Quote from: MACK on November 26, 2017, 03:28:20 PM
It?s weird the census bureau explicitly defines sand niggas as white too and you guys put them in a different category regardless.
Race is socially constructed and goes by whatever the social climate is.
First the census bureau isn't correct because Arabs come in a variety of races etc., but ignoring that being white in America is based off of WASP. The majority come from British, German, Irish. So when we think of white people we think of people who look typical from those three countries.
That's why Antonio Bandareas and Peneope Cruz can get mistaken for a POC despite them being from Europe. Doesn't help that latinos are looked at as a race. That's why someone like Ricky Martin and Pitbull can get away with being seen as a POC despite being white as hell.
Arabs are stereotyped as being Brown and caucasians are stereotyped as looking Britsh, Irish, etc., That means most peope in America won't see Arabs as Caucasian even if they are.