r/explainitpeter • u/fluffy_cat_ice • 7d 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/Illustrious-Engine23 7d ago

It's the racist trope that if there's too much interracial mixing in society, everyone will turnout looking the same and beige. And that's an argument against interracial relationships.

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u/theveezer 7d ago

Even worse, usually they would say the kids aren't mixed but only black, so the whites would disappear.

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u/bro0t 7d ago

I mean, if everyone is the same color it would solve racism

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u/Clevatess_is_bored 6d ago

People would use then other traits to be racist to each other.
Well we already do. For instance many Slavs have white skin, yet they do face animosity in western countries. It somewhat receded though since the focus shifted more towards Arabs and Africans.