ManfredMumpitz@feddit.org to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoTIL that Jesus Christ was probably born in 7–4 B.C.feddit.orgimagemessage-square90linkfedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1142arrow-down1imageTIL that Jesus Christ was probably born in 7–4 B.C.feddit.orgManfredMumpitz@feddit.org to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square90linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareForester@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoBy technical definition. You can look into why Arabs are considered white by US definitions.
minus-squarebenjirenji@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoYou want me to google “are Arabs considered white in the US in 2026?”?
minus-squareForester@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoAs far as the census department is concerned, yes they still are. There is a reason the select race option says white/caucasion instead of separating them. That reason is Jesus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_whiteness_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_v._United_States
A white guy?
I mean just look at his image:
By technical definition. You can look into why Arabs are considered white by US definitions.
You want me to google “are Arabs considered white in the US in 2026?”?
As far as the census department is concerned, yes they still are. There is a reason the select race option says white/caucasion instead of separating them. That reason is Jesus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_whiteness_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_v._United_States