• Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    I said that the presumption that the amount of rice being consumed in the US is dependent on someone’s racial or ethnic subgroup and therefore excludes “European Americans” (which isnt a thing, really) is kinda racist - because it is. The idea that european-descended people don’t eat rice I mean… what on earth.

    Anyways I think you misunderstood: My point with the ethnic makeup of my state, which is not markedly abnormal tho we do trend more brown than some, is to point out that even in the case that you were right (which to be clear you are not) that would still mean an absolutely staggering portion of the US population consumes rice.

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      14 hours ago

      Wait, your point is that it’s racist to say that americans of european descent eat less rice? Brother you need to touch grass asap.

      Racism is systemic by nature, you can’t be racist towards white people in a majority white country. Also it’s really unclear to me how you can assume that eating less rice is supposedly something bad?

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        14 hours ago

        Okay so that’s not what I said at all, but ignore that because:

        you can’t be racist towards white people in a majority white country.

        There is just no point in continuing this discussion if you seriously think this, yikes.

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          14 hours ago

          Just so we’re clear, what does racism mean to you? What are the consequences of racism against you, a white person, and what are the consequences of racism against, let’s say a black person, in the USA?

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            14 hours ago

            Nah man, I was serious, I’m not doing this with you. Your argument is flawed to where it could be easily used to justify Apartheid and I’m just. I don’t have the patience to deal with educating someone that doesn’t understand that “saying everyone of a certain descent behaves some way” is inherently racist. Sorry, but no.

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              13 hours ago

              Ok my guy, you really need to go out some more. And maybe read. Because it’s a fact that asian countries lead the world rice consumption, followed by mostly south american and african countries. Just look up rice consumption by country, or if you prefer look it up per capita. (https://worldostats.com/country-stats/rice-consumption-per-capita-by-country-2025-rankings/)

              Now having established this fact (not a feeling, not racism, just a fact about rice consumption), and then considering that the USA has a considerable population of people originating from those countries, the conclusion that the majority of rice domestically consumed in the US is being consumed mostly by people of asian (and maybe south american) descent is not raciat, but simply supported by facts.

              But reading what you write I assume that you are a white american of european descent, that does just like to feel offended.

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                13 hours ago

                Oh hey, trying to bait someone into engaging with your bonkers arguments by repeatedly insulting them, that’s a great look.

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                  13 hours ago

                  Brother you’re engaging for over an hour already, you’re just ignoring the argument and building straw men instead of admitting that you were clueless (or provide any factual evidence)

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                    13 hours ago

                    Perhaps you could take this as an opportunity to reflect on your earlier statement and try to understand why people might view it as problematic, instead of lashing out and insisting you did nothing wrong?