White people
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| - | {{GFDL}} | + | 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." |
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| + | 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]].{{GFDL}} | ||
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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 European ancestry."
In the context of describing certain humans, the term white does not refer to a 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 metaphor for race; one that emerged from a racialized, European historical context.
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