Well, and Caucasian is a term invented by eugenicists in an attempt to distinguish those of Western European descent from other light-skinned people who were nonetheless "beneath" the Western Europeans in the racial hierarchy. It's an especially amusing term when you consider that the Caucasus region is in a part of the world from which …
Well, and Caucasian is a term invented by eugenicists in an attempt to distinguish those of Western European descent from other light-skinned people who were nonetheless "beneath" the Western Europeans in the racial hierarchy. It's an especially amusing term when you consider that the Caucasus region is in a part of the world from which immigrants to the U.S. would no doubt have been considered lower caste and not, in the eugenicists view, Caucasian.
Well, and Caucasian is a term invented by eugenicists in an attempt to distinguish those of Western European descent from other light-skinned people who were nonetheless "beneath" the Western Europeans in the racial hierarchy. It's an especially amusing term when you consider that the Caucasus region is in a part of the world from which immigrants to the U.S. would no doubt have been considered lower caste and not, in the eugenicists view, Caucasian.
Racists and eugenicists are very bad at geography.
Thank you, Reid. Another "thing" I didn't know🤔