"Jewish is, like, a part of Europe," Chilean celebrity said

[alb0zfinest]

So are Arabs and other MENA peoples, but that doesn't mean that they are truly white.

I didn't say whether or not they were white/european I said that is what they CONSIDER themselves as (in the U.S at least).
Other MENA don't really consider themselves white (some rare cases maybe), but they are counted as white in the U.S census nonetheless.

[Longbowman]

I didn't say whether or not they were white/european I said that is what they CONSIDER themselves as (in the U.S at least).
Other MENA don't really consider themselves white (some rare cases maybe), but they are counted as white in the U.S census nonetheless.

My dad is Ashkenazi American, I know more American Ashkenazis than you've had hot dinners. White they are not, in their mind's eye.

[Kamal900]

I didn't say whether or not they were white/european I said that is what they CONSIDER themselves as (in the U.S at least).
Other MENA don't really consider themselves white (some rare cases maybe), but they are counted as white in the U.S census nonetheless.

US census is extremely flawed and inaccurate. The canadian one regard both jews and arabs as west asian canadians which is far accurate than its US counterpart.

[MagicMan]

In South America jews consider themselves White.

[Wadaad]

My dad is Ashkenazi American, I know more American Ashkenazis than you've had hot dinners. White they are not, in their mind's eye.

They consider themselves White here.

Yeah, as if Bob Saget considers himself ethnic

[Longbowman]

In South America jews consider themselves White.

in South America the Ashkenazis are pretty much as white as it gets in most countries.

[Longbowman]

They consider themselves White here.

Yeah, as if Bob Saget considers himself ethnic

As if I know who Bob Saget is. Well, I know he's an entertainer.

Can't speak for Canada, can speak for orthodox east coast Ashkenazis.

[Dylan]

Why do we care what some trashy reality TV star thinks, that's the real question.

I think its because its proof that she is actually not in anyway Italian. but other than that, who knows.

[alb0zfinest]

Ask one 'are you white?' and they might say yes (if Ashkenazi), ask one 'are you white or Judaean/Levantine?' and they'll never pick white. Make it a choice, and they'll go Judaean. In the US all 'Caucasians' are white including Lebanese people so the point is invalid.

Dude, New york is filled with Jews. Joos everywhere . Most identify as white (and by definition European because Europeans are seen as white. Lebanon is not in Europe and therefore people don't consider them white)
And actually that's not true. All Caucasians are not considered white, only in the U.S census is this true. Most people however, don't think this way. Infact the census even allows anyone to identify as white (regardless of race/ethnicity), so that itself shows how seriously it should be taken.

[Dylan]

My dad is Ashkenazi American, I know more American Ashkenazis than you've had hot dinners. White they are not, in their mind's eye.

What? I've met tons and tons of Ashkenazi Americans and probably close to 100% consider themselves white. Where in America are these Ashkenazi from?
The number of Ashkenazi Americans I've met is extremely high. I grew up in a Jewish Community Center that my mom worked at outside New York for a short time. Everyone in the town I'm from was Jewish. My best friends in college are Jewish. My teachers and professors are jewish at least 20% of the time etc.