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[–]clownworlddropout 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Race as a method of categorization is muddied, there are more races of people in the world than are easily discernible. But in any case, the Jewish folk are a distinct ethnic group and the Germans at the time certainly saw them as a lower race... you know, what racism actually is.

This is a weird hill Whoopi has decided to die on.

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Yeah, I don't think Whoopi is viewing this in rational terms, but this perception is pretty ubiquitous in black communities, and I do understand where it is coming from. Blacks suffer from two things - discrimination based on appearance, and economic inequality. They see Jews pass as white and see them disproportianately in positions of wealth and influence. Not only that, they see articles like the one that appeared in the NYT recently proclaiming that Jews and Blacks 'are in the same boat'. Black Americans tend to see Jews as an especially privileged type of white person that masquerades as oppressed and claims minority status as cover for any unethical conduct, and I can totally understand how they could get this idea and not spend too much time thinking about this in another way

[–]send_nasty_stuff 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Race as a method of categorization is muddied

Historically it hasn't been.

there are more races of people in the world than are easily discernible

That's not true. There's record of every race and ethnic group.

But in any case, the Jewish folk are a distinct ethnic group

The jewish 'folk' are muddied because they encourage their offspring to marry into other racial groups so that they can create mercantile, social and political opportunities.

and the Germans at the time certainly saw them as a lower race

Not when Jews first entered into German society. It's only after generation of abuse by Jews that Germans turned their backs.

you know, what racism actually is.

Racism is a good thing. If there was no racism there would be no ethnic and racial diversity in the world. Jews would disappear if all 'racism' was magically gone. If you refuse to segregate your own away from other groups you'd never get the uniqueness we have today in global culture. Removing the ability to see and critique racial uniqueness would create a bland mono racial global culture. There's only one group of people that desires that. Jews who want to rule over a slave class.

This is a weird hill Whoopi has decided to die on.

Whoopi is not very politically astute. I don't she's picking this hill. She's just stuck on it because she's not very aware of who built and controls her acting career.

[–]jet199Instigatrix 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

She's not very smart.

That's the easy answer.