<p>“As for the whole concept of “white” and “race” in general, many scholars/scientists, historians believe that there is no such thing. I mean, is White equivalent to caucasian? Are Turks, southern and eastern Russians, Persians or Arabs caucasian? Are they White? Something to think about.” </p>
<p>Excellent questions, LakeWashington. Years ago, I either heard or read that South Asians (those from India and Pakistan) are also considered “caucasian”. At the time, I recall thinking, " What?! How can that be?" Many South Asians are considerably more dark- skinned than me, an African American—yet they are classified as caucasian? Of course, now science has come to recognize that the concept of race itself is almost entirely a social construct. Unlike many species of animals, human beings cannot be scientifically classified into racial subtypes, as we are just too genetically similar. Common gene pools, caused by geographical and cultural isolation over time determined similarities in the physical features that we identify as belonging to certain “races”, however, the differences are primarily and quite literally only “skin deep”. Interesting, isn’t it?</p>