Asians look the same as white people(in color),so why do they have their own race.Some people consider them yellow.But white people arent"pure white" their olive skinned,red,peach,orange,rosy and so on.
I've also heared it's because of their country their called Asians,but if that's true why don't other countrys have their own race?
2006-11-06 08:18:53 · 11 answers · asked by Freakalek 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
The "official" term for whites is "Caucasian" and refers to people of European descent. Those who are not of European descent are refered to by the CONTINENT (not country - there is no country called just Asia) that their ancestors came from: African, Asian, Native American, Australian Aboriginal, etc.
2006-11-06 08:24:45 · answer #1 · answered by triviatm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White does not refer to the ethnicity of a person it refers to the type of skin color.
We are not white we are Caucasians, Asians are Asian, Hispanics are Hispanic, etc, etc.
Other country's do have their own race.
Italy - Italians
Poland - Polish
Ireland - Irish
Germany - Germans
USA - Americans
Canada- Canadians
Mexico - Mexicans
Want more???
We even break it down to states:
Arizona - Arizonans
Indiana - Hoosiers
Wisconsin - cheese heads
The South - rednecks
Everybody has their own way of describing themselves, so let it be and just get along.
2006-11-06 16:24:33 · answer #2 · answered by white61water 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Asian people are not white. They don't all hail from one specific country. Pakistani people also come under the heading of Asian, and a whole lot more that you haven't mentioned. I think you're talking about Oriental people and getting confused along the way.
2006-11-06 16:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"white" people came from Europe and live in America
"asians" originally came from places is Asia,originally speak a different language, and look different
2006-11-06 16:32:13 · answer #4 · answered by mnayr22 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they don't really look the same in color. They have a slight yellow tent to their skin's melanin. Who cares about color anyway? Most of us don't.
2006-11-06 16:56:41 · answer #5 · answered by Q~T 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
uh...because they're asian. that's like if i asked "why aren't blacks considered white?" because they're not.
most people think that there are three races: black, white, and asian. depending on who you talk to, the # of races there is ranges from 3 to about 7. personally, i think race is a silly notion. it's a completely social construct.
2006-11-06 16:23:07 · answer #6 · answered by starfishblues 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
does it matter? race is a concept invented by the man to keep us seperate
2006-11-06 16:45:05 · answer #7 · answered by fobroxmysoxyo 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
people like to see differences. that's just a human thing. if you are proud to be what u are ... then nothing else matters.
2006-11-06 16:21:54 · answer #8 · answered by Milos K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are not, as simple as that.
2006-11-06 16:21:41 · answer #9 · answered by bigonegrande 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
race is all messed up .. . no telling why . . .
2006-11-06 16:20:58 · answer #10 · answered by a_blue_grey_mist 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋