“White” , “black , “Asian ” etc

*sigh*

There's far more important issues occurring in the world right now so in all honesty no one actually cares about what words you think should and shouldn't be used...it's irrelevant and a non-issue.

However, you should be put right in that those terms are simply used to describe people from the Asian and African continent. It's not uncommon for people to stipulate what type of Asian person they're referring to (e.g East Asian) so you're wrong if you think they're all considered the same. Sometimes people do that with Africans too, because you have North Africa where many people appear to be Arabs and not Africans.

"White" is just used to refer to a white person from a predominantly white country. None of these terms are inaccurate and they're not vague when you accept that they're just in reference to people from those areas.

You are so right . I lived in africa and each tribe has its own beliefs , traditions etc . Their cultures are very different . I will say one thing I found they all have in common , their very welcoming people . If you appear in a village you will always be welcomed and fed and made to feel part of the tribe . The other thing you find is depending what part of africa or what tribe they belong to their different shades of brown and black . Their languages are very varied as well . So what Moon3624 is very correct .

It's easier to put people into boxes than to think ...

I agree 100%.

"Asian" just means the person has the blood of someone from the Asia continent

It is but people still use the terms because they become relevant factors to their personal experience of life. Like it's hard not to identify with being that label when people treat you differently because of it. So they will remain relevant terms until people stop caring about that kinda stuff.

Keep in mind that in America, most people don't really have much to do with their ancestral homes. If a Polish-American grew up here to parents who were also born here, they're not really going to be culturally Polish. They're just going to be a white American.

I agree completely. But how can we address the injustices of the past without usung the same language? Or should we embrace collective amnesia and look to a more optimistic future?

What about Asian?i am Indian

I agree the vague thing made it to you zoom

Ok!

No

I never really saw much value in categorising people by race.

It can serve a purpose, I suppose, but I prefer to simply refer to myself as Irish.