All white people are racists...or "white fragility" ??

[Losty]

Is Asian a race? Because I thought Asians were white too...

[Lemonvariable72]

Is Asian a race? Because I thought Asians were white too...

I don't fucking know anymore. I used to think spanish people were latino, but not apparently in history class.

[Losty]

Is Asian a race? Because I thought Asians were white too...

I don't fucking know anymore. I used to think spanish people were latino, but not apparently in history class.

Being Hispanic is an ethnicity, and not all Hispanic people are Latino. I think only Latin Americans living in the US are called Latino. Neither one is a race though.

[Aroura]

Is Asian a race? Because I thought Asians were white too...

There is no such thing as different race, just tribalism and different ethnic groups.

I know I referred to my friend as Asian American, but that was out of respect as that is how she self identifies. I understand her family were held in camps here during WWII and that seems to be where a lot of her resentment comes from. I should not have gotten so upset, but I never cared about the color of her skin, and I guess it hurt to find out she cared so much about the color of mine.

[Dystopia]

Is Asian a race? Because I thought Asians were white too...

Race is a term used to classify people according to physical appearance, ancestry, history and culture - Usually with race comes culture and background - Please notice that I'm not saying that's always the case, it's just a reliable indicator... None of us is 100% pure in terms of ancestry because evolutionary we are constantly changing, but most people have a noticeably stronger ancestry that denotes a certain culture or background. For example, asians are usually from Asia (continent) and share culture, whether it's Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc - Black people have very recent African ancestry (we all have it, technically black people just have more noticeable ancestry), etc - It's not the only way to categorize Humans and it certainly shouldn't be the primary indicator, the only thing that matters about race, and it's probably what causes racism, is that we have a tendency to prefer people who look like us and have a similar background, which is actually quite understandable.

I never thought asians were white, but I used to wrongly think all asians looked alike, which is curious because some asians think the same about white people - It may be very offensive for a Jap to be compared to a Chinese, so don't that if you're in Japan, and vice-versa - Asian countries have different ethnicities, and some of them make a point to distinguish themselves from others, as if, hypothetically speaking, we were comparing Germans who are whiter with Italians who a are a bit darker and more southern - Due to past conflicts (and sometimes present) asian countries don't always get along and citizens of each country may dislike citizens from the neighbor country.

[Rhondazvous]

Is Asian a race? Because I thought Asians were white too...

Asia is a continent. Asians come in all colors. But the dark ones aren't allowed to come to the United States. I don't know if they're allowed to go to Europe or Africa. Bebe Moore Campbell (or it might have been Bell Hooks) referred to them as "honorary White people."

This raises the question of what exactly is race? There are no characteristics unique to any people by which to categorize them into separate races. Indians have very dark skin but very straight hair. Some Africans have naturally blue eyes and/or blond hair. Because of my poor eyesight, I sometimes am unsure am I looking at a light-skinned Black person or a swarthy White person. Then I realize that it doesn't matter.

And me: Well, at a family reunion, it was discovered that we are direct descendants of General Robert E. Lee. What the fuck am I supposed to do, pay myself reparations? I got up, looked in the mirror and apologized to myself. Just talking about race as a definite reality is too mixed up crazy.

[BrokenQuill92]

Is Asian a race? Because I thought Asians were white too...

I don't fucking know anymore. I used to think spanish people were latino, but not apparently in history class.

Latino is just denoting Latin heritage. My biological father's people are from Cuba. They were rum runners during Prohibition. While yes I'm technically Afro-Latina it doesn't mean much to me, I didn't grow up with my father's family. I grew up in a Jewish/Italian neighborhood and personally it took me a bit to figure out I wasn't actually Italian. My mother's Creole, with pretty dark red-brown skin and shiny naturally straight black hair which I envy. She has thin mouth, thick eyebrows, and low round cheekbones. I don't look much like either parent. Lawrence is tall with blue-black skin, slanted eyes that are sea green. He has big wide lips, a long thin nose, and seems to be naturally hairless.
I look like no one really. I have light red-brown skin that finally got darker once we moved south. (I was compared to a banana most of my childhood). I have dark slanted eyes that are such a dark grey most people just assume they're brown or black. My hair is full of loose bouncy curly that are nightmare to comb come washing time. I have cheekbones so sharp I could cut glass, a pointy chin, and full lips that always make me look petulant.

[Rhondazvous]

I don't fucking know anymore. I used to think spanish people were latino, but not apparently in history class.

Latino is just denoting Latin heritage. My biological father's people are from Cuba. They were rum runners during Prohibition. While yes I'm technically Afro-Latina it doesn't mean much to me, I didn't grow up with my father's family. I grew up in a Jewish/Italian neighborhood and personally it took me a bit to figure out I wasn't actually Italian. My mother's Creole, with pretty dark red-brown skin and shiny naturally straight black hair which I envy. She has thin mouth, thick eyebrows, and low round cheekbones.   I don't look much like either parent. Lawrence is tall with blue-black skin, slanted eyes that are sea green. He has big wide lips, a long thin nose, and seems to be naturally hairless.
I look like no one really. I have light red-brown skin that finally got darker once we moved south. (I was compared to a banana most of my childhood). I have dark slanted eyes that are such a dark grey most people just assume they're brown or black. My hair is full of loose bouncy curly that are nightmare to comb come washing time. I have cheekbones so sharp I could cut glass, a pointy chin, and full lips that always make me look petulant.

Show us a picture.

[Thumpalumpacus]

But the dark ones aren't allowed to come to the United States.

Huh?

[BrokenQuill92]

Latino is just denoting Latin heritage. My biological father's people are from Cuba. They were rum runners during Prohibition. While yes I'm technically Afro-Latina it doesn't mean much to me, I didn't grow up with my father's family. I grew up in a Jewish/Italian neighborhood and personally it took me a bit to figure out I wasn't actually Italian. My mother's Creole, with pretty dark red-brown skin and shiny naturally straight black hair which I envy. She has thin mouth, thick eyebrows, and low round cheekbones.   I don't look much like either parent. Lawrence is tall with blue-black skin, slanted eyes that are sea green. He has big wide lips, a long thin nose, and seems to be naturally hairless.
I look like no one really. I have light red-brown skin that finally got darker once we moved south. (I was compared to a banana most of my childhood). I have dark slanted eyes that are such a dark grey most people just assume they're brown or black. My hair is full of loose bouncy curly that are nightmare to comb come washing time. I have cheekbones so sharp I could cut glass, a pointy chin, and full lips that always make me look petulant.

Show us a picture.

This is me a year ago because I figured you wanted to see my natural hair.

This is my mommy! She's so awesome and pretty!


I don't have any pics of the sperm donor.