Why are people still labelling each other according to race???
492222
because people are hate and ignorant freaks that don't understand the meaning of life
445011
You made a very good point. We are all varying degrees of the same color, but for the sake of colonization, they had to make distinctions to clarify that "we are better than them, because..." Go do some research on how the whole classification of the races came about. You'll be enlightened by what you find.\n\nRace is just a handy way of justifying/maintaining the power of one group over another, of knowing who to hate. Take what's going on in this country right now, for instance. Attacks on muslims have been primarily, if not totally, on the proverbial "Arab-looking" guys, dark skin, etc. But there are muslims in europe who are regular ol' white guys. Did anyone randomly attack regular looking ol' white guys in the aftermath of 9-11? Nope.\n\nI believe that human beings have an innate need to feel superior to someone else. Some of us are able to surpress that feeling and even understand that we have it. Others have it coursing through their veins. If a radioactive meteor were to smash into the earth tomorrow and turn everyone blue, people with big ears would start trying to dominate people with small ears.
286476
Race doesn't come into play for me when meeting, having friends or dating.  Everyone is a human being and the color on the outside has nothing to do with the person on the inside.  Everyone is the same physically on the inside, but race, creed or religion has nothing to do with "who that person is".  It's all about what jives and what doesn't.
268990
I think this is wrong. People shouldnt be singled out because of their race or sexuallity. We are all different and yet the same! We should all be open minded.
856720
Funny, I thought about that too. Not only are there people of European descent in Africa but most north Africans (Berbers and Arabs) are classified as 'white' too. I wish we could get rid of all the racial labels and just be HUMAN. Also, some East Indian and Native Americans are as dark as or darker than 'black' people. Racial labels are stupid.
304169
Why do we say that human's are of different "races"?  Seems to me we are all running at the same speed and heading towards the same destination ............. If I must place myself in a race, I am triracial, where would I fit?
884920
Well the simple fact that you actually feel the need to state your family race mixture is ridiculous, Why can we not ask valid questions in a mature and rational way without having to worry about "offending" anyone. The mere fact that you need to write a paragraph stating that you are not racist and merely asking a question, is racism on their part...A white person should be able to ask a simple question about another race and not been seen as a racist, but as of now everyone is racist to some extent. whether it be a good or bad assumption about a race. I have not seen any official lawsuits against an African American.vs.Caucasian but I am sure there are there...plenty of situations in my town would validate one.
977378
THEY PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN ENOUGH OF THAT SPECIFIC RACE TO IDENTIFY ANY DIFFERENCE. ALSO, IT COULD JUST BE OUT OF PURE IGNORANCE AND THEY JUST AUTOMATICALLY THINK THAT THEY LOOK A CERTAIN WAY BASED OFF OF STEREOTYPES.\n\nEXAMPLE- THEY THINK ALL BLACKS HAVE WIDE NOSES....NOT TRUE\n                     THEY THINK ALL BLACKS ONLY HAVE BLACK HAIR... NOT TRUE\n                     THEY THINK BLACKS ONLY HAVE BROWN EYES... NOT TRUE\n                      THEY THINK ALL BLACKS HAVE BIG LIPS... NOT TRUE EITHER\n I THINK YOU GET THE POINT. ALSO HOW CAN WE LOOK ALIKE WHEN WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFENT SHADES OF SKIN COLOR.\nWHO KNOWS WHAT THEY REALLY SEE WHEN THEY LOOK AT US
726509
I see your view! But it is mighty funny how we see every other race trying to be like us. It seems as if almost everybody wants to be black so bad but yet they put us down. But I know why it's because we are unique we have our own style that some will never understand. Don't trip off of what others think about us just be proud that we have so many haters. We must keep on doing things to make them hate on us and continue to move on. But I also see the points of others some black people give off that vibe and make that reputation for us. But I don't because I know that I am not the stereotypical black person I am aobve others expectations of  what black people are.
854218
I agree with you somewhat....its confusing of how white people should address them: black, colored or african american? All the political correctness is really confusing.
951601
Sometimes I don't tell people my ethnicity because I don't want people to label me, and when I meet new people I don't really want to know what they are because it'll affect how I perceive them. \n\nAnyways, if you go back 2,000 generations we're all African. Race is only important if you want to generalize.
7973
We are all Americans, all of us, and to imply that one color of people should only stick to one color is discrimination.  Which is kinda ironic considering that most of the people who stick to one race color are the same people who whine about everyone else being racist.  We are one people, at the DNA level we're all human and skin color shouldn't really matter much.  This sorta devision is what keeps racism a issue, because if people can't relate to each other they are going to dislike or be suspicious of each other.  Frankly, the sooner we realize that the only race that matters is the human race, the better.
324782
I agree with you and wonder why some people are Racist, too.\n\nI believe that racism arises when people get lazy and want to feel superior to others: It is easier for people to judge people based on the OUTSIDE of the person instead of taking the time to get to know the INSIDE of a person.\n\nIn fact, a vast majority of evolutionary/ biological/ psychological scientists argue against the definition or label of "race".\n\nIt is true that, genetically speaking there are certain similarities between ethnic subgroups of people but this does NOT change the fact that overall, we are the same (Homo sapien sapien) and we are all equal in the eyes of our loving Creator!\n\n:)
565140
Why don't you Yahoo Search or Google this because I don't the average person knows what you're getting at. One thing I'm not going to do is to talk about different races, because everyone is the same inside only a little different\noutside. Do you compretend?
573619
we just want to be people.  if you are ever in a conversation with someone and they want to describe someone they saw or spoke to they will always be  descriptive if the person was black.  ie- hey i saw this black guy with really cool dreadlocks.  if they are speaking of anyone else they wont use ethnicity
790541
i think that's stupid as hell how one race would get mad because someone of their own race is dating someone of another race.. honestly it's none of their buisness. Society today is too nosey in other people's buisness. They should worry about their selfs.
883657
because they are racists!!  i hate all those people. They think because of your skin color you will make something wrong or be a thief or something. i think that's stupid, We can't judge someone just because of his appearance.(well, sometimes, lol)\ngreetings