White or Caucasian?
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Anonymous
| Which do people of european descent prefer to be called? |
Anonymous
| I don't really care. At all. I don't even care if you call me Cracker. It truly doesn't hurt my feelings one bit. |
Anonymous
| I don't care which one. |
Anonymous
| I prefer "peach" |
Anonymous
| White. Caucasian is so stupid and stilted. |
Anonymous
| I strongly prefer white. My family did not come from the Caucasus. But I feel this way because I'm a sociologist who has thought a fair bit about race. I mostly feel that Caucasian is an antiquated term that is imprecise. I think people use it because they feel some need for extra syllables. African American has seven syllables so it feels odd to use a one syllable word for white people. But I don't think most whites care one way or another. |
Anonymous
| White. Caucasian comes from the same racial pseudo-science that gave us the term Negroid, and grouped races in a hierarchy of ability. Those outdated terms should not be used today unless you are talking about the history of race. |
Anonymous
| zero fucks |
Anonymous
| *eyeroll* |
Anonymous
| Oh all these poor Caucasian/European American people who have been oppressed and discriminated against finally have a chance to say what their preferences are! |
Anonymous
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I have never been to the Caucuses region. But, my ancestors were hebrews, which came from close to there. But, that was like 5000 years ago.
I am white/jewish. Though as I get older, I am becoming polka dotted. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| As a white person I do not care what people call me, even Cracker if they want to. I do not care. I am not defined by my race but by my actions and beliefs. |
Anonymous
Of course, that's because of your white privilege. I prefer "white." |
MikeL
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| Honky |