Irish, Scottish, German, English are basically Caucasion.

[musclemom]

i can't believe the level of ignorance on this thread.......

1. Italians are caucasian
2. Caucasian refers to forensic differences, e.g. skeletal remains. There are 3 basic groups - Caucasian, Negroid, Oriental. and before any one jumps on me with the crappy we are all the same ...... there ARE physical, genetic differences between the groups. (ever wonder how science can determine if human remains are from a black, white or asian person when there is no soft tissue left behind?)
3. Arabs are considered caucasian as are Indians (India indians). American Indians are considered Oriental.
4. All white people are causcasians but not all caucasians are white.
5. As Mr DP points out adjacent populations mix so the boundries between these three groups is blurry where these groups meet. E.g. Central Asians are a mix of Oriental and Caucasian
6. The Human Being is a species, when people refer to 'race' thay are actually making reference to SUB-SPECIES. Caucasian, Negroid and Oriental are all sub-species of the human species. E.g. The CANINE is a species but the wolf, dingo and domestic dog are sub-species.

K for an intriguing post.

I do have a question about where Latino falls in here, the reason I ask is that you specifically mentioned American Indians, my father in law was pure Mohawk and needed a kidney transplant, he was actually on dialysis for 6 years because the genetic match was so difficult. His kidney eventually came from a Latino man from Texas. Now this is interesting, to me, on a purely (and admittedly, on my behalf, quite uneducated) academic level because Iroquois Indians have always been EASTERN woodland Indians (in fact his tribe is Canadian). I can't believe that a genetic match is a fluke ...

 

[DJ_UFO]

K for an intriguing post.

I do have a question about where Latino falls in here, the reason I ask is that you specifically mentioned American Indians, my father in law was pure Mohawk and needed a kidney transplant, he was actually on dialysis for 6 years because the genetic match was so difficult. His kidney eventually came from a Latino man from Texas. Now this is interesting, to me, on a purely (and admittedly, on my behalf, quite uneducated) academic level because Iroquois Indians have always been EASTERN woodland Indians (in fact his tribe is Canadian). I can't believe that a genetic match is a fluke ...

Well, we have to start from the base the "latino" has nothing to do with race. Not even with ethnic groups. Latin countries, are those whose languages comes from the latin. For example, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese. But why south americans, central americans, mexico and some caribbean countries adopted the word "latino"? because originally all these countries were called Latin America because of their language. Spanish and Portuguese in Brazil.

As you see, you can have a white latino and a black latino; today, bad used, latino identify an ethnic group, not a race. South America has the same mixes as North America, just in a higher degree. Whites (considering Spaniards as white), Blacks, Native Indians. The great majority is "mestizo (mix between Spaniard and Native Indian). I'd say the second group is "mulato" (mix between Spaniard and Black) Then you have pure Whites, pure Blacks, "Zambos" (mix between Black and Native Indian), and pure Native Indians.

 

[musclemom]

Well, we have to start from the base the "latino" has nothing to do with race. Not even with ethnic groups. Latin countries, are those whose languages comes from the latin. For example, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese. But why south americans, central americans, mexico and some caribbean countries adopted the word "latino"? because originally all these countries were called Latin America because of their language. Spanish and Portuguese in Brazil.

As you see, you can have a white latino and a black latino; today, bad used, latino identify an ethnic group, not a race. South America has the same mixes as North America, just in a higher degree. Whites (considering Spaniards as white), Blacks, Native Indians. The great majority is "mestizo (mix between Spaniard and Native Indian). I'd say the second group is "mulato" (mix between Spaniard and Black) Then you have pure Whites, pure Blacks, "Zambos" (mix between Black and Native Indian), and pure Native Indians.

I see where you're coming from, intriguing, the difference between race and etnicity when it's so interwoven culturally ...

Since transplant information is pretty hush-hush I've told you all I know. My GUESS is the donor was probably what you termed a "mestizo." It's amazing how blended people can become very quickly. I chased back my heritage to the early 1800s and realized what a Heinz I was ...

 

[biteme]

I wanna mate with an african pygmy woman.

 

[Hiatussin]

I´m not sure if europeans and pygmys can actually reproduce. I think they can. I bet the result would look kinda indian.

There´s more gene code difference between africans and europeans, than there is between humans and chimpansees. the reason black and white people are more alike than chimps are with either is determined by gene expression patterns and alternative RNA splicing.

 

[KA-BAR]

Interesting thread. I am 1/2 Irish and 1/2 Italian. What a combo. Someday we will all be yellow.

 

[javaguru]

I had this discussion at work with coworkers of many races and we came to the same conclusion.

There are a few other pure "white" races though...Polish, British, blah.

Some would disagree about anyone of Eastern European descent being "pure" since the Huns were steppe people and dominated the region long enough to "taint" their blood, whatever that means.

 

[javaguru]

BTW, for the record, I'm of Prussian German descent and there is a difference....

 

[mitto]

um, if you don't have blue eyes, y'all ain't white.

and blonde hair i take it then?? i wud have thought caucasian covers anyone who isnt black, asian, or hispanic??

 

[javaguru]

and blonde hair i take it then?? i wud have thought caucasian covers anyone who isnt black, asian, or hispanic??

"Mixed blood" is what comes into play....how pure is your blood to be considered caucasian. Personally, we're all human and we should just accept it....Race is an illusion..