There's no such thing as a white person.
You do know that Indians from the sub-continent are considered chocolate skinned 'Caucasians' under the Negroid-Mongoloid-Caucasian classification system right? Arabs and Middle Eastern people would fall under the (caramel) 'Caucasian' label as well. lol
The reality is 'Race' as a concept has no scientific basis, the diversity of human population is akin to a continuum with no clear cut boundaries to separate humans accurately.
But that's not what some ''whites' want to hear because it doesn't match their 'subconscious' superiortiy complex. In today's world dominated by a predominant 'white' US culture, being white carries a level of cool so to speak. So it's not surprising that some of those individuals who are considered to be 'white' don't wanna give the concept of 'race' up due to advantages and privileges that come with it.
You’re a prime example of why no one can discuss what racism actually is, and what actually causes the tension to develop between ethnic groups. I use one generic description of my own skin colour and suddenly I’m subconsciously racism and hold a superiority complex?
Yes, I’m white. My skin is so damned pasty it nearly glows in the dark. Because I have English, Irish, French, German, and Russian heritage… Which has left me with very pale skin that is referred to as white, and on a side note refuses to tan and sun burns like a bitch.
I thought separating race and culture made it clear that I view race as genetics, and culture as our behaviour and who we actually are.
I do feel that being able to use words to identify what aspect of a person we’re talking about is important. There are some incredibly stupid people who will hate anyone who look Chinese, even if their family has been in Australia for 4 generations, and have an Australian culture. There are people who are stupid and fear different religious views, or get upset when they see someone wearing something different, talk a different language, or eat different food.
Then there are all the Aussie who hate people from New Zealand just because they’re from New Zealand and vice versa.
Each of these examples is racism, however they all need to be handled differently. So yes. We NEED to be able to use our language to define what the racism in question is before we can actually address it in any meaningful way.
As of race not being a concept has no scientific basis, it’s the word used in Australian legislation, and has been defined as colour, descent or ancestry, nationality or national origin, ethnicity or ethnic origin.
Google the Equal Opportunity Act 2010, download the PDF and go to page 23. That’s why I use it, and that’s why it’s commonly accepted that when it’s used within the Australian vernacular, it’s not referring to a scientific principle.
