Are Indians Caucasian?

[Conspirator]

Just to clarify by "Indians" I mean those from the country India. I was doing some background reading on this matter a while back, and I found that most scientists consider the majority of Indians to be "Caucasian", both genetics wise and skeletally. Apparently some of them are mixed though. I was curious what everyone thought on this matter? Before anyone says "It's ridiculous, Indians aren't white!": It's true that all whites are Caucasian, but that does not automatically mean that all Caucasians are white.

 

[Filo]

nooooo hoho noo i do not think so

 

[Arian]

well... LET ME GOOGLE THAT FOR YOU

You must be registered for see links

:|

EDIT nvm, didnt read your thread, just your title, and was happy to finally use that "let me google that for you" thing XD

 

[Power Bottom]

Yes they're

 

[Uchiha Legacy]

I just always considered them mongoloids...

 

[~Naruto&Itachi~]

Yes, according some of the people that I asked at my old high school

 

[ColdSummer]

White, black and the such are silly terms. Skin pigmentation differs even within ethnic groups. North Africans and Arabs are considered Caucasians. The terms doesn't just refer to skin color. Many Europeans share a lot of genetic similarities with some groups in India. I don't know about all the silly categorizations though. I doubt the people who coined the terms "African, Asian, Caucasian, etc" really knew much about what they were talking about.

 

[Arian]

according to the definition they are, but as always people(especially dumb american ones) just use words without knowing anything about their meanings and such U_U

 

[Conspirator]

I just always considered them mongoloids...

I think some people from Eastern India have mongloid genes/features. India is a gigantic country so it's hard to categorise them, but some sources say that a high percentage them have Caucasian genes.

 

[Dukool]

Yes they are!

 

[The Sach]

Yes, we are.

 

[Aim64C]

Just to clarify by "Indians" I mean those from the country India. I was doing some background reading on this matter a while back, and I found that most scientists consider the majority of Indians to be "Caucasian", both genetics wise and skeletally. Apparently some of them are mixed though. I was curious what everyone thought on this matter? Before anyone says "It's ridiculous, Indians aren't white!": It's true that all whites are Caucasian, but that does not automatically mean that all Caucasians are white.

This really depends upon what you are using as your genetic markers.

The gene responsible for the reduced melanin production in Caucasian people is different from that responsible for the similarly lighter skin of Asians. It is actually suspected to be two distinct 'branches' in genetic variation.

But these genes are not 'bound' to the other genes commonly shared among "ethnic whites" (whatever those are). Genes governing skeletal structure, hair follicles, etc are not necessarily tied together. During meiosis, a deliberate shuffling of genetic material occurs to keep genetic associations shifting. Thus, interbreeding populations are never going to remain 'genetically distinct' - particularly when in close contact with each other for extended periods of time.

If you want to group "whites" by the type of genetic code governing their melanin production, that's fine - but it won't really work to describe classic racial definitions.

 

[I Flip 4 Naruto]

Just to clarify by "Indians" I mean those from the country India. I was doing some background reading on this matter a while back, and I found that most scientists consider the majority of Indians to be "Caucasian", both genetics wise and skeletally. Apparently some of them are mixed though. I was curious what everyone thought on this matter? Before anyone says "It's ridiculous, Indians aren't white!": It's true that all whites are Caucasian, but that does not automatically mean that all Caucasians are white.

Caucasian is a classification use to denote a people in the caucus mountains/region. which includes of, constituting, or characteristic of a race of humankind native to Europe, North Africa, and southwest Asia and classified according to physical features —used especially in referring to persons of European descent having usually light skin pigmentation. it has nothing to do with genetics. pretty much if your ancestries were from there then you are Caucasian.

 

[bsims08]

Yes wikipedia cacausian and you'll see

 

[raizy]

I am an indian. I am from .."gods own country" ..kerala...you cannot generalize our people by language., culture..or physical features....etc...because we have difren languages....difrent culture....difrent festivals....so you can only genaralize us by calling indians...

 

[Vapid]

Indians aren't 'white' (in general), but they do hail from the Caucasoid "race".

 

[Wabbit]

Indians arent white,some do have a fairskin..some are Caucasoid,some are Australoid and some are mix and north eastern are Mongoloid.

 

[the unforgiven]

Indians arent white,some do have a fairskin..some are Caucasoid,some are Australoid and some are mix and north eastern are Mongoloid.

hmm i agree*
OT: yes we are but not all

 

[Retro Chaos]

This question is much easily answered on wikipedia.

 

[Zee Seh]

Indians arent white,some do have a fairskin..some are Caucasoid,some are Australoid and some are mix and north eastern are Mongoloid.

Lol true...