Is the word ***** negative? Is caucasian negative?

Answer 1

Anthropologically, all races and peoples are classified as one of three historic groups. They are mongaloid, caucazoid, and *******. Oriental, white, and black.

In modern times, I think its the way a person uses a word, and not the word itself that determines whether it is negative. I personally think that since both ***** and causasian come from anthropological classifications, they're both ok.

Answer 2

No, ***** is not a negative word. Political correctness advocates, in their effort to stir up animosity, are telling us this. Caucasian is also not a negative term. I don't think that it is very accurate. How many white people are from that area? None that I know.

Is white offensive? How about black? Or colored? None of these terms are meant to degrade anyone. They have all been used by people of all colors. I think it's time to stop the political correctness. No matter what you say, somebody is offended. Well, that's too bad. If no offense is intended, then on offense should be taken.

Let's all treat each other with respect.

Answer 3

The word itself is not but its conotation and history made it negative and offensive.
It's originally simply the word black in spanish and portuguese, first conquerers who also enslaved africans and sold them accross atlantic.
All spanish speaking people and countries call black people ***** (pronounced neh'gro, rolled R).

Caucasian comes from the Caucase men, which is in european continent. It's a scientific nomination for humans coming from that area of the world, The Caucasian area which is north of Georgia, Armenia and toward Russia.

Here's a more defined answer for you :

In 1934, Carleton S. Coon redefined Caucasian race as Caucasoid race as one of five racial categories. The other four races that Coon defined were the Mongoloid race, the Australoid race, the ******* race, sometimes referred as Congoid and the Capoid race. These racial classifications were made on the basis of physical features

According to Leonard Lieberman, Rodney C. Kirk, and Alice Littlefield, the concept of race has all but been completely rejected by modern mainstream anthropology.Sarah A Tishkoff and Kenneth K Kidd state, "Despite disagreement among anthropologists, this classification remains in use by many researchers, as well as lay people."

The European Bioinformatics Institute defines Caucasoid as an ethnic group (rather than a race) which has "historical origins in Europe, North Africa or Southwestern Asia, including India". The Institute identifies eight ethnic groups: American Indian, Australian Aboriginal, Black, Caucasoid, Hispanic, Mixed, Oriental and Pacific Islander.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines Caucasoid as as noun or adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Caucasian race.The suffix -oid can indicate "a similarity, not necessarily exact, to something else" so Caucasoid can mean "resembling" the Caucasian race, itself a term with an inexact definition. Likewise, it can mean pertaining to or belonging to the Caucasian race.

Answer 4

Depends on how you use it, and what language you are speaking. ***** in Spanish literally means the color black.

Caucasian is a scientific word, and not negative. ***** can be a scientific term as well I believe, but most people (historically) don't use it as such. It is kind of outdated. It can be negative.

Answer 5

When used first time it identified with black people and was not regarded as negative.
However, when later, the black people were looked down upon, the same word became negative.
Caucasian was never a negative word because the Caucasians were never looked down upon.

Answer 6

Ice cream could be negative if someone was so inclined. Why not iced milk. Why iced, why not frozen is a much better word. I prefer temperature deprived.
I guess it could be, but I do not see the need for labels. I thought we were doing away with that.

Answer 7

Its just a word. Words, in and of themselves, are neither negative nor positive. Its all in how you use them.

Answer 8

They are just words, grow up.