'White' = Pale Skin?

[lordschwarzenegger]

I never really understood how people define the term 'White'.

[Rocinante]

White: High amounts of Farmer, Yamnaya and Hunter-Gatherer.

[Mortimer]

White: High amounts of Farmer, Yamnaya and Hunter-Gatherer.

Good description

[Pɪᴇᴛʀᴏ Cʜᴀʀᴅᴏɴɴᴇ]

Not many centuries ago, our ancestors didn't have the technology to analyze a person's DNA. The traditional way was to judge by someone's appearance and behavior.

The appearance and behavior of the European peoples are well-established, in my opinion. If you fit in it, I would see you as a White person, and it doesn't matter whether you have a non-European ancestor who has lived thousands of years ago. They wouldn't have a real influence on your appearance nor on your behavior. You choose a side.

That's it.

[Cristiano viejo]

White = europeans and their pure descendants in others parts of the world.
Final point.

[FergusNeil]

White would include mainly people of European descent. Pale skin isn't that common in Southern Europe but those people are white.

Same way, pale skinned East Asians like Koreans aren't white because they don't have European DNA

[TheMaestro]

European Heritage.

[lordschwarzenegger]

White = europeans and their pure descendants in others parts of the world.
Final point.

How do you define 'pure'?

[Mortimer]

Not many centuries ago, our ancestors didn't have the technology to analyze a person's DNA. The traditional way was to judge by someone's appearance and behavior.

The appearance and behavior of the European peoples are well-established, in my opinion. If you fit in it, I would see you as a White person, and it doesn't matter whether you have a non-European ancestor who has lived thousands of years ago. They wouldn't have a real influence on your appearance nor on your behavior. You choose a side.

That's it.

This too but the other guy had a modern scientific approach but you guys are telling the same here

[Immanenz]

This question is only raised by latinos here