Comment on How is it to have very bright skin in America?
Social_Discussion@lemm.ee 1 day agoSo do Americans actually label people with different skin types as different “races”? That sounds a little radical
Comment on How is it to have very bright skin in America?
Social_Discussion@lemm.ee 1 day agoSo do Americans actually label people with different skin types as different “races”? That sounds a little radical
BombOmOm@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Broad categories most would recognize are ‘asian’, ‘black’, ‘white’, and sometimes ‘hispanic’ or ‘middle eastern’. Most people aren’t going to get much more specific than that.
Social_Discussion@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Oh okay. I would call these ethnicities
XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 day ago
In my usage, ethnicity refers to somewhat socially-defined regional identities. Basically, what country/group is your ancestral origin. You might call this a nationality, but, to me, that implies I’m assuming you’re not a US national/citizen. This also gives a leeway to include ethnic groups not restricted to a particular country such as certain groups of Jews, nomadic groups like Romani, or sub-groups of countries like Sicilian.
But I really don’t ask often because it’s not really important and can easily be taken as an insult.
Social_Discussion@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Yes that’s why I’m asking because I personally don’t look at people at how they look and just wanna make sure it’s the same in America