White American culture is also kind of dominated by descendants of German immigrants. I recall seeing some historical racist media that was praising Anglo-German supremacy in contrast to Irish, southern and eastern Europeans etc. People forget this because the latter groups are all considered white now.
I personally think this puts some weight into the "race is a social construct" theory. That and the existence of mixed race people, and the stories of how they and their families have been arbitrarily treated based on varying perceptions. It's all pretty absurd.
stop, stop right there. There was no single "White American culture" .. that is a misrepresentation with a purpose!
The original collection of States were formed exactly to let groups divide. There were vastly different cultures, both culturally bonded, and also diverse, that were included from the earliest days.
source: anti-war, anti-slavery "whites" from that time
I personally think this puts some weight into the "race is a social construct" theory. That and the existence of mixed race people, and the stories of how they and their families have been arbitrarily treated based on varying perceptions. It's all pretty absurd.