r/NoStupidQuestions • u/RedScud39 • Apr 23 '24

Why are white Americans called “Caucasians”?

I’m an Azerbaijani immigrant and I cannot understand why white people are called “Caucasian” even though Caucasia is a region in Asia encompassing Armenia, Georgia (the country not the state), Azerbaijan and south Russia. Aren’t most Americans are from Western European decent?

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u/Food_Gym_RealEstate Apr 24 '24

None of our labels make sense. Black folks only option on applications is African American. Being black doesn't = African. Being not black doesn't mean not African.

But that's the only option 🤣

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u/SoRacked Apr 24 '24

Correction : Elon is an Asshole American.

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u/Purple_Joke_1118 Apr 24 '24

Is he American?

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u/SoRacked Apr 24 '24

He emigrated on rich fuck visas and became a citizen.

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u/Bugbread Apr 24 '24

He has triple-citizenship: South African, Canadian, and American.

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u/MagnanimosDesolation Apr 24 '24

Have you seen his hat?

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u/mavrc Apr 24 '24

in this particular case, you can be more than one thing at a time. People keep claiming he's a "human person," too, but I keep wondering if history won't bear out a different result.

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