I mean under what category would you classify them with. Are they white? Olive skinned? etc. Coz teh term arab is not a race, its a language spoken by them. I really wanna know how they are classified in terms of race/color. I'm not a racist i just wanna know what you guys think. Coz we know what asians are / blacks/ whites(caucasian) are.
2006-10-29 15:26:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
As far as the U.S. census is concerned, Arabs are classified as Caucasian, and now White, though many likely choose the "Other Race" category.
2006-10-29 15:40:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The term 'Arab' refers to a people, not a language. The racial type is semitic.
Arab: A member of a Semitic people inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East.
2006-10-29 15:32:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm from the Middle East--Assyrian---and am considered white even though I do technically have white skin, but fellow Middle Easterners have various shades of skin. I believe Middle Easterners should be given their own preference, besides being called white--such as being called Arab, or Semitic for me.
2006-10-30 12:09:19 · answer #3 · answered by ImAssyrian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i really dont know.im confuse too.i just use the term middle eastern.
2006-10-29 16:47:06 · answer #4 · answered by ........ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋