Karenil@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 24 days agoWhat Americans in a 1998 poll expected to happen by the year 2025lemmy.worldimagemessage-square105linkfedilinkarrow-up1527arrow-down17
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minus-squareLudicrous0251@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up107·24 days agoEven in 1998 they knew a black president was more likely than a woman making it into the office…
minus-squareProprietary_Blend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down4·24 days agoWell. Half black anyway. …
minus-squarekindred@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·edit-224 days ago Person: My great-grandfather was Korean. The Asian Council: spends two minutes deliberating Person: I’m 1/8th black. The Black Council: instantly You’re black. College Humor had it right. (Catbox alt)
minus-squarejaycifer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·24 days agoYa know, my first thought was “I see the resemblance but I don’t think they’re the same person.” And then I checked Wikipedia and there she is! Television, 2014, CollegeHumor, ‘Full Asian.’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Marie_Tran
minus-squareFundMECFS@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 days agoAlmost like how we categorise race is a social construct
minus-squareZoteTheMighty@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·24 days agoWell, they were right, the people definitely elected one.
Even in 1998 they knew a black president was more likely than a woman making it into the office…
Well. Half black anyway.
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College Humor had it right. (Catbox alt)
Is that Rose from Star Wars?
Ya know, my first thought was “I see the resemblance but I don’t think they’re the same person.” And then I checked Wikipedia and there she is! Television, 2014, CollegeHumor, ‘Full Asian.’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Marie_Tran
Almost like how we categorise race is a social construct
Well, they were right, the people definitely elected one.