• tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      True – but it is seemingly less so today for white americans (an exeedingly large demographic) to be able to afford basic lifestyles.

      It does suggest a major shift in affordability if your main christian white majority can’t buy groceries

    • GalacticRobot@lemmy.world
      32·
      1 month ago

      Shhh, chronically online white youth don’t want to talk about that. Hell if you were a woman you couldn’t even have a bank account on your own until 1974.

      • Hawke@lemmy.world
        41·
        1 month ago

        if you were a woman you couldn’t even have a bank account on your own until 1974.

        That’s not actually true though. The banks were not required to allow women to open bank accounts but plenty did anyway.

        • Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          1 month ago

          So if the bank manager of your town felt slighted that you didn’t go with him to prom he could deny you a next step in life? Yeah. That’s not so bad.

          Edit: I’m not saying you are wrong.

          • Hawke@lemmy.world
            2·
            1 month ago

            Oh for sure, it’s not a sensible way to run things.

            There’s advantages and disadvantages of allowing local/personal discretion.