Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Self-Defined Majorities -- When does "white" mean white? And who decides?

[David Heimann (heimann]

Hello Everyone,

	Physically, the term "Caucasian" refers to people with 
straight-wavy hair, thin lips, and a raised nose, similar to those 
dwelling in the Caucasus region.  Practically everyone in India (over 1 
billion people) have these physical characteristics, which means most 
Caucasians in the world have brown to black skin!

Bemused,
David

David Heimann
Jamaica Plain Cohousing
Jamaica Plain (Boston), MA



Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:56:41 -0400
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To: Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com>
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        white? And who decides?
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Here is a useful article on defining whiteness
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/magazine/im-jewish-and-dont-identify-as-white-why-must-i-check-that-box.html

Here is a useful article on why we no longer use caucasian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_race
(It was used in original racial classifications based on the theory
that Noah's ark landed in the Cuacasus mountains!)

In terms "what value in the boxes" every research you have read that
describes black maternal death rates as higher than whites, total
wealth of blacks, latinx, asian american, unemployment figures, etc.
is based on checking that box.
I personally would like that research to be able to done and believe
that some things have gotten better because we know that information.

To choose not to check the box is to decide it is better not to know
what inequalities exist in our culture.

-Liz
(The Rev. Dr.) Elizabeth Mae Magill
Pastor, Ashburnham Community Church
Minister to the Affiliates, Ecclesia Ministries
www.elizabethmaemagill.com
508-450-0431