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Originally posted by w.h.o
So assuming you believe in evolution (not a creationist), do you think it is possible that evolution somehow favored whites over other races (people of color). Like why isn't blackness the standard of beauty? Why weren't whites enslaved by blacks? How did the white race manage to pretty much build a system where they're on top, and took over the resources of other humans, where the only thing separating them was their skin color? Why did most scientific advancements come from whites? Why is nearly every nation that isn't primarily white underdeveloped in some way or burdened with poverty?
Like imagine a world where "black" was beautiful, and whites were a minority in hollywood and the media. Imagine a world where magazines would nearly all be covered by black models and whites had to live in constant fear of being shot for their skin color. A world where someone like Taylor would release a song titled formation intended to motivate other white women, embracing her whiteness and why it is beautiful.
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a couple of things:
blackness is not the standard of beauty in white majority nations for obvious reasons however in Asia, being darker meant you were out in the sun farming and getting tan while the royals stayed inside. it has nothing to do with europe
white people were enslaved throughout history, just not by sub-saharan africans
white people were able to build a system in the western world because majority rules, whites are not on top in africa and asia
there's no way to answer the scientific achievements question
the countries being in poverty is mostly due to governmental conflicts and war. Europe was the catalyst for both world wars but their infrastructure allowed them to rebuild quickly.
so in other words, imagine a world where black people were the majority? its a nice thought but thats not how reality played out in the USA