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submitted 3 months ago by theturtlemoves@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Reminder that Luigi Mangione, the handsome young man most unfairly accused of murder, is a Catholic. He is also white, Italian and vaguely paternalistic. Finally, he has been compared to Jesus and various saints, and is seen as a champion of the sick and the downtrodden.

All I'm saying is, the College of Cardinals has a chance to do something very funny.

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[-] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago

He is also white, Italian

Well is he white, or is he Italian?

[-] theturtlemoves@hexbear.net 32 points 3 months ago

We're playing with Meditteranean racism rules, not US ones.

[-] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 16 points 3 months ago

This is the best answer I have ever seen to that question. Congratulations!

[-] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago

Whiteness is not a fixed concept, it's relational. Irish, Slavs, and Mediterraneans can be white or not depending on who they're being compared to.

[-] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I know... but I also really like telling white people that they aren't white and need to have solidarity with the rest of us instead of thinking of themselves as separate. Whiteness is not a fixed concept and I want to break it.