2007-02-27 12:29:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I'm African-American
2007-02-27 12:54:32 · answer #1 · answered by step b 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I consider myself as "human". I completely disagree with the classification of whites as "Caucasians". Since Caucasus is an area in Asia, and "Caucasians" refer to people native to that area, like Georgians, Armenians, Azeris etc. If we have to classify every white person as Caucasian because they "came from Caucasus" then what about Asians. Why are they left out? Or may be we have to classify everybody as Caucasian because Noah's' ark stopped on Ararat which is in Caucasus.
2007-02-27 20:45:14 · answer #2 · answered by tonya 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think of Caucasian as being a generalized term. It's sort of like me saying I'm a citizen of North America, as opposed to being more specific and stating that I'm a citizen of the United States.
Caucasian is defined (in Anthropology) as being a racial distinction of someone who originally inhabited Europe, parts of North Africa, western Asia, and India. It isn't normally used as a term anymore, however.
I consider myself to belong to various ethnicities (as opposed to a race that takes up a number of ethnicities and historic nations... most of which I have absolutely nothing in common with). I consider myself to be a white American who has ancestors who were British, Polish, Jewish & Native American... and probably others I don't even know about. But I don't, culturally, sympathize with any of them (well... maybe Polish) except for what I am now: American... and even that I don't know if I sympathize with it (because I don't know what "it" is).
Overall... I'm just a guy.
2007-02-27 20:40:49 · answer #3 · answered by Bluefast 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just consider myself human. However, I am "classified" as a "caucasian".
2007-02-27 20:34:53 · answer #4 · answered by zaytox0724 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose so in the sense that it is the commonly used genaric term for those of a light skin tone who's cultural background is mostly of European/Skandinavian in origin.I consider myself to be an American.
2007-02-27 21:09:19 · answer #5 · answered by aljbookworm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is "mixed" with something, but not everyone knows that or wants to admit it. No matter what label society gives us, we are all beautiful and unique in our own way.
2007-02-27 20:45:04 · answer #6 · answered by JOURNEY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋