pretty telling that first reation of some here can be summed with: what is really white?
Depending on your definition of 'white', probably start scavenging for the upcoming crisis. The loss of like 90% of the world's population will create a supply chain crisis and general systems collapse. Who knows what skills and technologies are lost.
It will be skin colour again, but limited to a tighter spectrum.
You'd think it would be hair color which is easier to spot at a distance, with the familiar "brighter is better" rule placing the blond[e]s on top.
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What a stupid fucking question.
Never trust lighteyes!
The semantical arguments about who counts as “white” already exist and often in very hate filled ways. Alt right “preserve the white race” people already try to bring back the pre world war 2 “Italians don’t count as white” nonsense. And of course tons of Italian Americans are certainly not known for progressive stances
So basically targets would shift?
Having just come from the "taking things too literally" thread, contexts like these make it fun to deliberately take it too literally.
What would I do if I woke up and there were only white people left? I'd probably think "what the fuck is going on" as I see only white people floating around in empty space, and then I'd die from a mix of lack of oxygen, hypothermia, and lack of pressure.
Though maybe I'd first ask a clarifying question, like if that "black people" was just an example or would there still be like asians, and latinos? Do Irish and Italians count as white for this question? Basically set it up to look like I'm engaging with the question in good faith before taking the "clarification" to the extreme and giving the above answer.
And then poke at whatever new edge cases they leave when they try to clarify again, until I get bored and just disengage because it was a fucking dumb question.
This is your daily reminder that Irish and Italians weren't considered white at the beginning of the 20th century in America.
Hell, some people in Europe don't consider albanians to be white.
Also I'd be very concerned as to where all the racial minorities went. Like genuinely concerned.
Something something Stormlight Archive.
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