We used to say “Orientals” but Edward Said got a bug up his butt
about that word, despite it merely meaning “Easterners”.
When you’ve definitely read Said’s book Oriental is a bad word
folks (1978) and are familiar with its contents
The thread where they try to explain to themselves how Russians and
Italians are all homogenous ‘Caucasians’ (clearly their DNA plays the
zurna) but different African peoples are genetically distinct from each
other is hilarious
That’s a lot of pseudo-intellectual effort to be able to use the same ethnic slurs grandpappy did.
Another stupid question. Should I save my sanity or should I dive right into that document cause I’m feeling suicidal right now?
When you’ve definitely read Said’s book Oriental is a bad word folks (1978) and are familiar with its contents
The thread where they try to explain to themselves how Russians and Italians are all homogenous ‘Caucasians’ (clearly their DNA plays the zurna) but different African peoples are genetically distinct from each other is hilarious