Must we identify each other by race? Why not hair color, height....etc.?

Answer 1

becuz... that wud just be silly

Answer 2

Since I come from a family of many different colors, but we are all called the same race I have wondered about this too. Races were created by the those who could benifit from this type of classification by using it to oppress certain groups at certain times in human history. Worldwide oppression has usually been harder on darker people which shows who would benefit in most cases from this system. It is known as white supremacy and it hurts whites too because they all don't agree with it or benefit from it due to economic class. Some still think that they should be treated better than non whites and resent them when it doesn't go that way. Others get tired of feeling blamed for things they don't even realize happen on a regular basis so they eventually choose to hate instead of do the research to understand how it all got this way. Some look for solutions. God bless them or we might still have slavery.

Answer 3

Identification by race is a creation of the "white man". This form of identification resulted to racial blocks and a solidarity amongst the different folks that forever may not end it.
Originally it may have started as a means of showing the superiority of one race over another, more than just showing of the inherent physical and cultural differences.
Before slavery, nationalism was the major form of identification of a people. After slavery began, there seemed to be a need to segregate the citizens, so the majority preferred to use color. Hence, we have the Caucasians, Africans, Indians, orientals, etc

Answer 4

Why not simply identify one another by name?

Personally, I believe in the idea of there being one dominant race on earth: The Human Race. This would encompass all, regardless of color, country of origin, religion, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation etc. But that's just me...

I agree with your concept, and it was a good question, in my opinion...

Answer 5

there's no such element as "commonly used" whilst it is composed of race or ethnic communities and hair shade. Italians could have all styles of hair colours and textures. Many Northern Italians have certainly blond, right now hair...or perhaps pink hair. prefer information? purely look at artwork via Bottecelli and Titian. confident, that's actual that pink hair is stumbled on extra often than not in Celts yet pink hair has been seen in Persians, Mexicans, chinese language or perhaps people of African Descent. Malcolm X had certainly pink hair. till now he joined the country of Islam and became a Civil Rights chief, his street call grow to be "Detroit pink."

Answer 6

Well that is the first obvious things we notice. In Law Enforcement, my past, it was necessary so we would know who we were looking for. Locking for a male with dark hair, of average build and dressed in regular clothes does not give much usable information. But looking for a while male in jeans and a leather jacket and a baseball cap on narrows it down a bit.

Answer 7

That would be sweet but I think it's because hair color and things like that can be changed but race is pretty much a permanent distinction.

Answer 8

Well, when describing attributes of someone to another person we typically tell the height, hair color and how skinny or fat they are. Most the times I leave out the race but sometimes I will add it in there.

I don't think it is right for black people to be offended when white people refer to them as "black people" when black people refer to us as white people.

Answer 9

Makes sense, I don't see why not, however so many people change their hair color, it would be like changing their race. Too confusing.

Answer 10

we do.hair color is basicly part of your race, where you were born has somthing to do with the color of your hair.
and height has to do with age. and we do identify each other by age.

Answer 11

I'm the semi short blonde chick