The History of White People

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"Exoticizing and sexualizing women of allegedly inferior “races” has a long and continuous history in racial thought; it’s just that today they are usually darker-skinned women."

Books / Sunday Book Review
Who’s White?
By LINDA GORDON
Published: March 28, 2010
Nell Irvin Painter’s accessible study shows that deciding who is white has always been heavily influenced by class and culture.

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I didn't know most of that history. Thank you for filling me in!