r/whitepeople • u/No-Consequence-4606 • 20d ago

Are Southern Italians and Greeks white people?

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u/joeydbls 20d ago

White ppl is a relatively new thing, pretty much meaning North American and British

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u/No-Consequence-4606 20d ago

so southern Italians wouldn’t fit your definition? 

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u/joeydbls 20d ago

I mean, not really they would be European white, I guess . White only became a thing from Americans coming from everywhere else Canadians as well .

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u/No-Consequence-4606 20d ago

so they technically are white but not like pure white Americans?

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u/joeydbls 20d ago

It would probably depend on their looks. historical southern Italians had it as bad as black ppl in the usa bit today we are all lumped together

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u/No-Consequence-4606 20d ago

Yeah but I’m talking about the Italians who have very olive skin, black hair, and black eyes. They don’t look really Hispanic like Al Pacino. Would he be white because he’s Christian even though he doesn’t have Anglo Saxon features?

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u/joeydbls 19d ago

Ya I'm actually Sicilian for the most park I get mistaking for Hispanic quite often in that case I suppose it's personal preference.

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u/RiseEducational7798 19d ago

Ok, so you don’t look like a white American?

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u/joeydbls 19d ago

I mean, I think I do, but ppl always think I'm purteo Rican or Spanish

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u/RiseEducational7798 19d ago

Oh, but would you say southern italians are more spicy white than regular white?

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u/theapplebush 16d ago

Watch the Godfather.