down17·11 months agoAnd what color does his skin appear to you?
minus-squareEncode1307@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoBrown. Black means someone of African/African American origin
minus-squarequindraco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down14·11 months 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-up5·11 months 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-211 months 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.