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Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:31 am
by chaosfactor
I am a white bastard.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:49 am
by jnd94
nagerous wrote:Grow up brooksiebb, aren't you meant to be an adult. Get over your obsession with race.

Thank You.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:53 am
by Joodoo
This might sound ridiculous, but here's my definition:
white person-a person with Cro-Magnon ancestry and light skin colour
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:08 am
by mpjh
Hmmm, and because cro-magnum descended from a black African with dark skin that means what?
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:17 am
by Joodoo
mpjh wrote:Hmmm, and because cro-magnum descended from a black African with dark skin that means what?
correction:white person-a person of African descent with a light skin colour
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:19 am
by oaktown
People who can't dance.

Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:37 am
by Joodoo
MeDeFe wrote:White or Caucasian, whatever you call it it's a made-up 18th and 19th century concept that with hindsight can be summed up as "utter bullshit".
Seriously, Japanese generally have lighter skin than most Italians but aren't considered white, what's up with that?
Personally, I think skin colour has a lot to do with the geographical position people live in and the climate of that region. East Asians tend to have lighter skin than Southeast Asians. Why? Because Southeast Asians live closer to the equator, which is more affected by sunlight (ex.higher intensity in terms of UV index). Exposure to stronger sunlight means darker skin. The same goes to compare Blacks and Whites(Blacks originate from Africa, which is closer to the equator than Europe). But of course, Native Americans are an exception...
It might also have something to do with cuisine, but that's just my guess
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:41 am
by InkL0sed
White guy:

Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:13 am
by MeDeFe
This means I am not 100% white, because there are a few things on that list I hate, and some I don't give a shit about either way.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:05 am
by mpjh
Hmmm, pale guy in tropical climate. Either a colonialist, tourist or tax evader. Not a local. Keeps his wallet in a sock around his neck and trusts no local with his luggage. Drinks tequila.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:46 am
by Joodoo
mpjh wrote:Hmmm, pale guy in tropical climate. Either a colonialist, tourist or tax evader. Not a local. Keeps his wallet in a sock around his neck and trusts no local with his luggage. Drinks tequila.
In terms of race, whenever I hear tequila I would think of a Hispanic dominated country...
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:49 am
by Pedronicus
oaktown wrote:People who can't dance.

I can dance.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:59 am
by mpjh
Joodoo wrote:mpjh wrote:Hmmm, pale guy in tropical climate. Either a colonialist, tourist or tax evader. Not a local. Keeps his wallet in a sock around his neck and trusts no local with his luggage. Drinks tequila.
In terms of race, whenever I hear tequila I would think of a Hispanic dominated country...
I was referencing the white tourist on vacation, regardless the tropical area.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:28 am
by Megadeth666
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:29 am
by brooksieb
nagerous wrote:Grow up brooksiebb, aren't you meant to be an adult. Get over your obsession with race.

Yeah, and get over your' obsession with a PC world and calling people racist.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:30 pm
by PLAYER57832
brooksieb wrote:I'm interested in seeing what people define as white these days, please people don't use racist, rude terms because it dosen't look good.
I believe in anyone from option 2, including mixed race people (with atleast 50% white in them), because they have enough white in them so IF they want they have every right to be called white, just like alot of mixed race people call themselves black.
As i said again if anyone is going to make racist comments make them somewhere else, also if you want to discuss anyother groups i'd be happy to participate too.
Race is an old concept which has no real scientific or cultural validity. For any definition you try to put forward, there are just many, many exceptions... so many that the point becomes mute to all but those who do wish to use it for their own political means.
This is particularly true in the US where almost no one if of any "pure" ethnic identity. But, it is also true on a worldwide scale.
For example, there are groups of blacks with blue eyes ... etc.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:56 pm
by mpjh
And there are a bunch of whites with blue eyes that descended from blacks, in fact all of them.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:04 pm
by Megadeth666
mpjh wrote:And there are a bunch of whites with blue eyes that descended from blacks, in fact all of them.
So your a racist mother fucker too

Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:13 pm
by mpjh
No, just stating a fact. Everyone descended from a black person in what is now called Africa, every single person on earth.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:07 pm
by spurgistan
MeDeFe wrote:This means I am not 100% white, because there are a few things on that list I hate, and some I don't give a shit about either way.
just for the record, SWPL isn't really about defining white people per se, more the young worldly whites populating (and gentrifying) trendy urban areas.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:52 am
by MeDeFe
spurgistan wrote:MeDeFe wrote:This means I am not 100% white, because there are a few things on that list I hate, and some I don't give a shit about either way.
just for the record, SWPL isn't really about defining white people per se, more the young worldly whites populating (and gentrifying) trendy urban areas.
I'm a European, that's at least as bad as being a young worldly white in a trendy urban area.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:14 pm
by brooksieb
mpjh wrote:No, just stating a fact. Everyone descended from a black person in what is now called Africa, every single person on earth.
That's only a theory, it has not been proven, you must experience other cultures, Chinese scientists believe that everyone descended from different types of apes, then evolved into modern day humans, you might not believe it and i'm not saying i believe in it i just think it's a interesting concept, i'm pretty undecided on the issue of humanity (though don't be fooled, i might be a Christian, but i believe in evolution too, if you want me to explain more i'd be happy to do so), but again i believe in evolution but i'm just undecided on humanities evolution and how we got to inhabit the 6 different continents.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:26 pm
by Backglass
brooksieb wrote:nagerous wrote:Grow up brooksiebb, aren't you meant to be an adult. Get over your obsession with race.

Yeah, and get over your' obsession with a PC world and calling people racist.
With all due respect Brooksieb, you do seem fixated on the subject of race....
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:28 pm
by mpjh
Actually, with the advent of DNA testing even the Chinese scientists admit that all known evidence points to an African origin.
Genetic researchers say they have found fresh evidence that Chinese people are descended from Africans.
The findings also add new weight to theories that all human life began in Africa.
Academics from the University of Texas and their colleagues in China studied 28 population groups in China and concluded that most - if not all - had their genetic origins in Africa.
Re: Defining white people and who they are?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:40 pm
by King_Herpes
It's not my fault that I can't dance. I'd be able to tear up the dance floor too if I dodged a coat hanger for 9 months...