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minus-squareBlaestEgnen@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 hours agoBecause skin tone still relates to status, pale equals you can stay inside rather than in the field. Meanwhile in Northern Europe tan is status, as it indicates you can be in the sun outside rather than stuck in the office
minus-squareschipelblorp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoYes, but to say that something bad exists independently of European colonialism is heresy. /s Though, to be fair, European colonialism made it worse.
Because skin tone still relates to status, pale equals you can stay inside rather than in the field.
Meanwhile in Northern Europe tan is status, as it indicates you can be in the sun outside rather than stuck in the office
Yes, but to say that something bad exists independently of European colonialism is heresy. /s
Though, to be fair, European colonialism made it worse.