Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Color
So I have a question. This girl I'm tutoring, Hadijia, described a lady as white but she assured me she wasn't being racist. Then I started wondering why is that when you describe somebody how they are why you're being racist. I'm white and she's black and that's just fact. Then I was thinking about politically correct names (I think that's the term)why are black people called African Americans? Are all black people from Africa? Also why are white people called Caucasians? Is there some place I'm not aware of called Caucasia? Okay yes I know there are exceptions like Asians and as far as I know they're white too. If you have a real answer I'd love to hear it.
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So no, its not "being racist" to describe someone by their skin color. It is an obvious physical trait about a person. Unfortunately because there has been a lot of racism many people think that others judge them based on their skin color. Often times when using skin color in the description of someone, a person many preface their comment with "I'm not being racist" because they are afraid someone will take a reference to skin color as a negative reference.
Also I don't believe Asians are considered "white", and as for African-American, I think it comes from the idea that their heritage is from Africa(which way way back in history, is mostly true). But here's a question, if you are in Japan and find a local of darker skin tone are they then a African-Japanese?
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