Fall News: The Late Edition

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Originally Posted by jojapeach

And when did Caucasian come into use? I don't recall hearing that from the white kids or my white teachers in elementary or middle school. The Caucaus Mountains have been around for centuries, but the term "Caucasian" has not. Neither has Anglo-American, Asian-American, Cuban-American, Mexican American, etc.

I don't know when Caucasian came into use. Probably over the past 30 years when people started having race debates and discovering how "race" is socially constructed versus biological. I used to hear about Caucazoid, Negroid, and Mongoloid when I was younger.

I think of these categorical names as important for record keeping purposes only. I certainly don't walk around hyphenating groups. My biggest thing is that I try to avoid using racial epithets or objectifying a group of people in my language and actions.