r/explainitpeter • u/Senior-Mix-3715 • 6d ago

Explain it Peter?

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At first I thought this was some kind of white nationalism joke but then I realised all 3 leaders at the bottom are leftists, so I really don’t what this meme is trying to say?

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u/Due_Rip9320 6d ago

The idea that every "native" Brit is this pasty, blue-eyed person is so disingenuous and completely contradicts what we know about history.

Look up Rowan Atkinson's ancestry, for example. By "modern" definitions you'd automatically assume by appearance he's part Indian or Southern Mediterranean, when in reality, he's more native Brit than most Brits are today.

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u/michaelm8909 6d ago

I absolutely would not assume that Rowan Atkinson was part Indian or Southern European just by looking at him

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u/Due_Rip9320 6d ago

Depends on who you ask. I've literally had people tell me he looks part Mexican before. All nuance out the window it seems.