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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Muslim Middle Easterners are Muslim and white. They do not fall into the “brown” category because of their religion.

Jews are also subject to harassment/discrimination but are not ‘brown’ because of it. They are still considered white. [/quote]

No, it's not this simple. Many Muslim and Jewish Middle Easterners ARE brown. And even if they have white skin, they are often "othered". I'm a light-skinned Jew and trust me, I was never considered white until about twenty years ago, and even now, I am only considered white by certain people. I am not "brown" obviously, but I do not identify as white. I identify as a Jew (which has nothing to do with religious belief, as I am an atheist). [/quote]

I understand how YOU identify yourself, but identity is also about how others perceive you.  Light skinned Jew? [b]You are most certainly received as white by the public.[/b]  [/quote]

Except that people ask me every day where I'm from. People usually think I'm from somewhere in Latin America or the Middle East. And yes, those people are are considered white if they have "white features", but they're also not considered white by a lot of the public.

You're correct that identity is how others perceive you, and many people do not consider Latinos, Middle Easterners, Jews and others white, regardless of the color of their skin. [/quote]

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