And why are white people called white when there usually yellow or tanned .Just because one white person is really Pale nd one Black person really dark doesn't mean there black Today i just say a india that was really dark like a black person would he be considered black even though he's india .and would a really pale mexican be considered white when there really mexican .This just goes to show how stupid the color thing is
2007-02-07 11:57:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
it's race thing. easier to group people. But yeah, i agree. just cuz yr white doesn't necessarily mean yr really~ white. Depends on what kind of environment u live in. I had a friend who was chinese n she came from the colder part of the region, she had snow white skin. I was really surprised n nowadays "white people" tend to self tan themselves cuz they look healthier and sexy.
2007-02-07 12:03:03 · answer #1 · answered by aji 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
haha i just asked someone this the other day! It's so stupid! Even the blackest black person is only a really dark blackish-brown. And the palest white person is more cream than white. Asians aren't yellow they're usually more a brownish colour. I'm more red than an American Indian coz I keep getting sunburned.
The colour thing is ridiculous and you often can't even tell a persons race by looking at them anyway, so why use those stupid classifications?
2007-02-07 20:11:16 · answer #2 · answered by helehelo 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I know! Mexicans are considered "brown" people! I'm black myself, and PROUD, but never really knew where the term came from. Very interesting question. It will be interesting to see the responses...
2007-02-07 20:27:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are the Cleveland Browns called the Browns if their helmets are orange? Why is a parkway called a parkway if u dont park in a parkway? Why is it called a driveway when u dont drive in it, it should be the other way around..... That's just how it is babe, dont lose sleep over it.
2007-02-08 20:17:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've wondered that my self. I look at my brown skin and people refer to me as a black person. : / It's like calling a white person, orange. The answer above mine comes from a real MORON by the way. Just ignore that one.
2007-02-07 20:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
When you say your brown and your race is black it appears you are ashamed to be black. I think a brown-skinned black would be more appropriate. Hispanics are considered brown regardless of skin tone. It's not politically correct to call yourself brown. Be proud of your black race. Peace!
2007-02-07 20:12:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
well, white people are called white and we are peach. I guess because black and white sound better than peach and brown. or maybe because long ago people used to be very racist torwards each other.
2007-02-07 20:01:03 · answer #7 · answered by JeddaBear 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Come on, what type of question is that!! Anyway im not really brown im black. Africans were black a long time ago and still are so thats probably why we are called black.
2007-02-07 20:05:58 · answer #8 · answered by BJ 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I agree but if you didn't have these words/categories the US Census would be in shambles! So unless you have another way to divide people in tiny groups that doesn't upset them, let it go.
2007-02-07 20:00:47 · answer #9 · answered by jmintecu 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Black is a culture. Ask a white man. They gave us our names.
Like n!gger, n!gga, monkey, gorilla, jungle bunny, pickaninny. Take your pick
2007-02-07 20:29:14 · answer #10 · answered by Breeana W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋