They say there mixed with other whites. Like some dude said he's mixed with Italian, British and German. AREN'T THEY ALL WHITE?? LOL!!! What is the difference. To me mixed is when you are mixed with people of a different ethnicity, not mixed with people from different countries that happen to be the same race.
2007-10-17 01:06:58 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
For all you idiots defending yourselves by talking about blacks. I'M NOT BLACK!! I'm Latino, but I do favor the black ladies hehehe
2007-10-17 01:50:55 · update #1
LOL-Try going to Scotland and telling them they are the same race as the English. Race is just a social construct, so it is by definition whatever people think it is.
2007-10-17 01:11:55 · answer #1 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
well remember that while their skin color may be the same Europeans all come from very different tribes that each have their own cultural and even physical characteristics (i.e the Irish and Scots descended from the Celts and the English were Anglo Saxon)....There are big differences and I think it is good to recognize them. Have you ever been to Minnesota? You can definitely tell that it is a state founded by Scandinavians. Even generations down the road the people there still very much embody the values and mentality of their immigrant grandparents. So although Europe is relatively small, the groups that sprung from it are amazingly different.
2007-10-17 09:13:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is more an American view or distinction then any where else.
If a Black person is in Europe or Africa they wont say there from Africa they say the country in Africa that their from like Niger or Zimbabwe, but in the US we lump the continent together.
What your asking is basically the same thing in reverse, that all light skin is from Europe, of course this is not true either, so usually when you ask someones race they are more distinctive then the continent or color or the government issue races, they instead add individuality and pride to the answer. The same is true of Latino, if your in Mexico or Cuba, they wont say their latino, they will say their country of origin, its more specific, we say latino in the US because somehow somewhere the term Mexican became a racial slur.
2007-10-17 08:34:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am a person who is pigment impaired. I am white skinned, yet my family tree has Japanese, Irish, Native american, and African American. So I was cheated out of my pigment. So now I dont know what to do, or be.
Actualy, it dont matter. We are all Earthlings.
So lets all grow up and knock off the color and race issue.
2007-10-17 09:02:36 · answer #4 · answered by sunshine man 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Kudos to Peachy Keen Jelly Bean! :D
2007-10-17 10:37:00 · answer #5 · answered by annswers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"To me mixed is when you are mixed with people of a different ethnicity..."
German, British and Italian are different ethnicities.
Wow, thumbs down for pointing out the obvious? Wierd.
2007-10-17 09:28:24 · answer #6 · answered by I'm back...and this still sucks. 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Try looking up mixed in a dictionary, then you'll know.
2007-10-17 10:19:36 · answer #7 · answered by Johanna 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They're not saying they're mixed, they're explaining their background. Nothing to get upset over. I'm Irish, Native American, and British. I'm not "mixed". These are my backgrounds. My heritage.
EDIT: Aww! Thanks, J! â¥
2007-10-17 09:40:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why does this bother you so?If this is your biggest problem your doing ok.
2007-10-17 09:04:47 · answer #9 · answered by fernwood 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The key words in your question are "to me". Why can't it be something else to someone else? And why does it always have to be about color?
2007-10-17 08:14:54 · answer #10 · answered by Locke_x 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋