Racism can easily include ethnicities/nationalities such as English and Scottish. The difference doesn't even have to be real considering race as a whole is largely a social construct once you get past the melanin.

Just look at the Irish being excluded from "whiteness" in the 19th century.

Hell, it's in Britain, and there's Old English uses of the term "races of men" that use race to basically mean tribe or clan.

Would it make you feel better to call it "clannishness?"

All that said, I don't think this is the kind of racism, the expression of nationalistic grudges, you need to bust out the placards and start marching in the streets against.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The thing is I consider what you described xenophobia not racism. Racism is purely based on skin colour

[–] DragonTypeWyvern 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Then you're just wrong, Whoopi.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/whoopi-goldberg-s-holocaust-comments-view-could-inadvertently-help-fascists-ncna1288360

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What even is this article?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern 2 points 9 months ago

I see you lied about trying to learn from your mistakes, Whoopi.

Sad.

Be better.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So Brits cant be racist towards the Irish then?

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The way I see it no. They can be xenophobic and hateful but that is not racism per se.

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is literally about the nationality of a person (being British). Maybe racism isn't the best word, but it's certainly discrimination.

[–] SasquatchBanana@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (3 children)

British people have such the thinnest of skin. Americans have been the center of European jokes for so long and most of us just nod and agree. But British? Like bro, you guys stopped Scottish independence and when they pass positive trans bills y'all get into a hissy fit and fucking step in and stop it. Maybe stop being such fucking dicks first about and maybe the jokes will stop.

[–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 9 months ago

English. Its the English. It's always the English. They ruined England!

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Like bro, you guys stopped Scottish

They literally voted not to themselves.

Americans have been the center of European jokes for so long and most of us just nod and agree. But British?

yeah the British are famous for not going along with banter and you should definitely take this one dude on lemmy as a representative example of the entire country.

[–] EndlessApollo@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They kinda are tho. No way to piss off a br*t faster than saying anything critical of their empire

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Your average Brit really does not give a shit

[–] EndlessApollo@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You're prob right I was just thinking of British r/196 users

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I… am not British? Why would you think I am??? lmao

I don't even have anything against the joke; it's (kind of) funny and just a nod about the cultural hate of Scottish people against British people due to their nation's history. I was just telling that if you take it seriously (which it's not supposed to), it is discrimination. (I mean not the joke itself but what happens to the character in the joke.)

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

English though

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nationality, not race.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language, a West Germanic language, and share a common history and culture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_people