For context, the Hodgetwins are black twins who went from general commentary to the conservative sphere on Youtube and are fairly well-known in both. They regularly talk about "stupid niggas," but since the Gaza war, they have been redpilling themselves on Jewish politics and the history of Palestine.
It's safe to say they're in the mainstream. Their audience demos are broad and include a fair number of boomercons. For them to be talking openly about this subject is another bellwether in conservative discourse.
Wait. Those guys are black? Was I supposed to know that?
Fuck! How do you Americans keep up! I know it isn't just how you self identify, otherwise people would believe me when I say that I am black. Is there some kind of authority that issues cards? Do you have to show your race cards whenever you are challenged?
Wait. Those guys are black? Was I supposed to know that?
It's often pretty tricky.
Traditionally if freedmen could marry a white it was like hitting the lottery--one step closer for children to "pass" and enter white society. Weird stuff happens with genetics. You can have someone who is "mulatto" (1/2 black and 1/2 white) who looks almost fully white. You can have a "quadroon" (1/4 black and 3/4 white) who looks full African, etc.
It's said that mixed individuals used to keep their nails clipped very closely, because the color of the fingernail oftened was evidence of black ancestry.
Anyway, to your question, it used to be that claiming to be white was the goal. Today, you get more social benefit from being black, so it has switched in the opposite direction.
Edit: mulatto, quadroon, octoroon, etc., are extremely dated terms today
For context, the Hodgetwins are black twins who went from general commentary to the conservative sphere on Youtube and are fairly well-known in both. They regularly talk about "stupid niggas," but since the Gaza war, they have been redpilling themselves on Jewish politics and the history of Palestine.
It's safe to say they're in the mainstream. Their audience demos are broad and include a fair number of boomercons. For them to be talking openly about this subject is another bellwether in conservative discourse.
Wait. Those guys are black? Was I supposed to know that?
Fuck! How do you Americans keep up! I know it isn't just how you self identify, otherwise people would believe me when I say that I am black. Is there some kind of authority that issues cards? Do you have to show your race cards whenever you are challenged?
I just can't keep up.
It's often pretty tricky.
Traditionally if freedmen could marry a white it was like hitting the lottery--one step closer for children to "pass" and enter white society. Weird stuff happens with genetics. You can have someone who is "mulatto" (1/2 black and 1/2 white) who looks almost fully white. You can have a "quadroon" (1/4 black and 3/4 white) who looks full African, etc.
It's said that mixed individuals used to keep their nails clipped very closely, because the color of the fingernail oftened was evidence of black ancestry.
Anyway, to your question, it used to be that claiming to be white was the goal. Today, you get more social benefit from being black, so it has switched in the opposite direction.
Edit: mulatto, quadroon, octoroon, etc., are extremely dated terms today