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Originally posted by Phasad1913
I am a stickler for terminology and the use of words
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I am, too.
The misuse of terms like "ethnic" and even "cultural organizations" symbolize how normalized and therefore invisible whiteness is in this society. It is overlooked because it is more mainstream and is therefore the baseline of comparison. In terms of research, if you aren't white then you are (of course) non-white and are categorized as this "subset." Many studies compare minority groups with each other and then compare "white" with "non-white" for this reason.
This is why I am glad that someone said "whites have culture, too." This culture isn't discussed because it is often viewed as "(mainstream) American culture" whereas other groups' cultures are viewed as deviations from this.
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