▲ 502 ▼ What Americans in a 1998 poll expected to happen by the year 2025 (lemmy.world) submitted 10 months ago by Karenil@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 105 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (4 children) Well. Half black anyway. ............... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kindred@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children) 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) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ytsedude@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 child) Is that Rose from Star Wars? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago 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 permalink fedilink source parent [–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 2 points 10 months ago Almost like how we categorise race is a social construct permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kindred@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children) 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) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ytsedude@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 child) Is that Rose from Star Wars? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago 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 permalink fedilink source parent [–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 2 points 10 months ago Almost like how we categorise race is a social construct permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ytsedude@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 child) Is that Rose from Star Wars? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 2 points 10 months ago Almost like how we categorise race is a social construct permalink fedilink source parent
