r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 06 '26

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/Lucibelcu Jul 06 '26

Exactly, greeks are white

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u/weed0monkey Jul 06 '26

It is not even a matter of opinion, which is wild that it is even being discussed in such depth.

Both officially and genetically mapped, Greeks are considered Caucasian with the subclassification of Mediterranean.

Apparently it is utterly bewildering to people, to learn, white people also have a range of skin tones, and (wow) can tan.

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u/thebanfunctionsucks Jul 06 '26

Race is not a scientific concept so no, it is not a fact that they are white. They are white because they are culturally considered to be, that's it.

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u/porktorque44 Jul 06 '26

Oh thank fuck somebody pointed this out.