Originally Posted by
wfd1008
Wow! i believe that there's a white sheet hanging in some people's closet somewhere. These ethnic titles came from race and let's not forget who came up with the idea of "race"--western europeans ( I would say "whitey", but i'm afraid that would offend someone somewhere). An idea to account for differences among people and (PAY ATTENTION
) to justify colonization, conquest, enslavement, and form a social hierarchy. The first people to come up with racial class were a German (Johann Friedrich Blumenbach) and a Swiss (Carolus Linnaeus). So the beginning of these ethnic titles came from a bunch of caucasians.
Let's look at early America. The concept of race helped explain why some people could be denied rights to freedoms that others took for granted, justified extermination of Native Americans, exclusion of Asian immigrants, and taking of Mexican lands. These ideas and practices were institutionalized within early government, laws, and society. So when i read about people being tired of seeing African-American, Mexican-American, or what ever else, just remember who planted the seed for these titles to take root.
Why not get rid of the label of "American" or "Mexican" or "Korean" and just be called "Human", because there is only one race-the human race.
As for me, when asked where i'm from, i take much pride saying "I'm a Kentuckian, and that's all you need to know".
the implication that people are associating themselves with the KKK is more offending to me than you calling me whitey. in no way shape or form am i racist--i deal with everyone i know or don't know with the utmost respect until they lose it, regardless of whether or not they have different colored skin, or breasts, or anything.
