Definitions from Webster's Dictionary:
One entry found for Caucasian.
Main Entry: Cau·ca·sian
Pronunciation: ko-'kA-zh&n, kä- also -'ka-zh&n
Function: adjective
Date: 1807
1 : of or relating to the Caucasus or its inhabitants
2 a : of or relating to the white race of humankind as classified according to physical features b : of or relating to the white race as defined by law specifically as composed of persons of European, No. African, or southwest Asian ancestry
- Caucasian noun
- Cau·ca·soid /'ko-k&-"soid/ adjective or noun
Main Entry: Ne·gro
Pronunciation: 'nE-(")grO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural Negroes
Etymology: Spanish or Portuguese, from negro black, from Latin nigr-, niger
Date: 1555
1 sometimes offensive : a member of the black race distinguished from members of other races by usually inherited physical and physiological characteristics without regard to language or culture; especially : a member of a people belonging to the African branch of the black race
2 sometimes offensive : a person of Negro descent
- Negro adjective, sometimes offensive
- Ne·gro·ness /-grO-n&s/ noun, sometimes offensive
Main Entry: ori·en·tal
Pronunciation: "Or-E-'en-t&l, "or-
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 often capitalized : of, relating to, or situated in the Orient
2 a : of superior grade, luster, or value b : being corundum or sapphire but simulating another gem in color
3 often capitalized : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Orientals
4 capitalized : of, relating to, or constituting the biogeographic region that includes Asia south and southeast of the Himalayas and the Malay Archipelago west of Wallace's line
- ori·en·tal·ly /-t&l-E/ adverb
One entry found for racism.
Main Entry: rac·ism
Pronunciation: 'rA-"si-z&m also -"shi-
Function: noun
Date: 1936
1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination
- rac·ist /-sist also -shist/ noun or adjective
Interestingly, I haven't seen anyone on here post anything about human inferiority or superiority of any particular race and I haven't seen any discriminatory posts. Yet people are throwing the implication of bigotry and racism around here in accusations. Pretty disgusting.
eric, I have one thing further to say to you. If you go back and read my original post about this subject, my only objection about inter-racial marriage is that many times the children suffer. People on here want to deny that social stigmas and social unacceptance exist, even in churches. Go ahead and deny it, but I know people who have suffered from prejudice & I have been a victim of social prejudice myself.
For people on here to call each other names because of different beliefs is a pretty poor testimony and shows narrow mindedness on the part of the person doing the name calling, in my opinion.
Furthermore, medical journals and studies are full of criteria regarding health issues and disease based on three main human races. The scientific community is trying to change that and call us all one, denying the physical characteristics that define who is a Negro, who is Caucasian, etc. But these are the same people who would have us believe the earth is millions of years old and something crawled up on land one day and evolved into a human.
I have heard just about everything on this board. The only thing that hasn't been posted yet is that Jesus was not Jewish, but He was black. I suppose that will be next, or that he was a black Jew.
