The NYT’s Nikole Hannah-Jones is arguing that Europe is not really a continent and the only reason journo care so much about the Russian invasion of Ukraine is because everyone is white:
What if I told you Europe is not a continent by defintion, but a geopolitical fiction to separate it from Asia and so the alarm about a European, or civilized, or First World nation being invaded is a dog whistle to tell us we should care because they are like us.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 27, 2022
First up, Europe *is* a continent:
NARRATOR: Actually, Europe is a continent by definition. https://t.co/WLjnoSBIRG
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 27, 2022
It’s even right there in the Merriam-Webster definition:
She could have, you know, Googled it:
“I don’t even know what a continent is but you should take me seriously.” https://t.co/KAbLO8balL
— Adam Lawson (@cigarsandlegs) February 27, 2022
It’s the geography version of the 1619 Project:
Why are there 5 oceans instead of one?
Why are there 2 Americas? North and south?
Should Oceania be divided into multiple continents?
Black Twitter is having a meltdown because European countries are working together to help their fellow Europeans.“Europe doesn’t even exist” https://t.co/8pPrTDOLgI
— chris (@WinMoore86_) February 27, 2022
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She does say we “should care about Ukraine” but “not because it is European, or the people appear white, or they are ‘civilized’ and not ‘impoverished.'”:
To be clear: We should care about Ukraine. But not because it is European, or the people appear white, or they are “civilized” and not “impoverished.” All people deserve to be free and to be welcomed when their countries are at war.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 27, 2022
LOL:
Same energy. https://t.co/XfOfhA2DIb
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 27, 2022
She linked to this op-ed to back up her argument that it’s only because the people are white that we care:
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 27, 2022
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