I haven't lived in Australia for over 22 years. I haven't even been back on holiday since 2008. But, for anyone who might be following the many neo-Nazi led racist marches around Australia about white purity and preserving Australian culture diatribe, it comes as no surprise to me. Because despite for decades Australia being positioned as a multicultural and welcoming place, that wasn't my experience much of the time. Not all of the time, because there are a mass of great people there. But, like all around the world today, the outspoken minority controls the narrative.
I have always been in a "visual" minority everywhere I have lived, but as far as minorities go, white skin is actually the global minority, with 1.3 - 1.6 billion people identifying as white or of European heritage. That is about twenty percent of the global population, or under. This gives merit to the "Replacement Theory" of a conspiracy designed to replace white skinned people, but also fails to recognise the mathematical reality of species evolution. Contrary to popular racist belief,
We are all the same species.
We can mix.
And we do.
There is no conspiracy about this, because it has been demonstrated for likely as long as we have existed, and illustrated in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. People are attracted to and fall in love, even when their families have different belief systems. And even when being together is going to be difficult to the point of comedic tragedy, as is the case in Shakespeare mocking love itself.
It is natural.
Not because opposites attract, but because in the case of skin colour, the traits that people see as opposites are actually arbitrary. They are meaningless in the context of what people are actually attracted to overall. People who are grouping themselves on an arbitrary trait colour, might have colour uniformity, but across the spectrum of all the things that are important for attraction to an individual, there is a massive, massive amount of diversity. Jeffrey Dahmer, Liberace and JFK were all white. But they weren't all interchangeable, were they?
People aren't fungible.
Even if they look remotely the same.
We are non-fungible tokens, and as such, we have some level of scarcity, and people tend to value what is scarce. Focus on skin colour and it is pretty easy to evaluate, but base it on other traits, and it gets much, much harder. Which is why many people use skin colour as a differentiator, because they don't have the time or intelligence to dig any deeper into what makes people actually different. People marching together arm in arm based on the colour of skin, fails to recognise that in a group of what is very diverse across other factors, they are linking arms with doctors and lawyers and teachers, as well as murders, domestic violence perpetrators, thieves, and whatever else and saying,
"We are all the same."
Really? Are you?
I used to think that there would always be a group of extremes in skin colour, where some group of "purists" from each colour group would maintain itself. However, while this might be true because we are more likely to destroy our species before it has time to balance, I think that from an evolutionary perspective, there is a tipping point where a population can no longer maintain itself, at least healthily, before becoming so inbred that the evolutionary forces will change them anyway.
There is a certain inevitability to skin colour change across the globe, because dating beck to time immemorable, people have mixed, often by force, like in the case of slavery, or in Australia, the rape of aboriginal women. but even without the negative forces, people just tend to find different things attractive, and while skin colour is one aspect, there are many, many more.
Just imagine if the colour of skin was the only factor that was important when choosing a partner in life. This would mean it doesn't matter what kind of person they are, their beliefs, the way they think, their intelligence, the way they look, their body type, their hair colour...
As long as they are white. Or black. Or brown. Or yellow....
While the outspoken minority controls the narrative, the reality of the discussion is on a spectrum. And though the median might shift left or right on the distribution, there is still going to be a hell of a lot of mixing going on across skin colour groups, just because of availability. Not just availability of skin colour, but availability of a range of other factors also.
I didn't see many neo-nazi women marching.
I am sure they exist, but it seems to be a largely male-dominated industry. Which makes me wonder what kind of woman would be in a relationship with these kinds of me, and what kind of family unit it would make. Is it the kind of family that a country would value? I don't know.
What I do know is that identity around "race" is such a stupid identifier, because it tells close to zero about the person under that skin, their thoughts, their behaviours, their abilities. And as said, grouping oneself based on skin colour, pus one into the same category as a lot of people you might not want to be associated with, no matter what colour you are.
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It’s funny you say that . I’ve a Polish guy in my job who is a bit of a right winger going on about “the immigrants are taking our jobs “ and I’m looking at him thinking he is mental. 🤣🤣 . A White Stripes song Icky Pump has some of the best lyrics
[ Verse 3]
White Americans, what? Nothing better to do
Why don't you kick yourself out? You're an immigrant too
Who's using who? What should we do?
Well, you can't be a pimp and a prostitute too
Yeah, I know a few. What it comes down to though isn't the "immigrant" but the colour of the immigrant.
What a great lyric!
Dude, what would you say about me? :)
I went to school in the deep Bible Belt in Oklahoma as a brown guy. I did field work in rural ozark and ouachitas. Then in rural Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. These are as red state as they get. Trump gets 90% votes there! These days if I say this to people they will say that there is 90% chance that I will get shot.
I didn’t.
Was the time different? The area I am talking about there was limited light of civilization back then and same is true now.
I ate a lot of biscuits and gravy and chicken fried chicken:) I didn’t feel any racism there back then. I doubt I will get it there now.
That said, racism exists here and is deeply entrenched. Why I didn’t felt it I don’t know but I can’t lie.
Was I lucky? Am I lucky?
Possibly - hard to say. I wonder if it was timing, because I reckon there were periods that were pretty good. When I came to Finland, the people who had the least problem were the retirees, as they had lived through war and hard times and were far more accepting. Their kids however, the people in their 50s, were pretty terrible.
But in Australia where I grew up, they were pretty backward.
I am talking mostly rural America. I don’t think much has changed over there in 25 years!
Maybe they're also incels because of aforementioned reasons which is why they're kicking up such a stink XD
This went through my mind - but I didn't want to write it here :D
It's weird that there's no better (random) trait to distinguish "races" than skin color. How about hair color? Eye color? Shoe size? Amount of nose hair? Skin color doesn't define races, just like the other things I listed don't.
So there's gotta be other reasons for those people to rage against other "races" than just one thing about them being different, but since I don't want to simulate getting into their minds, I won't speculate about that now.
If it is a high amount, I am in this club for sure...
There are lots of reasons, but how many of them are real reasons?
None!
I agree with you that skin colour alone is such a shallow way of measuring human worth, intelligence, and purpose and a lot more. In the olden days and even up until now, people have attributed a lot of positive things to 'white', particularly in the African setting.
Like you said, people are not fungible. Every person carries their own thoughts, values, and experiences that make them unique. When groups focus only on colour, they end up ignoring the real essence of what makes us human.
To me, I have also seen how the loud minority often controls the narrative, while ordinary people who simply want to live peacefully with others don’t get heard. The truth is, whether we like it or not, mixing will continue because attraction and love don’t follow these rigid rules of “purity.” Evolution itself shows that change is natural, and people can not stop it by clinging to outdated beliefs.
I am guessing that you are in the majority there, so is there the same kind of conversations about minorities in the country?
What is interesting is that if there wasn't the mix, there would be far less attractive people on earth. The mix seems to improve our looks over time, not degrade them.
Yes, there is, but it is always on the positive side. With the mind that the white are superior.
Today's topic is very good. I'm glad I came to visit you before going to the kitchen to start washing up.
Lately, I've had a lot to think about regarding the evolution of humanity, the pros and cons. And I've been immersed in the idea that I still don't understand how people are losing their values day by day, the fact that racism still exists, people who spend hours every day criticizing other people's appearance, especially among women.
I personally haven't experienced any kind of rejection because of my dark skin color, and if I ever do, I'll just throw it away (the comment, not the person, ha ha ha). We are certainly attracted to the opposite of what we are or tend to be, that's a fact.
You made me think of a conversation I had a few moments ago with my partner about homosexuals and daily rejection. Today, one of his patients said that “gays” (but in a derogatory way) are not gay unless they are drug addicts, whores, and have bad habits... The worst part is that my partner is gay, and he is an excellent professional, he has no bad habits or addictions, well, except for me, HAHAHAHA.
Anyway, people don't understand that we are all equal, different in color, yes, different in sexual tastes, yes, but the rest is decisions and conditions. Someone who is bad is not so because of their skin color or sexual preference.
But hey, they still don't get it. I guess it's like Snoop Dogg's recent words.
In terms of evolution, we have hardly shifted in thousands of years, but technology has changed immensely. We aren't evolved to deal with it. "White pride" is inevitable, in the same way black pride was. It just speeds up these days. Remember, pride is one of the seven deadly sins. Having pride in something one had no choice in? WTF is that?
Gay is similar to any of the other arbitrary indicators, it doesn't tell much - well, other than sexual preference. But, just imagine being gay back in 1950, having to hide it. People have to hide all kinds of things about themselves though, right?
I don't understand why some whites are against mixing. Mulattos are beautiful people.
It is like pure white and pure black, they don't appear in nature. It is the mix that softens the edges and creates a more nuanced form.
This got me laughing.
It's really going to be chaotic. It's sad how in this day and time some people are still ruled by racism. Here in my nation there's a particular tribe that just feels it's a taboo to get married to an outsider, and we have heard stories of people not getting married early because they couldn't find someone they love within their tribes.
This is 2025; the world has evolved and still is, so should our mindset and perspectives. I am not expecting everyone to see things the same way, but I wish racism wasn't something we still battle with.
Does it ever strike you as strange that in most corners of the world tribes don't exist? It is a good and a bad thing of course - just wondering.
Exactly, skin color tells you almost nothing about someone’s character, values or choices. We’re so much more complex than that and yet society keeps treating it like the defining feature of someone
Yet - people think it is the main trait. It tells something about their values.
It really does
I think that reducing a human's value to just their skin color is not only oversimplified, but also ignores the diverse experiences and qualities that make everyone special.
I suspect that the people who do it are pretty simple themselves. Intelligence doesn't indicate cleverness.
Regardless of the skin color, we humans we are one but still we have people who don't reason that way which is the problem of why racism is taking place and still existing. We have the same mentality of doing things of I wonder why the skin color is a problem to others.
People are pretty simple minded when they look to build their identity.
As I have said before you would hope that by now we would have grown past all of this, but apparently not. I think in the US it's easy to assume that it i just a US thing, but clearly it is everywhere and that makes it a bit more sad.
The other day I saw a very interesting short. People of color are deemed, but, it seeks to imitate curly hair, thick lips and pronounced face.
Paraphrasing, I said.
I feel that the human being lives dissatisfied. Otherwise, I would be calm and happy accepting diversity. Only someone who is dissatisfied and with a lot of inner noise is racist, or discriminates. That is my way of seeing it.
And no, we are not all the same. We are all quite different, and that is where beauty is. There is beauty in everything, and it is fascinating how different we are. Hopefully more people realize it.
right. we are all human! and should just luv one another. 😉😎🤗
It’s true people are way more than what you see on the outside. Everyone has their own story, quirks, and weird habits that make them who they are. Honestly, if we all judged each other by looks, life would be pretty boring—and probably a lot lonelier too!
People of color were subjected to grave injustices in the past. Fortunately, this has diminished today. Those who form opinions about people based on their skin color clearly have intellectual disabilities.
As you said, we are all the same species. What sets us apart should be our behavior, our morality, our diligence, and our sense of empathy.
You have given a great message through your writing. The color of a person's skin does not determine their worth. We are all one, we are all human. Racist thinking only perpetuates division and ignorance, not humanity.
All racism is stupid.