are Italians considered white people?

Question

are Italians considered white people

Answer 1

It is incredible how much the americans are ignorants.
We italians are white and caucasians (indo-europeans is the technical word).
There are a lot of scientific studies to demostrate that.
Read and learn!

ITALIANS
"It is often claimed that Italians, especially those from the South of the country, have substantial Middle Eastern and African admixture acquired during Roman times and the Moorish occupation. However, data from anthropology shows a prehistoric origin for the Mediterranean elements in Italy, and detects no ******* influence there whatsoever. Genetic research confirms this, showing that both sub-Saharan and Arab-Berber admixture are negligible. The differences between Northern and Southern Italians have also been greatly exaggerated for political reasons.


Anthropology
"Italy, one of the most clearly demarcated geographical units in Europe, is a country of considerable [sub]racial variability. Although the Mediterranean race is strongly represented in it, Italy belongs only partially to the Mediterranean world, for much of it is more typically Alpine racial territory. ... The primary racial impulse of the early Neolithic, however, is known. This was the immigration of small Mediterraneans in great numbers, coming largely if not entirely by sea; these first food-producers were followed by more competent navigators, Atlanto-Mediterraneans, who settled chiefly in the north and in the islands, and Dinarics from the eastern Mediterranean in search of metal. Some of the Dinarics penetrated the Alpine Valleys while others settled in the Po Valley and in central Italy. The movement of highly cultured peoples from the east into Italy continued into historic times, and included the settlement of the Etruscans in Tuscany, and of the Greeks in Sicily and in the southern end of the peninsula.

"...through her role as mistress of the world, Rome accumulated and assimilated a heterogeneous population. That this population was by no means purely or even predominantly Mediterranean is shown by the study of the skulls of Pompeians, victims of the eruption which turned their city from a metropolis into a museum. These crania, with a mean cranial index of 80, represent a population which had acquired a [sub]racial character of its own despite its mixed origin, and in which the Alpine element was the most important. ... A series of 100 modern crania from Bologna, with a mean cranial index of 83.5, is almost purely Alpo-Dinaric, with the latter element in a position of prominence. The Dinaric race is common in northern, but not southern Italy, and this distinction has been true since the Bronze Age.

"In other words, the southern Italians are a blend for the most part of Alpines and small Mediterraneans, while among the northern Italians the most important dolichocephalic strain is the Atlanto-Mediterranean. The association of relatively great blondism with brachycephaly merely indicates that both Alpines and Dinarics are characteristically mixed or intermediate in pigmentation. The few unaltered Nordics still found in northern Italy and in aristocratic families elsewhere are far outnumbered by Atlanto-Mediterraneans. ... The binding element which is common to all sections is the Alpine, which has reemerged from obscure beginnings through a superstructure composed of Dinaric, Nordic, and various kinds of Mediterranean accretions."
(Carleton S. Coon, The Races of Europe)



Genetics
Combined data from two large mtDNA studies provides an estimate of non-Caucasoid maternal ancestry in Italians. The first study sampled 411 Italians from all over the country and found five South Asian M and East Asian D sequences (1.2%) and eight sub-Saharan African L sequences (1.9%). The second study sampled 465 Sicilians and detected ten M sequences (2.2%) and three L sequences (0.65%). This makes a total of 3% non-white maternal admixture (1.3% Asian and 1.7% African), which is very low and typical for European populations, since Pliss et al. 2005, e.g., observed 1.8% Asian admixture in Poles and 1.2% African admixture in Germans.
(Plaza et al., Ann Hum Genet, 2003;
Romano et al., Ann Hum Genet, 2003)

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Similar data from the Y-chromosome reveals Italians' even lower non-Caucasoid paternal admixture. Both studies obtained samples from all over the mainland and islands. No Asian DNA was detected anywhere, but a single sub-Saharan African E(xE3b) sequence was found in the first study's sample of 416 (0.2%), and six were observed in the second study's sample of 746 (0.8%). The total is therefore a minuscule 0.6%, which decreases to 0.4% if only Southern Italians are considered and 0% if only Sicilians are considered. Again, these are normal levels of admixture for European populations (e.g. Austrians were found to have 0.8% E(xE3b) by Brion et al. 2004).
(Semino et al., Am J Hum Genet, 2004;
Cruciani et al., Am J Hum Genet, 2004)

Answer 2

Are Italian People White

Answer 3

oddly most italians are insulted by being called white. Honestly even the non-tanning italians don't LOOKS white. The facial features are definitely more unique and different than most white people. Exp- my brother in law is only half italian and half white, his mother is a dark italian from italy ( lives in italy) my brother in law could never pass for white. Im confused but hey, honestly im sick of the labels. Im black and im sick of the african american label. My kids are biracial and im sick of them being forced to "pick a race"
WE ARE PEOPLE- good enough!

Answer 4

There are two types of Italians inhabiting Italy. The Northern Italians are descendants of various Germanic tribes. They most certainly are white and have a higher incident rate of albino's like other Germanics. In the Southern Part of Italy, the Boot of Italy and Sicily the people there are descendants to the Greeks. They are also what some people would call white, but tan easily have more hair on their chests and look like well, Greeks. Both Greeks and Southern Italians usually have a higher rate of dark hair, but often produce blonde haired and blue eyed offspring but the incident rate is lower than for the Northern Germanic Italians. Terms like Caucasian and White mean very little in other countries around the world. For instance in Greece the term pale is used instead of white. They use terms like pale because inevitably all people can look dark, pale etc even within a so called "racial" group (which is a phrase that doesn't exist in Greek).

Answer 5

Truly amazing. People with way too much time on their hands. Found this page looking for something related to a business inquiry regarding an Italian American function in Portland, and decided to read it. Can't believe some of the comments. I have a darker features than say some red headed fair skinned person, but I have never questioned, or been confused as not being a white man. Friggin crazy. Many different skin tones for all races...This is like thinking people that live in places where you can have color all year round aren't white either. Stunning.

Answer 6

Yes, Hackeen. Italians are considered white.

Answer 7

Most Italians do have a darker skin tone but yes they are white. Although in earlier times the Italians had relations with the North Africans, they are still considered white as a whole.

Answer 8

Yes Italians are white.

Answer 9

I'm Italian with dark olive skin and dark hair. My DNA is a mix of Celtic, Iberian and Italian/Greek, there is no chance in heck I could pass for white. I look like a fine featured Arab or with olive skin. So no not all Italians are white, however all are European decent.

Answer 10

Some Italian Americans were sometimes racist not unlike how a closeted gay man is sometimes homophobic. It was usually tongue-in-cheek; you know, they were bullshitting and didn't really believe in racial distinctions of any kind. Others really were racists, but that was probably not the majority. So many people may have some, justified mixed feelings towards our cultural history. They'd tell their kids something like this: "racism is like a plague in this country, but this country doesn't need another group to inherit America's legacy of racism; that's number one. Number two, we need to look out for our people, we're already being called 'dago wop guinea bastards of a fascist nation'. We can't afford to be called something more egregious. You may not agree with America's racism, but you have to pretend to, so that future generations of Italian Americans can help America deconstruct it's most serious public issue as the bullshit that it is. This won't be possible if we're 'black'."

Answer 11

Yup we are white. We look dark cuz of our tans but we are white. I m a 100 percent Italian-American boy and my friends consider me white and u guys should consider them white too because WE ARE! We are Europeans, the only white race in the world. When my grandfather came to the states, he went to a great school, and everyone loved him and loved his Italian culture. My face is tan, but my arms and stomach aren t. My arms and stomach are probably whiter than most people. We Italians are white and always will be.