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In reply to the discussion: Will the US have another black president? [View all]davidn3600
(6,342 posts)Whites alone will eventually drop below 50%, but they will still make up far more people in this country than any other group, and will for well over a century. Also, it gets more complicated in the future. As Latinos grow, they and whites will begin to have more interracial children. Moreso than whites and blacks.
My girlfriend is 1/2 hispanic. Her father is German and mother is Venezuelan. But she looks white. Is she counted as white or hispanic in the Census? And if we have kids, how are they counted? It's going to get confusing and irrelevant eventually.
It also doesn't necessarily change the social dynamics. Whites were a minority in South Africa that oppressed a black majority for many years. It all depends on who holds the wealth. Whites still have massive control of wealth and land in the western hemisphere. And that won't change for a long time since much of wealth and property is passed down and inherited.