☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoWestern understanding of Asia in one picturelemmy.mlimagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down115
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minus-squareYappyMonotheistlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·1 day agoWhat does the West (ie Western Europeans) and the people of the Caucasus region have to do with each other? 😅
minus-squarenooblinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down13·1 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 [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 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-up1·5 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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