they should just remove Middle East and add West Asian.
devushka97 on
I say this as an American married to an azerbaijani lol but it kind of depends on what the purpose of this is. Technically azerbaijanis fall under the caucasian (white) category for census purposes so if the outcome of whatever you select makes no difference for you (i.e. it’s just for a survey or study) then I’d pick white. BUT I also work in education and for example if you are applying to university or some sort of scholarship, I’d pick middle eastern, because then you’d be categorized more as a minority and you could stand to benefit from a level of affirmative action, depending on the context and the institution. Don’t shoot the messenger btw I am not trying to offend anyone or make a statement on whether I think these policies are good or bad, ultimately these questions are up to self-identification and I don’t think it really matters at the end of the day, but if you could stand to benefit from identifying as middle eastern I’d say go for it.
AggressiveShock894 on
Looks like this is tailored for US. You can put white or other
Zealousideal-War2866 on
Other
Purple_River887 on
Other
750mLDomashniyVodka on
I do white, middle east and east asia, which is afaik a faithful mixture
Zealousideal_Belt702 on
other
0_IceQueen_0 on
Other.
riderzonthestorm on
White or other
timbagi on
White.
Otherwise_Rent_6188 on
It is optional.If its for like an SAT exam or smth just dont answer.
Asleep-Dig-2651 on
Ich würde nichts auswählen
Decent_Sound4561 on
Per their logic we’re considered White
datashrimp29 on
There is no right answer here. Choose the one that will work for you. For diversity they might pick someone non white. And vice versa. Also, in the US we aren’t considered white. Even our names sound non white.
Altruistic-Top-1287 on
Other
wthja on
White, we are Caucasians
Round_Field3463 on
Due to US terminology, specifically CIA Factbook, azerbaijanis are Middle Eastern. This differs from European perspective where azeris are not considered as Middle Eastern.
Christiei_Kossf on
obviously middle eastern which is just west asian in american talk
MistressOfDecay on
As an Azerbaijani i don’t really count us as asians, so I’d choose other, since we’re like half Asian, half European… We are Caucasians, and our language belongs to the Turkic group. So yeah, other is best option
You don’t have to answer it anyway, I’d say most Azerbaijanis fall into the white cateogory but this whole race thing in the US is largely socially constructed.
ExpertMisinformant on
Why isn’t „West Asian“ an option? Just go „Other“ I guess. I’m not 100% sure what race Azeris are seen as outside Azerbaijan, but none of these seem accurate.
jinawee on
That division is just based on racist Western pseudoscience.
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East Asian.
they should just remove Middle East and add West Asian.
I say this as an American married to an azerbaijani lol but it kind of depends on what the purpose of this is. Technically azerbaijanis fall under the caucasian (white) category for census purposes so if the outcome of whatever you select makes no difference for you (i.e. it’s just for a survey or study) then I’d pick white. BUT I also work in education and for example if you are applying to university or some sort of scholarship, I’d pick middle eastern, because then you’d be categorized more as a minority and you could stand to benefit from a level of affirmative action, depending on the context and the institution. Don’t shoot the messenger btw I am not trying to offend anyone or make a statement on whether I think these policies are good or bad, ultimately these questions are up to self-identification and I don’t think it really matters at the end of the day, but if you could stand to benefit from identifying as middle eastern I’d say go for it.
Looks like this is tailored for US. You can put white or other
Other
Other
I do white, middle east and east asia, which is afaik a faithful mixture
other
Other.
White or other
White.
It is optional.If its for like an SAT exam or smth just dont answer.
Ich würde nichts auswählen
Per their logic we’re considered White
There is no right answer here. Choose the one that will work for you. For diversity they might pick someone non white. And vice versa. Also, in the US we aren’t considered white. Even our names sound non white.
Other
White, we are Caucasians
Due to US terminology, specifically CIA Factbook, azerbaijanis are Middle Eastern. This differs from European perspective where azeris are not considered as Middle Eastern.
obviously middle eastern which is just west asian in american talk
As an Azerbaijani i don’t really count us as asians, so I’d choose other, since we’re like half Asian, half European… We are Caucasians, and our language belongs to the Turkic group. So yeah, other is best option
https://preview.redd.it/b28kyhutg3eg1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c4377020f78af910ef21af406d9c8b9f43aec28
You don’t have to answer it anyway, I’d say most Azerbaijanis fall into the white cateogory but this whole race thing in the US is largely socially constructed.
Why isn’t „West Asian“ an option? Just go „Other“ I guess. I’m not 100% sure what race Azeris are seen as outside Azerbaijan, but none of these seem accurate.
That division is just based on racist Western pseudoscience.
Ofc middle Eastern
White
Other
Other
https://preview.redd.it/2j1hm6pae4eg1.png?width=1292&format=png&auto=webp&s=64a8d4589b5be3a8481808d757e333f67995fe42
Just „white“
Other, “god chosen peoples” “chosen ally” or “Azerbaijan is one city in Israel”
I like them both.