Italian Americans used to face a lot of discrimination but now Italian hate in America is virtually non existent. How did this happen? Is it possible for this change to happen for other marginalized groups?
Edit: You don’t need to state the obvious that they’re white and other minorities aren’t, we all have eyes. Also my definition of discrimination was referring to hate crime level discrimination, I know casual bigotry towards Italians still exists but that wasn’t what I was referring to.
Anyways thank you for all the insightful answers, I’m extremely happy my post sparked a lot of discussion and interesting perspectives
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They incorporated culturally.
What generally tends to happen is that they lose most of their traditions and cultural roots in favor of mainstream ones, while some of their cultural practices become incorporated into the more broad American culture.
Currently it’s happening a lot more with Mexican culture as well. Tequila is among the most popular spirits in the country, Modelo is the most popular beer, and you can find multiple Mexican food places in even the most rural of towns. Cinco de Mayo is a widely celebrated holiday and Mexican people face far less discrimination than they generally did 30 years ago.
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