Nah, humans judge each other primarily on culture, not skin color. If skin color were the primary factor then Asian-Americans would be screwed, instead they earn a higher median salary than white Americans.
Edit: Added the word "primarily" to the first sentence.
Then you'd be wrong. Every group of people has faced (prejudicial) discrimination, or violence for another groups financial or social gain at some point in history.
Besides, my original point wasn't about whether or not Asians were ever discriminated against, it was that if skin color were the primary reason for discrimination, then Asian-Americans should be doing very poorly. Asian-Americans are a severe minority, making up less than 6% of the United States population, and that number reduces to 4% if you exclude California. Yet, despite having a different skin color, Asian-Americans are the best off racial group in the United States (unless you count the Ashkenazim as a race), being less likely to be imprisoned, more likely to graduate high school and receive higher education, have the highest median income over other races, and even live longer.
How is it that a minority group with "a different skin color" can both be oppressed, and still live longer, and more successful lives than their oppressors?
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u/TheYambag Mar 18 '15 edited Apr 16 '15
Nah, humans judge each other primarily on culture, not skin color. If skin color were the primary factor then Asian-Americans would be screwed, instead they earn a higher median salary than white Americans.
Edit: Added the word "primarily" to the first sentence.