Is Caucasian a dated and racist term?
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I too find this disquieting.  It affects me much the same way that a friend of mine feels when asked on surveys to choose "some college" as she did not obtain a four year degree only her associate's.  "Some college" is not accurate, she obtained a degree even if a limited one, when people speak of having spent "some time" in college it generally means they are a drop out.  This is not the case with my friend.\n\nThankyou for bearing with me in my analogy.\n\nI do believe that Caucasion is an outdated term.  What is more, I believe the fact that we are asked to categorize ourselves at all by these kinds of terms is archaic.  \n\nWe are more evolved than this I think.  I realize the need to maintain a census count but for other purposes it is not necessary.  We need a better way for people to identify themselves than what we currently have.\n\nThank-You for posting this question.  It is one that we must begin to consider in society as well as to begin to take action on.\n\nMay Peace Be With You
1036276
well I'm Hispanic and I was born here, and this is the only country I've ever been in. yet, people from other countries see me as  American and people who are from here see me as a wetback(Person that crosses the border). I don't think Caucasians are racist in general but they are some, just like there are racist from other ethnics. My personal opinion is that everyone stereotypes and labels people from their race, sex, or background, whether we think we do or don't, because that what we are taught to do.
437349
I haven't seen the writings your referring to, but it's possible they're prejiduced, but not racist. Prejiduce is logical, racism is terrible.
756861
Ok, I won't call you white. But personally, I don't mind. Call me white, caucasion, European, Italo-German, cracker, whitey, albino. It doesn't matter to me, and people who get all tied up in that (especially people to whom skin color was an advantage in the past) are just silly.
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It is reverse racism, and I do not agree with it. Some white people feel guilty over their ancestors' role in the history and let black people get away with it, and some black people fully exploit the situation. I think no one should use any derogatory terms towards another person. We should all try to let go of the past and move on towards a better tomorrow.
404502
Double standards.\nAnd they can insult you for being white but then insist it's not racist.
185525
No, because let's say you're white but you date a Mexican.. However, you hate Blacks and Chinese people.  \n\nYou can still be a racist.
118792
I believe it is a fancy name for racism. Being intolerant of a certain race for various reasons.
476408
classifying human beings in races is stupid and not scientific. the three main groups of negro, caucasian and mongoloids were used by anthropologists anciently but have no longer any scientific value. some countries adopt them as a form of description of their citizens but its not correct to talk about "races". in fact a central european, looking "caucasian", might have a greater genetic affinity (similar DNA) with a black african that, say, with another central european of celtic origin. this even if the looks would suggest the opposite. \nanyways, following the classification u suggest, australian aborigenes, together with melanesians, would be classified as "negro", maoris as "mongoloid", and polynesians as "caucasian"...this shows how bad  and wrong the classification is.
858605
Racial slur for white people.
195273
I don't like the whole PC nomenclature because it's all based on physical characteristics anyway. Someone else mentioned white South Africans and alluded to the fact that they aren't truly African. Is that just because whites immigrated there from Europe or are descendants of those Europeans who claimed the land as their own? Well then, if those old "land bridge" theories are correct, then instead of referring to anyone as "Native Americans," we need to understand that technically, they are probably "Asian-Americans." Just how far back in one's ancestry do we need to go? And why isn't "European-American" as widely accepted and used as the other "(continent)-American" forms? And if I become a citizen of Berlin, will I be a "North American-German" or just "American-German"? "American-European"? And why aren't Middle Eastern natives referred to as "Asian-Americans"? Why are they often called "Muslims" and "Hindus" instead? Why aren't the rest of us referred to by our religious affiliations (if applicable)?\n\nThere are no perfect "labels" we can use - not everyone will be satisfied. What we need to remember is that the *intent* of someone's writing/speech is the important thing. Some black comedians have ridiculed the whole "African-American" terminology since it didn't magically make everything better. Furthermore, if someone says something such as, "That's just typical African-American behavior," is that person suddenly "sensitive" for using the proper PC term? How about "Hey, you know how those Asian-Americans are"?\n\nJust my two cents - we need to try to respect each other and accept our differences before we can really become color-blind.\n\n(EDIT: Hey gogo, does that mean Margaret Thatcher is "African-American"? What about Vladimir Putin? Osama bin Laden? Saddam Hussein? Ichiro Suzuki? We're *all* "African-American"?)\n\n(EDIT 2: My point is that we shouldn't be "concerned" *only* with the "hyphenated American" labels - that's a rather nationalistic viewpoint, don't you think? If we *in the United States* are *all* "African-Americans," then those in other countries are thus "African-[insert country.....or continent.....or something]." I wanted to extend this beyond our borders since not all of the world's 6.5 billion people ["humanity"] are living within the United States and/or the rest of the American continents.)
1158759
Its psychological,  somewhere (BIG MEDIA??)  you picked up on the idea that attractiveness is tied to caucasian features.
935745
It's not a bad word, just out-of-date -- like Negro.  I think the history of the mulatto experience (especially in the Americas) and the connotation assigned to the word by some of it's users is what upsets people.  As a 'technical mulatta' I'll tell you...I could give a damn.
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Caucasian >adjective  1 relating to a broad division of humankind covering peoples from Europe, western Asia, and parts of India and North Africa.  2 white-skinned; of European origin.  3 relating to the region of the Caucasus in SE Europe. >noun a Caucasian person.
321740
Well...they SAY that they a group interested in promoting the social interests of Caucasian people.  They SAY they aren't affiliated with white supremists groups...but it's a bunch of $hit.
600755
yes it is!!\n\nand it is still in use because there is no strong Roma influence to react against using this word.\n\nlike you said ones this is the last (or only one of the last) ethnic groups that is still allowed or tolerated to make racist comments about.
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People use the word racism/racist too freely. Classifying people by race itself isn't racist. African-American, in terms of darker skin or "black", is really the most politically correct term you could use. The same goes for those who are termed Caucasian or "white". Generally, some people are never satisified, but that's probably the best it's going to get. You can't expect people who don't know you well to know your ancestry. People who do not know you can only really guess your race by what they see (I don't see why they would even be talking about that in the first place). If they are incorrect, politely correct them. There's no need to get yourself all worked up. If they're using a derogatory term, that's a different conversation all together.