☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoWestern understanding of Asia in one picturelemmy.mlimagemessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down111
arrow-up1166arrow-down1imageWestern understanding of Asia in one picturelemmy.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareYappyMonotheist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·1 day agoWhat does the West (ie Western Europeans) and the people of the Caucasus region have to do with each other? 😅
minus-squarenoob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down15·1 day agoCaucasian: of or relating to a group of people having European ancestry, classified according to physical traits (such as light skin pigmentation), and formerly considered to constitute a race (see RACE entry 1 sense 1a) of humans
minus-squaredavel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoOnly racist boomers and fascists use 19th century “race science” terminology in the 21st century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_race
minus-squareTheodore_Sheckler411@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoI admit I only skimmed but what is the up-to-date terminology?
What does the West (ie Western Europeans) and the people of the Caucasus region have to do with each other? 😅
Caucasian: of or relating to a group of people having European ancestry, classified according to physical traits (such as light skin pigmentation), and formerly considered to constitute a race (see RACE entry 1 sense 1a) of humans
Only racist boomers and fascists use 19th century “race science” terminology in the 21st century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_race
I admit I only skimmed but what is the up-to-date terminology?
I’ll update my terminology, thanks.
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