Which of those people would you classify as "white"?

[Verbose]

Personally, I wouldn't classify them at all.

Historically speaking, they would all have been classifed as "homo europeus" (Linnaeus), or "Caucasian" (Blumenbach), or "white" (according to general usage), except the East and South-east Asians.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

And yes, classifying someone as white or not is largely irrelevant as race is a social construct - I haven't forgotten. Of course, I don't believe Europe is a "real" continent either, so there you go.

 

[Mirc]

For those who voted for only some of the options from Europe:

Care to enlighten me what the difference is? Please look at the pictures in the right and tell me what would make some of those people white and some others.. well... something else.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_people

They all have small thumbnails at the right of the top of the page, so you only need to click them to see.

 

[Mirc]

And yes, classifying someone as white or not is largely irrelevant as race is a social construct - I haven't forgotten. Of course, I don't believe Europe is a "real" continent either, so there you go.

Agreed and agreed. Europe is only a peninsula of Asia. I think what makes it distinct from Asia is culture, language, religion and population density (compared to Western and Central Asia, the parts near Europe, not to China or India). Which are NOT geographic factors. Oh and it's also that if you grouped it with Asia in one continent, it would be too big to be compared to any other continent, both in population and landmass.

 

[Arwon]

Semetic and Indo-European peoples plus the totality of Europe. Basically, in Eurasia, they are only contrasted with Asian and Black African (plus the Khoi and San).

 

[sourboy]

Thank you for making this thread to validate my point in the other (linked) thread.

 

[Babbler]

People with light skin colour; who predominate in Europe, North America and parts of South America and Australia/New Zealand.

A related question: My father's family comes from Northern England, while my mom is from the Philippines. Am I white?

 

[sourboy]

People with light skin colour; who predominate in Europe, North America and parts of South America and Australia/New Zealand.

A related question: My father's family comes from Northern England, while my mom is from the Philippines. Am I white?

No you're mixed, a la American perspective. If you're predominantly Philippino in appearance, then many would just say you are Phillippino too. Even those I know who are half white, half other -- they will accept the other first, as it is predominant in physical traits, though will say "well, half actually" to close friends.

 

[Elta]

People with light skin colour; who predominate in Europe, North America and parts of South America and Australia/New Zealand.

A related question: My father's family comes from Northern England, while my mom is from the Philippines. Am I white?

Not in America, My mom is Mexican and my dad is as White as they come and I am not white untill summer when my hair turns red from the sun and I get freckles


p.s. I meant to vote yes on the eastern europeans one.

 

[Marla_Singer]

Would I classify French people as white ?

 

[angeleyes]

Yeah! and here's the dutch soccer team under 21

 

[TheLastOne36]

Would i classify Poles as white?

All europeans and Armenians(the place where white people evolved from...) and georgians are all white .

I also voted for Arabs and Turks and Persians. Honestly they don't look to different from europeans. They just have a different culture. (look at Cyrus in Civ 4, people complain he's to white, but that's how persians look like)

And also the Light skinned South Americans, call them whatever, but there all related to Portuguese, Spanish or French. And obviously Australians. There ancestors are either English or Dutch. Jews are also white in my opinion. But by jews, i mean the European/American/Isreali, Not Ethiopian.

It is not the "Indian" option, it's "any Indo-European not mentioned before". But if you can suggest me a better idea, I will PM a mod to change it.

If you are going to, Make Persians a seperate option.

 

[Elta]

I've meet some very European looking Turks as well as some very attractive live skined ones

 

[Marla_Singer]

Anyway, this poll is downright silly. We simply cannot classify one's skin colour according to his citizenship. There are white people in Brazil, and also black people in Brazil. Same is true in the US, in Canada or in France.

Would you classify Slovakian people as Blond haired? Would you classify Kazakh people as Green eyed? And Mexicans, would you classify them as curly haired?

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Most people confuse race with nationality. When it comes to these race questions, ignorance completely dominates the discussion. Simply skimming through this and other similar threads will confirm that.

 

[sourboy]

Anyway, this poll is downright silly. We simply cannot classify one's skin colour according to his citizenship.

Obviously it's meant by origins, not current standards with immigration added...

 

[angeleyes]

Obviously it's meant by origins, not current standards with immigration added...

How many races did Adam count?

 

[Elta]

Obviously it's meant by origins, not current standards with immigration added...

Origins of Spain (for the purpouse of this discussion I will call Europeans "white"

..... Europe pre PIE who was there? know one knows for sure because DNA test have revealed that they were TOTALLY wiped out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_language

The PIE invaders left Armenia 5 thousand years ag apperantly the first people in Europe to ride horses and tok it over in under 300 years.

There are pre celtic people in Spain - they are conquered and mixed with celts - CAM Carthagenians - CAM - CAM Romans - CAM Germans - CAM Moors.

When did Spain and the rest of Europe become the origins of Europe and "white people" what year do wh draw the line? 5000 years ago? 200?


It is still a question of definition. People moving about in Europe is nothing new.



*Not to mention the non "white" Jews and Roma that mixed and still have large numbers in Spain.

 

[Trajan12]

Would I classify French people as white ?

This thread was doomed from the start. Being basically built on an unscientific classification.

 

[Mirc]

Anyway, this poll is downright silly. We simply cannot classify one's skin colour according to his citizenship. There are white people in Brazil, and also black people in Brazil.

I think you missed:
a) the point
b) this tiny little bit of text: "Light-skinned South Americans (so excluding those of solely African and Asian origins)"



Next time at least read the options before trolling, ok? I obviously didn't mean citizenship, and I mentioned this.