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Are Arabs Asian or White ?

The Middle East is really Western Asia . Arabs are considered Caucasian . It’s so confusing .
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
You are referring to the difference between culture (ethnicity), race and geography.

By geography they are Asians. By race they actually are a mixed, yet the origins of all Caucasians are the Arabs. So by being the originators, they are considered Caucasians. Despite they are currently mixed.

I know this because my ancestors before the first century AD on my father's side where Arabs. Yet I am Caucasian by both parents. Both being of eastern European decent.
ABCDEF7 · M
@SW-User You don't know how ancestry is determined by DNA. Half knowledge is dangerous. With the help of DNA sequencing, even parenthood can be confirmed, and the Court validates that.

Now you are using every illogical argument without complete knowledge just to defend your false argument, Which has been proved false on every end. Go and learn something. To learn new things that you don't know, you have to put your ego and assumptions aside.
SW-User
@ABCDEF7 That video says the people were enslaved and brought to Romania. That wiki says they escaped to Romania. Which one of them is true?

You get my point of hidden motives? Look at the video again and read that wiki article again.

And don't disturb @DeWayfarer to prove your hallucinated points. Let the people have rest.
ABCDEF7 · M
@SW-User You are also disturbing DeWayfarer. I am sorry @DeWayfarer for the inconvenience caused to you.

@SW-User Neither the video nor the Wikipedia says they moved directly to Romania. Please check again. But Yes, many(not all) later settled in Romania.

Now the question, whether they escaped or moved as slaves. Now it will be clear with just a simple logic than just making an assumption. I am quoting again a part of wikipedia article again to emphasize on two points. And quoting some Wikipedia information about the invader Mahmud of Ghazni that was the reason of movement of Romani people from India.

[quote]They [b]most likely left to escape[/b] the invasion of Afghan general Mahmud of Ghazni early in the 11th century. Mahmud's troops [b]probably pushed[/b] the Romani out of northern India and into the area that is now [b]Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran.[/b] The Romani people arrived in Europe around the 14th century.[/quote]

[quote]Mahmud was born in the town of Ghazni in the region of Zabulistan [b](now present-day Afghanistan)[/b] on 2 November 971. His father, Sabuktigin, was a [b]Turkic slave commander [/b]who laid foundations to the Ghaznavid dynasty in Ghazni in 977[/quote]
Source: [b]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_of_Ghazni[/b]

It's not clear in Wikipedia that they escaped or taken as slaves. Father of Mahmud of Ghazni was a slave commander, so the practice of making slaves was common to Mahmud of Ghazni.

Now check the geography and logic. Where would someone tries to escape? Where the invader came from? to get killed/slaved there? or in opposite direction? Now a simple logic, where an invader take the slaves to? Where he came from..


It's better to use some information & simple logic instead of making assumptions.

About the Author of Video:
He is a Theoretical Physicist, Writer, Historian and Technologist. Mr. Abhijit has qualifications in subjects like World History, Geopolitics, Culture, and the impact of Technology on Civilization. He also runs a YouTube channel called ‘Abhijit Chavda’.
Source: [b]https://www.celebritynovel.com/abhijit-chavda/[/b]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1lMns3-jx9Y
SW-User
I don’t have the energy for this one
CountScrofula · 41-45, M
You wanna know if someone is white or not, ask a racist. They're the ones who do the gatekeeping.
BlueVeins · 22-25
Arabs are typically not socially defined as white, but it's ultimately arbitrary.
Tracos · 51-55, M
Why put labels on everything .. human suffices
sascha · F
They are Caucasian. Anyone who thinks they aren't doesn't understand what Caucasian is.
popmol · 22-25, M
@sascha damn really?
[quote]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 of humans

Note: People of North African and southwest Asian ancestry were historically also sometimes considered to be of the Caucasian race. [/quote]

this one i knew, (without the note)

and i knew this
[quote]Caucasian has two fairly distinct meanings, and the difference between them occasionally leads people to aver that one of them is incorrect. The earliest sense of the word is a literal one: “of or relating to the Caucasus (a region in southeastern Europe between the Black and Caspian seas) or its inhabitants.” The second refers to the racial group commonly referred to as white.[/quote]

but if these are correct, neither one is a great or stupid term. as theres a big difference between arabs and southern europe and northern europe 🤣 but would all be considered white/caucasian.
sascha · F
@popmol What is the difference? Arabs just have a darker complexion, and even that isn't universally true. There are very pale Arabs. I am Jewish (Eastern Europe) and much more tanned than a lot of Arabs I have seen.
popmol · 22-25, M
@sascha haven't seen any of those 🤔 they all look like spanish people or similar to me.
Bumbles · 51-55, M
Those race designations are man-made so I don't think everything needs to be one or the other.
Bumbles · 51-55, M
@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays I had an Anthropology professor who explained this quite well.
calicuz · 51-55, M
@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays

I disagree, bloodline is everything in knowing who we are and where we come from. This sounds more like a "cop-out" for those who did not keep track of their bloodline, believing it isn't important. I am no more a descendent of the Egyption Pharaohs, which in fact makes me a different "genetic blood line."
@calicuz I think there's a difference between genetic blood line and race. Race is based on phenotype. Genetics is based on DNA.

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ElRengo · 70-79, M
You are taking words as concepts, a common mistake.
In this case Geography and Populations.
Our species, humans, had been (and is) a migratory one.
And genetically mixed since the very begining.
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ElRengo · 70-79, M
@Roundandroundwego
I´m anti colonialist.
And I don´t think that religion may make a serious description of the natural world.
Can´t see your point.
@ElRengo @ElRengo that was meant for the thread below. Sorry.
calicuz · 51-55, M
They are actually Middle Eastern. You refer to them by their region of origin. Like "South East Asians."
Jews are considered Caucasian. Interestingly Arabs and Jews have similar DNA profiles.

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AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays many people believe only whites can be colonizers .
@AthrillatheHunt The Chinese have been called The Jews of the East because of their prosperous communities in Southeast Asia. The Chinese are hated.
BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F
Are Americans white? You can find all skin colours in America.

Are Arabs white? You can find all skin colours amongst Arabs.
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@BittersweetPotato if you’re looking for a point you’re gunna be looking for a long time dude . Lol
BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@BittersweetPotato Arabs are Caucasian . There’s no point to any of this .
Dv8rs · 18-21, F
Caucasoid, Mongoloid, and Negroid.
SW-User
Yeah when I have to fill out a form and it says arab or middle eastern it’s referred to as white/Caucasian which confuses me because I don’t consider myself WHITE like whites. lol
calicuz · 51-55, M
Just because they are categorized as Caucasian does not mean they have the same blood line as "Whit People" for lack of a better term. It's all about one's blood line.
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@calicuz well they’re not European . But doesn’t Caucasian mean white ?
calicuz · 51-55, M
@AthrillatheHunt

That's what I thought it meant, but that's when they wanted to blanket everything as White or Black.
[quote] Arabs are considered Caucasian [/quote]

popmol · 22-25, M
neither, they are definitely not white, but they aren't asian, they are a eurasia type or middle eastern
IamBack · 31-35, M
In the 21st century, in 2023 and we still need to label people and put them in buckets?
TheOrionbeltseeker · 36-40, M
They are pure or mixed Caucasians. Practically, Asia starts where Iran ends in the East.
ImRileyTheDog · 22-25, F
They’re whatever they wanna be
Carazaa · F
You've got to be kidding!!
ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP
[c=002673]I agree with you. Caucasian. [/c]
The Middle East isn't really Asia. At least it's usually not considered so.
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@BohemianBoo hahaha I like your steeze dude. Lol
But it’s a confusing question bc there’s no continent between Asia and Africa and Europe (IDK how Europe is its own continent btw. Lol
@AthrillatheHunt And then also, and then also, how come Australia is a continent but Greenland isn't?!
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@BohemianBoo so true . Greenland is the oldest piece of land on earth .
Northwest · M
Apples and tomatoes
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout d’oh! (Said in homers voice ). lol
Dv8rs · 18-21, F
The census says yes, but many disagree.

https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-census-middle-east-north-africa-race/
SW-User
@Dv8rs Yes, they are actually Caucasians.
Tres13 · 51-55, M
Asian without the rice eyes
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@Tres13 so Asian ? But they have to write Caucasian on all forms . Again, it’s so confusing .
Monalisaa1986 · 36-40, F
Does it matter if they are white what’s wrong with being white , is it a crime to be white
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@Monalisaa1986 as far as I know there is no law against being white .
@Monalisaa1986 it's okay to be critical of capitalism.
Caucasion, African and Asian
SkeetSkeet · 100+, F
Monalisaa1986 · 36-40, F
Monalisaa1986 · 36-40, F
@AthrillatheHunt do you have something against whites
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@Monalisaa1986 no. Matter of fact I’m white myself. And I kinda like myself . Lol
Monalisaa1986 · 36-40, F
@AthrillatheHunt you’re not a black guy that made himself white through chemical peels
Bang5luts · M
Russians live in asia. They are considered Caucasian as well
DDonde · 31-35, M
it's a quagmire of words
empanadas · 31-35, M
Some Arabs are white and others are not. Some even have strong African features like in Yemen. Others have more Mediterranean features like Lebanon. The term Arab is similar to the term Latino. They come in different shades and colors. They are definitely Asians, (excluding the ones in north Africa because technically they are Africans).
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@empanadas Yemen is the West Virginia of the Middle East. Lol
empanadas · 31-35, M
@AthrillatheHunt yeah, they are even still doing slavery today. It's crazy
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@empanadas illiterate , inbred , etc…. That wasn’t my quote about it being like WV btw. It was an Arab friend of mines quote .
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AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@Max41 you mean someone from Vietnam has darker skin than a Han Chinese ?
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AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@Max41 some Americans ancestors come from warmer climates than Russia .
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AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@Roundandroundwego that’s such a you answer. Lol
@AthrillatheHunt okay -. Obviously there's a reason to make fun of Arabs here and pretend to be confused about who they aren't. I don't want to help with that.

 
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