Is caucasian a race on its own or is it a word for all of the european races?

Question

so is caucasian just caucasian or does caucasian refer to all europeans like german, irish, ect.? thanks

Answer 1

There are three main races:

Caucasian

Ne.gro (note: the anal retentives at Y/A won't let the word Neg.ro be entered without separating the letters.  PC at it's most ridiculous).

Asian (used to be called ORIENTAL pre-PC...we can buy ORIENTAL rugs, but not ASIAN rugs.  Go figure.)

Answer 2

The notion of a "caucasian race" was created by 19th and 20th century racial classification. This notion was created in order to justify racial discrimination.

As for the actual definitions of "Caucasian", it's problematic:

adj.

1. Anthropology Of or being a major human racial classification traditionally distinguished by physical characteristics such as very light to brown skin pigmentation and straight to wavy or curly hair, and including peoples indigenous to Europe, northern Africa, western Asia, and India. No longer in scientific use. See Usage Note at race1.

2. Of or relating to the Caucasus region or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

3. Of or relating to a group of three language families spoken in the region of the Caucasus mountains, including Chechen, Abkhaz, and the Kartvelian languages.

n.

1. Anthropology A member of the Caucasian racial classification. Not in scientific use.

2. A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.

3. The Caucasian language family.