Comment on How is it to have very bright skin in America?
BombOmOm@lemmy.world 11 hours agoBroad categories most would recognize are ‘asian’, ‘black’, ‘white’, and sometimes ‘hispanic’ or ‘middle eastern’. Most people aren’t going to get much more specific than that.
Social_Discussion@lemm.ee 11 hours ago
Oh okay. I would call these ethnicities
XeroxCool@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
In my usage, ethnicity refers to somewhat socially-defined regional identities. Basically, what country/group is your ancestral origin. You might call this a nationality, but, to me, that implies I’m assuming you’re not a US national/citizen. This also gives a leeway to include ethnic groups not restricted to a particular country such as certain groups of Jews, nomadic groups like Romani, or sub-groups of countries like Sicilian.
But I really don’t ask often because it’s not really important and can easily be taken as an insult.
Social_Discussion@lemm.ee 9 hours ago
Yes that’s why I’m asking because I personally don’t look at people at how they look and just wanna make sure it’s the same in America
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
American here: there’s a LOT of racism in America. And in certain regions, it’s a lot worse. Even in some neighborhoods of “good” places, it’s worse. Be careful if you’re not white. Be especially careful if you’re in any of the southern border states and you look even remotely Hispanic.