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The question of whether Mexicans are "white" is complex and involves considerations of race, ethnicity, history, and identity. In discussing why Mexicans are generally not considered "white," it is important to first clarify the distinction between racial categories and ethnic identities, both of which can vary significantly depending on historical, social, and geographical contexts.
Historical Background and Ethnic Diversity:Mexico is a country with a long history of indigenous peoples who inhabited the land for thousands of years before European colonization. When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the early 16th century, they brought with them a distinct racial and cultural identity centered on European, particularly Spanish, heritage. Over the centuries, the indigenous populations mixed with Europeans, as well as with enslaved Africans, resulting in a rich racial and ethnic diversity. This mixing created what is known as "mestizaje," a cultural and racial blending that is central to Mexican identity.
In contemporary Mexico, the majority of people identify as mestizo, meaning they have mixed indigenous and European ancestry. While there are also large communities of indigenous peoples, Afro-Mexicans, and those of other backgrounds, the dominant ethnic group is mestizo. Being mestizo is distinct from being "white," as "whiteness" historically refers to people of purely European ancestry. This distinction becomes more pronounced when considering the broader social and historical context of racial categorization.
Racial Classifications and Social Constructs:In many countries, including Mexico, race is understood as a social construct that categorizes people based on physical features such as skin color, facial features, and hair texture. While Mexicans with lighter skin, particularly those of predominantly European descent, may sometimes be categorized as "white," the majority of Mexicans do not fit these physical characteristics and are instead classified as having mixed or indigenous heritage.
In the United States, for example, "whiteness" is often associated with European-descended people, particularly from Northern and Western Europe. Mexicans, even those who are lighter-skinned or of European descent, are generally not considered "white" in American racial classifications. This distinction is not just about skin color but also about the historical legacy of colonialism, migration patterns, and racial hierarchies that have shaped both Mexican and American society.
Cultural Identity and National Consciousness:Beyond physical appearance and racial classifications, Mexican identity is deeply rooted in cultural heritage, which includes indigenous traditions, language, and customs. Mexican pride is often connected to the country’s indigenous roots and the resilience of its people in the face of colonial oppression. While Mexicans who are of European descent might identify with their Spanish ancestry, most Mexicans understand their identity as shaped by the blending of indigenous and European cultures, rather than a purely European or "white" heritage.
Conclusion:Mexicans, as a group, are not considered "white" because their racial and ethnic identity is predominantly shaped by a history of mestizaje, which involves the blending of indigenous, African, and European heritage. While there are individuals in Mexico with predominantly European ancestry, the vast majority of Mexicans identify as mestizo, a distinct ethnic category that does not align with the traditional notion of "whiteness." Furthermore, racial classifications are socially and historically constructed, and the concept of "whiteness" in Mexico and the United States is influenced by different historical and cultural factors. Thus, the identity of Mexicans cannot be neatly categorized into the category of "white," as it is more complex and fluid, shaped by a diverse range of cultural and racial experiences.
 
Goldy said:
The question of whether Mexicans are "white" is complex and involves considerations of race, ethnicity, history, and identity. In discussing why Mexicans are generally not considered "white," it is important to first clarify the distinction between racial categories and ethnic identities, both of which can vary significantly depending on historical, social, and geographical contexts.
Historical Background and Ethnic Diversity:Mexico is a country with a long history of indigenous peoples who inhabited the land for thousands of years before European colonization. When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the early 16th century, they brought with them a distinct racial and cultural identity centered on European, particularly Spanish, heritage. Over the centuries, the indigenous populations mixed with Europeans, as well as with enslaved Africans, resulting in a rich racial and ethnic diversity. This mixing created what is known as "mestizaje," a cultural and racial blending that is central to Mexican identity.
In contemporary Mexico, the majority of people identify as mestizo, meaning they have mixed indigenous and European ancestry. While there are also large communities of indigenous peoples, Afro-Mexicans, and those of other backgrounds, the dominant ethnic group is mestizo. Being mestizo is distinct from being "white," as "whiteness" historically refers to people of purely European ancestry. This distinction becomes more pronounced when considering the broader social and historical context of racial categorization.
Racial Classifications and Social Constructs:In many countries, including Mexico, race is understood as a social construct that categorizes people based on physical features such as skin color, facial features, and hair texture. While Mexicans with lighter skin, particularly those of predominantly European descent, may sometimes be categorized as "white," the majority of Mexicans do not fit these physical characteristics and are instead classified as having mixed or indigenous heritage.
In the United States, for example, "whiteness" is often associated with European-descended people, particularly from Northern and Western Europe. Mexicans, even those who are lighter-skinned or of European descent, are generally not considered "white" in American racial classifications. This distinction is not just about skin color but also about the historical legacy of colonialism, migration patterns, and racial hierarchies that have shaped both Mexican and American society.
Cultural Identity and National Consciousness:Beyond physical appearance and racial classifications, Mexican identity is deeply rooted in cultural heritage, which includes indigenous traditions, language, and customs. Mexican pride is often connected to the country’s indigenous roots and the resilience of its people in the face of colonial oppression. While Mexicans who are of European descent might identify with their Spanish ancestry, most Mexicans understand their identity as shaped by the blending of indigenous and European cultures, rather than a purely European or "white" heritage.
Conclusion:Mexicans, as a group, are not considered "white" because their racial and ethnic identity is predominantly shaped by a history of mestizaje, which involves the blending of indigenous, African, and European heritage. While there are individuals in Mexico with predominantly European ancestry, the vast majority of Mexicans identify as mestizo, a distinct ethnic category that does not align with the traditional notion of "whiteness." Furthermore, racial classifications are socially and historically constructed, and the concept of "whiteness" in Mexico and the United States is influenced by different historical and cultural factors. Thus, the identity of Mexicans cannot be neatly categorized into the category of "white," as it is more complex and fluid, shaped by a diverse range of cultural and racial experiences.
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In the early 1980s, the majority of cocaine being shipped to the United States was landing in Miami, and originated in Colombia, trafficked through The Bahamas. Soon there was a huge glut of cocaine powder in these islands, which caused the price to drop by as much as 80 percent. Faced with dropping prices for their illegal product, drug dealers made a decision to convert the powder to "crack", a solid smokable form of cocaine, that could be sold in smaller quantities, to more people. It was cheap, simple to produce, ready to use, and highly profitable for dealers to develop. As early as 1981, reports of crack were appearing in Los Angeles, Oakland, Chicago, New York, Miami, Houston, and in the Caribbean.

The word "crack" may have first appeared in a media publication in the sub-headline of a Rolling Stone article on May 1, 1980, titled "Freebase: A Treacherous Obsession: The rise of crack cocaine and the fall of addicts destroyed by the drug". The article said that freebase made its "strongest inroads" in the music industry of Los Angeles and at this time, in 1980, the similar crack form had just been starting (and in a few years would become predominant and also move to the East Coast and elsewhere). The article describes both the earlier free base method of purifying cocaine to make it smokable which started in 1974 and the newer but similar crack making process. Freebase was made by users who would combine cocaine with baking soda and water and then extract the base salt, "freeing it" with ammonia. This achieves a lower melting point and when heated with a lighter, the vapors are inhaled (but the substance was dangerously flammable). A less volatile but similar process was developed by dealers around 1980 where street cocaine is dissolved in a solution of water and baking soda and then dried out into "crack rocks". As the rocks are heated, it makes a crackling sound and this is how the substance got its name. It was not until 1985 after an article in The New York Times describing crack use in the Bronx, New York titled "A new, purified form of cocaine causes alarm as abuse increases" that within a year, more than a thousand press stories were published.

Initially, crack had higher purity than street powder. Around 1984, powder cocaine was available on the street at an average of 55 percent purity for $100 per gram (equivalent to $293 in 2023), and crack was sold at average purity levels of 80-plus percent for the same price. In some major cities, such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Houston and Detroit, one dose of crack could be obtained for as little as $2.50 (equivalent to $7 in 2023).

According to the 1985–1986 National Narcotics Intelligence Consumers Committee Report, crack was available in Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Kansas City, Miami, New York City, Newark, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis and Phoenix.

In 1985, cocaine-related hospital emergencies rose by 12 percent, from 23,500 to 26,300. In 1986, these incidents increased 110 percent, from 26,300 to 55,200. Between 1984 and 1987, cocaine incidents increased to 94,000. By 1987, crack was reported to be available in the District of Columbia and all but four states in the United States.

Some scholars have cited the crack "epidemic" as an example of a moral panic, noting that the explosion in use and trafficking of the drug actually occurred after the media coverage of the drug as an "epidemic".
 
Why is turkey and albania team white in this wtf
 
JoelWarlock said:
Even doe all my ancestry is on the right
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why do shitskins like you always obsess over their ethnicity, heritage and ancestry, when a normal person irl sees you there not gonna say "oh he has a tan complexion with norwegian and turkish, albanian, italian parents" they're gonna say "oh look at this spic with his brown skin". meanwhile people who are actually white like me dont obsess over heritage or ancestry, i could care less about where my great great great great grandparents are from, im Irish Catholic with brown hair and blue eyes with white skin and all of my family members are white, thats all there is to it, when im walking down the street people will look at me and say "thats a white guy"
normal people in the real world dont care about heritages or ethnicity, they care about looks and when they see a white person they dont go "well he could be from some rinky dink shithole in the middle of nowhere" they see a white person, simple as, get a grip
 
Goldy said:
why do shitskins like you always obsess over their ethnicity, heritage and ancestry, when a normal person irl sees you there not gonna say "oh he has a tan complexion with norwegian and turkish, albanian, italian parents" they're gonna say "oh look at this spic with his brown skin". meanwhile people who are actually white like me dont obsess over heritage or ancestry, i could care less about where my great great great great grandparents are from, im Irish Catholic with brown hair and blue eyes with white skin and all of my family members are white, thats all there is to it, when im walking down the street people will look at me and say "thats a white guy"
normal people in the real world dont care about heritages or ethnicity, they care about looks and when they see a white person they dont go "well he could be from some rinky dink shithole in the middle of nowhere" they see a white person, simple as, get a grip
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Bruh I'm not Turkish Albanian or Italian you pajeet
 
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