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Why do some East Africans think?
Why do some think/say that they are not "black", like I understand the DNA whatever they're Caucasian, but their skin colour is rarely ever white, the only think I've seen that's rally white about them is their noses. Their hair is wavy (some I've seen with nappy hair) most if not all of the women's bodies, most that i've seen have thick lips and dark skin. What's the problem? Also, if you are asked on a test to identify whether or not you're black, which would you choose? African American or Caucasian? Wouldn't you get in trouble for choosing the latter? I don't really care, but I'm really confused as to what you'd do. One of my best friends is from Kenya and she considers herself black. What's the struggle? I've been told that Eritreans have black and Arab admixture , but still deny being black. Don't you are how offensive that is to other black people? You can't really get mad at them for getting mad at you for Denton half of yourself. I am quite ignorant on this topic..Which is why I've come to ask. Correct me if I'm wrong and please refrain from using foul language. If East Africans are "Caucasian" but look black, but aren't black..then doesn't this mean we should make a new race? I've even heard Sudanese people say that they are not black. Not offense, but I was shocked because they are just as dark..if not some are darker than people from the Caribbean and other parts of Africa.
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- 8 years ago
The reason for this is that race is a social construct. It is not based on valid scientific research or findings. There is no "black" gene that only blacks possess and there is no "white" gene and so on. Ethnicity, on the other hand, may be indicated through the frequency of certain haplogroups. So ethnicity has more validity as an indicator of groups of people while race is not. The racial classification system is based on pseudo-science, Eurocentricism, and prejudice.
This social construct that is race is also specific to European/Western cultures. It was Europeans "scientists" who originated the racial classification system and thus decided who was black, white, "Mongoloid", etc. Since North American culture is based heavily on West European culture, North American culture has also adopted the views on race, identity, and ethnicity of West Europeans (although the passage of time and some differentiation has resulted in some uniqueness, although North America is still based heavily on European culture).
Africa and indigenous Africans are the most diverse group of people according to scientists. So of course Africans in general have views, identities, and cultural norms that differ even amongst themselves. We do not base our ideas on identity, race, and ethnicity on the Eurocentric, invalid, unfactual, and racist racial classification system devised by European "scientists".
Regardless of this, North Americans still cling onto the racial classification system and put faith into its validity which is both surprising and slightly disturbing. But it should not be a surprise that Africans do not and I think they're quite right in rejecting this Eurocentic and racist classification system. If the world were to be completely dedicated to validity, truth, reason, and logic, then no one would ever use the racial classification system. Yet people do and this should be questioned.
Source(s): I am African and North American.
