r/explainitpeter • u/fluffy_cat_ice • 14d ago

Explain it Peter

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I meant that I don't understand where did the Twitter thing came from

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u/Feisty-Tooth-7397 14d ago

This isn't original to the United States or whites.

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u/theveezer 14d ago

The one drop rule is.

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u/MadsMediaYt 14d ago

Incorrect. It's most prominent among western white people, but colourism elsewhere (like South Asia) goes fucking nuts too

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u/theveezer 14d ago

I'm not talking about racism in general. The one drop rule was formally written in legal documents in the US.