'Caucasian' actually refers to a person from the Caucasus Mountains. This is a very ethnically diverse regions, which includes Turkic groups, Armenians and Kurds, as well as endogenous Caucasians like Circassians & Georgians. So its kinda silly to generalize a Caucasian race!
In the 1800's, craniology was used to define racial groups. The archetypal skull for the 'white race' was found in Georgia. Based on this 'scientific' evidence, & some less objective criteria, the German anthropologist Blumenbach used the term ‘Caucasian Race’, to refer to white people, stating, 'I have taken the name of this variety from Mount Caucasus…because its neighborhood…produces the most beautiful race of men.' (Funny that German scientists are always on the looking to prove just how special a race they are. see Aryan)
A broad definition of the term CAN have a practical application, distinguishing a 'white' person (European, MidEastern, North African &some Central/South Asians) from people with distinctly East Asian or African features.
Some use a narrow definition to mean blond&blue eyed (Nordic features, tho not all Nordic ppl are blond) By this defi most Italians, French, Greeks, Turks, are....black? brown?
And the word looses any practical purpose in distinguishing people physically, but retains the greater goal of making Germans feel special.
In the 1800's, craniology was used to define racial groups. The archetypal skull for the 'white race' was found in Georgia. Based on this 'scientific' evidence, & some less objective criteria, the German anthropologist Blumenbach used the term ‘Caucasian Race’, to refer to white people, stating, 'I have taken the name of this variety from Mount Caucasus…because its neighborhood…produces the most beautiful race of men.' (Funny that German scientists are always on the looking to prove just how special a race they are. see Aryan)
A broad definition of the term CAN have a practical application, distinguishing a 'white' person (European, MidEastern, North African &some Central/South Asians) from people with distinctly East Asian or African features.
Some use a narrow definition to mean blond&blue eyed (Nordic features, tho not all Nordic ppl are blond) By this defi most Italians, French, Greeks, Turks, are....black? brown?
And the word looses any practical purpose in distinguishing people physically, but retains the greater goal of making Germans feel special.
German to a Circassian:
"Even though your ancestors are from the Caucasus and you have blue eyes and blond hair you're not Caucasian or white" (true story by the way!)
German to an Iranian:
"You're not Aryan you're from Iran...!!!"
"Even though your ancestors are from the Caucasus and you have blue eyes and blond hair you're not Caucasian or white" (true story by the way!)
German to an Iranian:
"You're not Aryan you're from Iran...!!!"
by CheckYourselfB4UWreckYourself February 5, 2010
Get the Caucasianmug. Caucasians are only Georgians, Armenians and Azerbaijans, because Caucasia is the place where they live in. It's system of hills.usually they're dark haired and dark eyed people, but because of the russian people who lived there in the past, some of them are blondes, green or blue eyed.
Caucasian
by myehwk June 27, 2016
Get the Caucasianmug. Caucasianitis is also known as The White People Disease, Inflammation of the Caucasian,Being White, The White guy/chick, Whitey, cracker, or Being Caucasian.
This disease inflicts approximately 65% of people in the United States, and approximately one billion people across the world. No one knows the origins of Caucasianitis, just that it started somewhere in Europe back in 4004 BC
The Symptoms of Caucasianitis are...
-Pale skin that easily burns
-Round eyes
-Lack of rhythm
-Inability to dance
-Inability to jump high
-General disadvantage at sports
-Enjoying nascar
-Drinking beer excessively
-Facebooking way too much.
-Fondness for Daughtry, bland food and starbucks
-Constant need to say things like 'all righty!' and 'no biggie!'
-Deliberately becoming overly intoxicated resulting in vomiting and/or forgetting the event the next day
-Drive volvo stations wagons
-eats at picnics
-eats sun chips
-Picking their own Fruit
-Liking Conan O’Brien
-Getting stupid/ironic tattoos.
This disease inflicts approximately 65% of people in the United States, and approximately one billion people across the world. No one knows the origins of Caucasianitis, just that it started somewhere in Europe back in 4004 BC
The Symptoms of Caucasianitis are...
-Pale skin that easily burns
-Round eyes
-Lack of rhythm
-Inability to dance
-Inability to jump high
-General disadvantage at sports
-Enjoying nascar
-Drinking beer excessively
-Facebooking way too much.
-Fondness for Daughtry, bland food and starbucks
-Constant need to say things like 'all righty!' and 'no biggie!'
-Deliberately becoming overly intoxicated resulting in vomiting and/or forgetting the event the next day
-Drive volvo stations wagons
-eats at picnics
-eats sun chips
-Picking their own Fruit
-Liking Conan O’Brien
-Getting stupid/ironic tattoos.
"Jerome, what you doin' watchin' NASCAR?"
"I enjoy it."
"Oh gurl. You got that white-people disease, Caucasianitis."
"All righty, please pass me the Sun Chips."
"I enjoy it."
"Oh gurl. You got that white-people disease, Caucasianitis."
"All righty, please pass me the Sun Chips."
by THE_AE May 23, 2010
Get the caucasianitismug. 1. of or relating to the Caucasus, a region in the east of Europe imbetween the Black Sea and the Aral Sea, especially referring to the peoples, languages, and cultures native to that region.
2. A term used briefly in the early years of the 20th century by anthropologists to refer to the race of human beings that inhabits Europe, Iran, parts of Central Asia, and the north of the Indian Sub-Continent. This use of the word derives from the theory that all of these populations ultimately originate in the Caucasus region. The word has passed out of common use in academic circles, but is still used in North American English to refer to ethnic Europeans - ironically because of this the largest groups considered to be Caucasians, the inhabitants of South Asia and Iran, would not be considered as such under this definition.
2. A term used briefly in the early years of the 20th century by anthropologists to refer to the race of human beings that inhabits Europe, Iran, parts of Central Asia, and the north of the Indian Sub-Continent. This use of the word derives from the theory that all of these populations ultimately originate in the Caucasus region. The word has passed out of common use in academic circles, but is still used in North American English to refer to ethnic Europeans - ironically because of this the largest groups considered to be Caucasians, the inhabitants of South Asia and Iran, would not be considered as such under this definition.
1. "Georgian is the most widely spoken South Caucasian language, spoken mainly in the Caucasian nation of Georgia."
2. "The suspect is a Caucasian male, considered dangerous, proceed with caution."
2. "The suspect is a Caucasian male, considered dangerous, proceed with caution."
by MKHH June 28, 2005
Get the Caucasianmug. by TheWorstIdeas May 3, 2011
Get the caucasianallymug. by The*Dude* February 5, 2010
Get the Caucasianedmug. Ok, in reality Caucasians DO NOT mean Hilter's Aryans because Caucasians in general are a mixed-up bunch of people.Not every Caucasian is Blonde, Blue-Eyed(those are Nordics) and a majority would not classify as a legitimate "Aryan" under Hilter's policies.
by TM4 September 15, 2005
Get the Caucasianmug.