White people
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| + | "[[There is no tomorrow that sings for the white race]]", 1957, Louis-Ferdinand Céline | ||
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| + | "Yes, it would be worthwhile to study clinically, in detail, the steps taken by [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] and Hitlerism and to reveal to the very distinguished, very [[humanistic]], very Christian bourgeois of the twentieth century that without his being aware of it, he has a Hitler inside him, that Hitler ''inhabits'' him, that Hitler is his ''demon'', that if he rails against him, he is being inconsistent and that, at bottom, what he cannot forgive Hitler for is not ''the crime'' in itself, ''the crime against man'', it is not ''the humiliation of man as such'', it is the crime against the [[White people|white man]], the humiliation of the white man, and the fact that he applied to Europe colonialist procedures which until then had been reserved exclusively for the [[Arab-Berber|Arabs of Algeria]], the '[[coolie]]s' of India and the '[[nigger]]s' of Africa." --''[[Discourse on Colonialism]]'' (1950) by Aimé Césaire | ||
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| + | "The [[White people|white race]] ''is'' the [[cancer]] of [[human history]]; it is the white race and it alone—its [[ideologies]] and inventions—which eradicates autonomous civilizations wherever it spreads, which has upset the [[ecological balance]] of the planet, which now [[Holocene extinction|threatens the very existence of life]] itself."--"[[What's Happening in America]]" (1966) by Susan Sontag | ||
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| + | "[[Decolonial feminism]] must have as its imperative to radically refuse the discourses and practices that stigmatize [[men of colour|our brothers]] and that, in the same move, exonerate [[white patriarchy]]."--''[[Whites, Jews, and Us]]'' (2016) by Houria Bouteldja, p. 97 | ||
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| + | [[Image:Whistler, “Symphony in White, No.1 The White Girl, painted 1862.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[James Whistler]]'s painting ''[[Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl]]'' ([[1862]]) caused [[controversy]] when exhibited in London and, later, at the ''[[Salon des Refusés]]'' in Paris. The painting epitomizes his theory that art should essentially be concerned with the beautiful arrangement of colors in harmony, not with the [[realism|accurate portrayal of the natural world]].]] | ||
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| - | The term "'''white people'''" (also "'''whites'''" or "'''white race'''") has been defined as "being a member of a group or [[race]] characterized by light pigmentation of the skin" and "to a [[human]] group having light-colored skin, especially of [[Europe]]an ancestry." | + | '''White people''' is a [[racial classification]] specifier, used for people of [[Caucasian race|Europid]] ancestry, with the exact implications dependent on context. The contemporary usage of "white people" or a "white race" as a large group of (mainly European) populations contrasting with "[[Black people|black]]", [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]], "[[colored]]" or [[person of color|non-white]] originated in the 17th century. |
| - | In the context of describing certain humans, the term ''[[white]]'' does not refer to a [[Human skin color|skin color]] that is literally white; people described as white can have a variety of light skin colors. The term ''white people'' functions as a [[Color metaphors for race|color metaphor for race]]; one that emerged from a racialized, [[Eurocentrism|European historical context]]. | + | It is today particularly used as a racial classifier in [[multiracial]] societies. Various [[social construction]]s of ''whiteness'' have been significant to national identity, [[Public policy (law)|public policy]], [[religion]], [[Census|population statistics]], [[racial segregation]], [[affirmative action]], [[white privilege]], [[eugenics]], racial [[marginalization]] and [[racial quota]]s. |
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| + | The term "white race" or "white people" entered the major European languages in the later 17th century, in the context of racialized slavery and unequal status in European colonies. Description of populations as "white" in reference to [[Light skin|their skin color]] predates this notion and is found in [[Greco-Roman ethnography]] and other ancient sources. Scholarship on [[Race (human categorization)|race]] generally distinguishes the modern concept from pre-modern descriptions of collective difference. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Angry white male]] | ||
| + | *[[Blue-eyed soul]] | ||
| + | *[[Stereotypes of whites]] | ||
| *''[[The White Goddess]]'' | *''[[The White Goddess]]'' | ||
| - | *[[Caucasian race]]{{GFDL}} | + | *[[Caucasian race]] |
| + | *''[[Tears of the White Man]]'' | ||
| + | *[[White genocide conspiracy theory]] | ||
| + | *[[White guilt]] | ||
| + | *[[White American]] | ||
| + | *[[White man]] | ||
| + | *[[White privilege]] | ||
| + | *[[White slavery]] | ||
| + | *[[White men]] | ||
| + | *[[White Man's Burden]] | ||
| + | *[[White women]] | ||
| + | *[[Keuze voor de term blank of wit]] | ||
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"There is no tomorrow that sings for the white race", 1957, Louis-Ferdinand Céline "Yes, it would be worthwhile to study clinically, in detail, the steps taken by Hitler and Hitlerism and to reveal to the very distinguished, very humanistic, very Christian bourgeois of the twentieth century that without his being aware of it, he has a Hitler inside him, that Hitler inhabits him, that Hitler is his demon, that if he rails against him, he is being inconsistent and that, at bottom, what he cannot forgive Hitler for is not the crime in itself, the crime against man, it is not the humiliation of man as such, it is the crime against the white man, the humiliation of the white man, and the fact that he applied to Europe colonialist procedures which until then had been reserved exclusively for the Arabs of Algeria, the 'coolies' of India and the 'niggers' of Africa." --Discourse on Colonialism (1950) by Aimé Césaire "The white race is the cancer of human history; it is the white race and it alone—its ideologies and inventions—which eradicates autonomous civilizations wherever it spreads, which has upset the ecological balance of the planet, which now threatens the very existence of life itself."--"What's Happening in America" (1966) by Susan Sontag "Decolonial feminism must have as its imperative to radically refuse the discourses and practices that stigmatize our brothers and that, in the same move, exonerate white patriarchy."--Whites, Jews, and Us (2016) by Houria Bouteldja, p. 97 |
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White people is a racial classification specifier, used for people of Europid ancestry, with the exact implications dependent on context. The contemporary usage of "white people" or a "white race" as a large group of (mainly European) populations contrasting with "black", American Indian, "colored" or non-white originated in the 17th century.
It is today particularly used as a racial classifier in multiracial societies. Various social constructions of whiteness have been significant to national identity, public policy, religion, population statistics, racial segregation, affirmative action, white privilege, eugenics, racial marginalization and racial quotas.
The term "white race" or "white people" entered the major European languages in the later 17th century, in the context of racialized slavery and unequal status in European colonies. Description of populations as "white" in reference to their skin color predates this notion and is found in Greco-Roman ethnography and other ancient sources. Scholarship on race generally distinguishes the modern concept from pre-modern descriptions of collective difference.
See also
- Angry white male
- Blue-eyed soul
- Stereotypes of whites
- The White Goddess
- Caucasian race
- Tears of the White Man
- White genocide conspiracy theory
- White guilt
- White American
- White man
- White privilege
- White slavery
- White men
- White Man's Burden
- White women
- Keuze voor de term blank of wit
