Who are the Real Caucasians?

Who are the real Caucasian people? We often use the term "Caucasian" in our everyday vernacular to describe people of European decent, but what does the term really mean?
The people of the Caucasus mountain region today are split between the many countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia, and the region is soaked in bloodshed, conflict and controversy, which we're going to touch on in this video.
Let me know your thoughts on the Caucasian region and their people in the comments below.
Disclaimer: You can call yourself Caucasian or whatever you want. I don't really care.

[@DamienZshadow]

I am Circassian from the diaspora in the United States and you have no idea how much it means to me to have a little representation of our culture done accurately. Thank you!

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

Circassia isnt real nerd

[@DamienZshadow]

@@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413 Yeah, our country does not exist anymore and many of us are removed from our homeland. That is what a diaspora is.

[@wolfhordes3841]

@@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413 circasian is caucasians indo europeans caucas is eurasiatics aryans

[@wolfhordes3841]

@@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413 you dont know nothing by race even chinese is aryans is about noble peoples not race skinn colour

[@wdsftygt]

@@wolfhordes3841 the white aryans were noble that’s why the name stuck silly fat and young.

[@aikatay8678]

When I first came to USA I was confused with caucasian "term". Being from North Caucasus I was thinking how do they know caucasian people.

[@ibroplatin4915]

Where you from? I'm from Chechnya.

[@neekonsaadat2532]

Hahahahahahahaha omg that's so true! I can imagine nearly every caucasian who enters the U.S. must be shocked at how many people know about Kavkaz (they don't). Good anecdote!!

[@Dkthearn]

I also think it's our government's way of trying to appropriate cultures and history that do not belong to them hence why only here in America we call them caucasians

[@booneboone9705]

🤣🤣🤣

[@theethnonationalism3234]

@@Dkthearnactully right term for white people would be caucasoid

[@luciajancarova9314]

I'm from Slovakia and the term Caucasians defines nations from the Caucasus region. The american definition of caucasian has always confused me so much as it doesn't refer to geographical location. Also, I find peoples from this region so interesting regarding their cultures and physical appearance.

[@vepkhviajilikhauri6346]

I don't know if you are aware of this or not, but in the 70-ies of the passed century (namly in 1977) There was created coproductional film of soviet Georgean republic and slovakia - ,,Racha, my love" (რაჭა, ჩემო სიყვარულო) Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWWnZWR_bJxpoLM

[@nicolasgarza3540]

Same here, hello from Česko

[@rml4289]

Americans don’t understand the difference between race and ethnicity they just think of your white your white that’s it they are so ignorant North east south and west Europeans all have different ethnicity even though they are majority white the same way Brits are and Irish that’s why Europeans look different to Americans

[@mcsnipeer777]

I am 1/7 Georgian and 1/7 Russian

[@rml4289]

@Raymond Palmer you dont even have to explain the science, i live in australia and i can tell a white brit from an aussie a mile a way, the same for Americans

[@DarkDennis1961]

I am an American in a Caucasian Studies post grad program in Tbilisi. I enjoy the confusion in my own extended family when I tell them I am in Georgia to study the Caucasian culture.

[@christian78478]

The White race is called "Caucasian race" in the name of Georgians «Caucasian variety. I have taken the name of this variety from Mount Caucasus, both because its neighborhood, and especially its southern slope, produces the most beautiful race of men, I mean the Georgian; ... The Georgians belong to the most beautiful nations in the world. Everywhere, at any place, there can be seen tall men and slender women with noble faces, attractive features and large beautiful eyes........., Georgians are considered to be among the bravest and the most honest nations in the world; like all other Caucasian nations, they are also hospitable and reliable, as reliable, as their sabers are, and as swift and flexible, as their stallions, courageous in warfare and kind and soft-hearted at their homes. These people produces the most beautiful form of the skull, from which, as from a mean and primeval type, the others diverge... Besides, it is white in color, which we may fairly assume to be the primitive color of mankind and because ... in that region, if anywhere, it seems we ought with the greatest probability to place the autochthones of mankind.» Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840) . "On the natural varieties of mankind: De generis humani varietate nativa". 1795 AD. P. 303. Why is the term "Caucasoid" more right, than "Europoid" - because Caucasoid race is not only about skin color. it is about firstly the form of the skull. there are many Caucasoids, who are not European whites, for example North Africans (Berbers, Old Egyptians), Semites (Phoenicians, Assyrians, Arabs, Jews), Sumerians... Caucasus in this sense, is in the middle of this people, in the center, so this is more fair. If anyone wants to separate European whites from other Caucasoids, you can use a word - Aryan or just "white". Only Indo-Europeans and Ibero-Caucasians are Aryans . but despite of the fact, that Semites, North Africans and Dravids are Caucasoid, they are not Aryans (off course in their population, there are Aryans (white Caucasoids), but Only some of them as individuals and not their whole population). Take a look at Georgians: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5mQaa2Hjsuge7s

[@DarkDennis1961]

@@christian78478 yes, I know. I live in Georgia. Tbilisi is very nice.

[@aizac91]

@@christian78478 nope, the weirdest explanation ever. Humanity derived from the same ancestors; of course you find groups would have some features that are similar but that doesn’t mean they derived from each one?? You’re looking at it all wrong if you need to input hair/eye/skin/skull into classifying an ethnicity. Even though Europeans and Caucasians are white complexion people; that doesn’t equate them to be under the same umbrella group. That’s the American view.

[@cod06]

Yes, it can really break the brain of someone who is out of the loop)))))

[@64951rca]

My wife is from Kabardino-Balkaria. Took her a while to understand that in the US, most people associate Caucasian with white. The whole ethnicity thing gets pretty confusing. She identifies as Kabardian, but many in her hometown prefer the more umbrella term Adyg or Circassian. Anyways, good video.

[@jocelynnowen3078]

It’s because Americans are stupid. I know. I am one. Lol

[@user-wt1rr1tm3m]

Thank you for this video! I am Caucasian (ingush)☺

[@vepkhviajilikhauri6346]

Do yo know which tribes from caucasus are closest to you? DNA analysis showed that after chechens, Georgeans are your blood brothers

[@ineedgrimreaper4444]

322 hig что за 😂

[@ansur9890]

@322 hig your whole family is inbreed.....

[@isoldmywifeforinternetconn7157]

@@vepkhviajilikhauri6346 Correct, we share a common Genetic though Ingush unlike us received a lot of Turkic Influence from the North.

[@giola1205]

hello from Georgia, ingush brother❤️

[@Hugo-zo7zz]

this is becoming one of my favorite channels....good work and ty, seriously.

[@sskuk1095]

Wonderful video! I would love to hear more about the people of the Caucasus! As a central European man it is sometimes difficult to learn about the peoples of the edge of our continent.

[@KuroiHato69]

Thank you so much for this video. I was trying to explain this to someone and you have laid this out so simple and easy to understand. Great video and great job.

[@ina7107]

Omg finally someone mentioned Meskhetian Turks in one of these videos. Thank youuu

[@inferno0020]

I really love your channel. It is truly fair, balance, and informative.

[@irakligaprindashvili5898]

Caucasians: Ingush, Chechen, Georgian, Circassian, Lezgin, Avar.

[@murad8267]

it is north in south also azerbaijanis and in north u didnt even said full cechens qaraqaythaks and more

[@devidevito8315]

@Ivan Ivanovich Ivanovosky armenians not caucasian people !

[@Venator88]

Worrapşow Adige

[@vy7925]

So only the most useless Caucasians are Caucasian? Nice gatekeeping lmao

[@vy7925]

@@devidevito8315 "Armenians form a distinctive cluster bounded by Europeans, Near Easterners, and the Caucasus populations. More specifically, Armenians are close to (1) Spaniards, Italians, and Romanians from Europe; (2) Lebanese, Jews, Druze, and Cypriots from the Near East; and (3) Georgians and Abkhazians from the Caucasus" This is from a study titled "Genetic evidence for an origin of the Armenians from Bronze Age mixing of multiple populations". Google it.

[@CMSilva1]

I am quite fascinated with your channel. You present information in such a researched and organized way. I learn a lot every time. Thank you for the work that you put into this.

[@alltnorromOrustarNorrland]

Very good video Masaman! I've always wondered why Americans used the term Caucasian so incorrectly, when the Caucasians actually are not Europeans nor Middle Easterners. Caucasians are just Caucasians. Thanx for clarifying for those whom did not know this :)

[@kasokassius4208]

Hello from Real Georgia!

[@robinparker5731]

Caucasian is the term for people of Caucasus region not the race.

[@tramineshepperd2413]

Thanks for saying that I'm black I was so lost on this one lol learn something new

[@dimasmirnov4633]

Ali Novruzov idiot

[@ereklenatsvlishvili7009]

I am from Georgia and when coming to Canada I was telling people I was Caucasian and was met with hostility telling me I wasn’t because I have dark features and not a “blond blue eye” stereotype. Funny 🤣🤣

[@ereklenatsvlishvili7009]

Abkhazia and “South Ossetia” is Georgia! 🇬🇪

[@phucphuc1226]

@Andy okey only place where u will hear people USE caucasian to mean white is literally America, outside of that, It's only Ethnicity. Caucasian only refers to people from Caucasus mountains.

[@880life.7]

another great video!!!! I love these videos because there is no other place on social media or media in general that provides such interesting content. please keep these going.

[@pathfinderwellcare]

Excellent video hermano. I always learn a lot from you. Appreciate the research, content and simple to follow instruction. 💗

[@lisabaltzer3163]

I have seen a few of your videos now. They are quite interesting. Thank you for them.

[@salsertk]

Long live Circassia ❤💂‍♂️

[@grv_crayne9653]

ADYGHE WAY WAY

[@Venator88]

Worapsow Adige

[@ahmed5849348]

Adiga WAY WAY

[@Roma-zc7bq]

I agree with you. For me, caucasians are the peoples living in the caucasus and eurasia. The so called "caucasian race" originated in eurasia.

[@Alias_Anybody]

For me, it only means what it actually means.

[@donaxtrunculus5023]

North Africa too

[@kinglisco1379]

Roma are you a Caucasian

[@Roma-zc7bq]

@This Nigga I am not hindu.

[@ab9840]

The reality is that the Caucasus = the land of the buffer zone nations. So unlucky to be stuck in-between the big three which are Russia, Turkey and Iran. Today, Armenia is allied with Russia and Iran against Turkey/Azerbaijan which have had there border with Armenia closed for over 20 years. This means 80% of landlocked Armenia is closed off from the world. Azerbaijan is allied with Turkey and somewhat Russia. Georgia hates Russia but tends to get along with everyone else. Some say any further conflict on the part of Azerbaijan against the small Republic of Nagorno Karabakh could throw the entire Caucasus into a major war since it could most likely drag in the big three.

[@quality6823]

You are a great man,young man! I'm a 62 year old student of your lessons..Thanks for that.

[@christian78478]

The White race is called "Caucasian race" in the name of Georgians «Caucasian variety. I have taken the name of this variety from Mount Caucasus, both because its neighborhood, and especially its southern slope, produces the most beautiful race of men, I mean the Georgian; ... The Georgians belong to the most beautiful nations in the world. Everywhere, at any place, there can be seen tall men and slender women with noble faces, attractive features and large beautiful eyes........., Georgians are considered to be among the bravest and the most honest nations in the world; like all other Caucasian nations, they are also hospitable and reliable, as reliable, as their sabers are, and as swift and flexible, as their stallions, courageous in warfare and kind and soft-hearted at their homes. These people produces the most beautiful form of the skull, from which, as from a mean and primeval type, the others diverge... Besides, it is white in color, which we may fairly assume to be the primitive color of mankind and because ... in that region, if anywhere, it seems we ought with the greatest probability to place the autochthones of mankind.» Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840) . "On the natural varieties of mankind: De generis humani varietate nativa". 1795 AD. P. 303. Why is the term "Caucasoid" more right, than "Europoid" - because Caucasoid race is not only about skin color. it is about firstly the form of the skull. there are many Caucasoids, who are not European whites, for example North Africans (Berbers, Old Egyptians), Semites (Phoenicians, Assyrians, Arabs, Jews), Sumerians... Caucasus in this sense, is in the middle of this people, in the center, so this is more fair. If anyone wants to separate European whites from other Caucasoids, you can use a word - Aryan or just "white". Only Indo-Europeans and Ibero-Caucasians are Aryans . but despite of the fact, that Semites, North Africans and Dravids are Caucasoid, they are not Aryans (off course in their population, there are Aryans (white Caucasoids), but Only some of them as individuals and not their whole population). Take a look at Georgians: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5mQaa2Hjsuge7s

[@HandlesAreStupid2024]

My girlfriend is Armenian, was over in California for some celebrations and visiting with her family. Her cousins wife and sister were chatting with me and general linguistic stuff and they were saying when they heard Korean it almost sounded like Turkish to them. The Korean guy had a convo with them and I guess suggested that given how the Mongol Empire spread across the word it influenced both of those languages/regions. Pretty neat!

[@miketyson7301]

Armenians int’s not Caucasian people!

[@xe5309]

There is a proposed theory called the transeurasia language family that theorizes the Mongolic, Turkic, Koreanic, Japonic, and Tungusic languages originated somewhere on manchuria. There are two branches: Altaic and Japano-Koreanic. I suggest you to go and check it out

[@jeffgreen2194]

yes cuz turks are mongloid

[@patriceesela5000]

Melodically speaking Korean dies sound like Turkish, I don't speak either but having grown up with Turkish people in Germany and being a fan of Korean Drama I can say they sound similar

[@syrenaxhaferi7278]

@@miketyson7301 if they are Arab or Oriental Armenians then no they are not but otherwise yes they are

[@myronwells1451]

Thank you for the great insight and explanation.

[@rlznns]

Came here because of Serj Tankian (lol), and came out with new insights. Thanks!

[@GeoRockNerd]

So good! Love that you included Serj Tonkian too! 🤘🏻🤘🏻 I’m not Caucasian, I’m just white. Real Caucasians and their cultures are far more interesting than my background. 😆

[@InGrindWeCrust2010]

Don't sell yourself short. "White" is just used to make a distinction from terms like Black, which, thankfully has been turned into cultural terms of pride in much of the world, even though these had disparaging origins. Every heritage, whether Caucasian or Indo-European or many others, offer a ton of variety and distinct cultures and ethnicities. I have friends who are Black Americans, West African Americans, Iranian American, Irish American, and so on, and they all have interesting cultures and/or heritages.

[@beryosa]

Interesting. I am Ingush and I was curious if you will say something about us and I can learn something. Well, maybe in the next video :). Great job, Mason. Thank you.

[@cod06]

Assalam Alaikum, bro.

[@GridironVideos]

Europeans and Arabs both go under the term "Caucasian". Why not call whites for Europeans instead? Perhaps white Americans wanted to distance themselves from Europe and didn't want to call themselves Europeans. Afro-American is a well-used term, why not Euro-Americans?

[@user-ci7vu7eo9w]

Europe want to distance themselves from American whites too

[@user-nj1yk6jy2r]

GridironVideos we Arabs are not white. Asians are closer to white than us

[@kazozako7499]

GridironVideos arabs are brown skiin fuck off

[@GridironVideos]

Wow. So much false statements, ignorance, misunderstanding of terminology, and rudeness here! 1) The phenotype of Arabs (a.k.a. Semites) are closely related to the phenotype of Europe, and the both are officially categorized as "Caucasian". 2) The term "Asian" involves such diverse groups of people that it serves little purpose in relation to phenotype, and is therefore mostly used in relation to geography. 3) Race is defined by so much more than just skin color. Not only that, it is in many circumstances a poor determinator for race. I've accepted that ignorant and lesser-knowledgeable people will exist. I'm not gonna mention any names here, but it's sad to watch when they push their false beliefs on to others as fact, and then proceed to tell others to do research. Also, please don't join a serious scientific discussion if you base your arguments on religion. But then again, religion is a statistical precursor for lower intelligence.

[@Akatosh86]

that would be the most logical solution, but semantics work in mysterious ways. america couldn't accept the metric system, do you believe it will re-assess its racial identification?

[@neogeo6268]

Hey Mason! Do a video on people from Northeast Asia vs Southeast Asia. They are more genetically different than most people think, not only in skin color but also in the teeth (sundadont vs sinodont), the eyes (epicanthic fold type), and ABCC11 gene which is responsible for dry earwax and underarm osmidrosis.

[@Americansikkunt]

Very interesting. Thank you for the info

[@andeace23]

Great amount of research, respect you for that.

[@geogriapeach5211]

Love your videos. What is your educational background? You are brilliant.

[@densealloy]

I would like to see a video about Dalmatians like Eric Bana and Stana Katic. Especially the name since it is mostly associated with the dog and how diverse it is. I'm a new subscriber and am sharing them. Thank you for the excellent work.

[@cassandrar5127]

The use of "Caucasian" to describe Americans and Canadians of European decent makes absolute no sense. How did that even happen? I heard it was because of a very ill informed forensic anthropologist that made the term popular.

[@brettrueter3370]

it came about because europeans(12 tribes), starting in Israel 2500 years ago migrated to europe through the caucasus Mts . Where did you folks come from ? Caucasia. Oh, so your caucasians. and it stuck

[@Erminestreet]

Cassandra Ross the answer is here en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circassian_beauties

[@Amooretliban]

Brett Rueter you’re really dumb. Semites from the Levant aren’t Europeans, other way around.

[@miyaqazq2190]

You self hating Anglo ..that anthropologist also included North Indians and 'middle eastern people ' in that classification it was never ever an exclusive anglo thing and what are you talking about ??iranians score high on Caucasian DNA where as Anglos don't !!!so why are you stealing an ethnic term when your ancestry DNA results don't reflect that ..Iranians are ethnic Caucasus DNA as are Turkish people ever studied the result of Iranians then compared it to a an Anglo??anglos do NOT cluster anywhere near Caucasus people just be proud of your REAL heritage stop self hating ..and north West Indian DNA is closet to Caucasus DNA hence why dardic ,jats ,pathans and nuristani types score Caucasus DNA something that Anglo Saxons don't and since when do chechens look anywhere close to an English ,German ,Scottish person they don't !!their noses ,cheekbones ,eyes are very different because they are Caucasus mountainous people that do NOT overlap with north euro types and if you mean Caucasoid then that includes A LOT of the world ..stop trying to convince yourself that you are anything like actual Caucasians ..Caucasian countries ;southern Russia ,Armenia ,turkey ,Georgia ,Iran ,Azerbaijan and not surprisingly it those people from those Caucasian countries who score Caucasus DNA Iranians many times score up to 90 % Caucasian DNA I think that's a lot of their ancestry ...

[@alexberg2256]

Cassandra Ross You guys are so stupid. There is a big different between white NATIVE Caucasians and modern immigrant nations of Caucasus! Native people of Caucasus are Waynakhs and they are the ancestors of Germanic nations! The Germanic languages also originated from the Waynakh language and even the word "Germana" is Waynakh. During ww2, mongol russians and jew Stalin killed 60% of white natives/Waynakhs, because Stalin said that Waynakhs and Germans are "the same nation" and commended to kill all native people of Caucasus and have their territories to Turkic and Persian immigrants. The roots of the white race are in the mountains of Waynakhs,that's why white people are called Caucasian. At least learn the European history and from where each nation of Europe originated from. The biggest amount of Europeans arent even white and originated from the middle east and north Africa. Germanics originated to Caucasus. Slavic nations are Turkic-iranian tribes,etc...

[@bakheg6153]

I already watched your videos.i claim this is a educative channel with historical facts. perfection is not however withmuch good facts. thank guy 👍👍👍

[@christopherbagley300]

Once again, a brilliant exposition of an important topic in physical anthropology.

[@dyingalive]

fantastic video from a great channel. I think this is part of the general mistake people make in referring to africa as a single racial group when the peoples within it are quite diverse.

[@Masaman]

dyingalive Thank you! Next video will probably be on East African countries like Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. I've always been really interested in West and East Africa.

[@dyingalive]

Good stuff. I have searched a bit in Kenya due to my own familial background. Its somewhat of a time capsule to how things may have been hundreds of years ago in Europe then you juxtapose the tribal countryside to the cosmopolitan cities. Going form a generation of single tribe culture and marriages to relative multiculturalism and inter marriage. anyway interested to see what you come up with. I havent had the time to look into much of the movements of the mostly Bantu peoples that now inhabit the area.

[@dyingalive]

I need to stop doing this, tribes still exist in the west its just not as rigidly based on biology.

[@dyingalive]

thanks Xtina. No sarcasm. I really mean no sarcasm i'm actually glad to see comments like this and notice I have almost no negative reaction to it. Small question, why add no offence or offense(someone needs to get off the language fence and decide which spellings to go with)? If anyone is in the habit of taking it when you didn't intend it then you putting that there won't change that.

[@nancysuits9011]

dyingalive God bless you.

[@klmsps5576]

Your videos are very interesting, I would like to see a video about Balkan populations!

[@Dkthearn]

Bro your videos are so enlightening that's something that I've always brought up with people when talking about anthropology humans are crazy

[@arroxas]

Thank you. Very informative!

[@levarmitchell3962]

Judging by some of the comments here, not a lot of people actually watched the video. Listen. Caucasian refers to the Caucasus region consisting of the corner of Southwest Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan etc. It is a region of diverse ethnic and linguistic groups. It is NOT a race, ok... for all of you who didn't watch the video...and for all of you hypersensitive white nationalists.

[@user-qm5ch9jm5c]

...also the other subgroup of those cowboys, the blacks, they also use those anglo-saxon bullshit terms...there and no bigger racists that doesn’t know shit about races and Anthropometry in general than those morons from yankeeland...just look at the comment section, playing “we wuz kangz” game between themselves...

[@shinobi1kenobi75]

I just get tired of hypersensitive black racists calling white people cave men because of the Caucasus region, from which, we are not. And P.S. hang up that white nationalist bullshit. That's what the democrats ( historically, the slave owners) are labeling the very people that want to keep YOU and me free and well. Think for yourself. Being black does not make your thoughts the property off any group. The Dems are still the slave masters, only now it is the minds that they want to own. Don't believe me? Try to break free for a day and see what happens. You will be ripped tp shreds by your own people for daring to consider for yourself. God bless you. I do not mean to offend, but crap has gotten so stupid , it pisses me off.

[@ryansynyxh5169]

Couldn't agree more.

[@SuperRphelps]

Lol yes Caucasian is a diverse group.But your statement makes you sound like one of those people who thinks whites don't have a race.Which is false their is no other race on earth like the white race.Every other race is one color brown with black hair and brown eyes all of them.Yes northern European whites are their own race as our d.n.a. shows lol.Whats a white nationalist someone whos white and supports their nation?

[@EfferverscinElephant]

Yes, I identify as just a cock. Not a Caucasian.... Now how about Black people stop using the term White Nationalist... Really, anyone who is a nationalist and white is a white nationalist. Anyone who is Black and is a nationalist is a Black Nationalist. It goes on and on. So how about you go back to focussing on SUPREMACISTs and stop attacking almost all of western middle class culture. Germany was Germany.... Different fucking nation idiots, altogether, different fucking nation. Fuck the Nazi's. Nationalism has such a broad spectrum on the scale for what it can be. America was founded on our own cup of nationalist tea. So were the most liberal countries ever, Norway and Sweden. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it is bad. It is not bad in America. No matter how you feel.... What anti-white racist fail to realize is that YOU are excluding yourself and there is no mean white man hiding in the rafters. (Well I mean we all have our crazies, but talking 99.9%). Y'all can be nationalist together. The thing about American people is y'all don't realize how not racist you fucker's are. Instead your culture is driven by the richest most disgusting people and most out of touch people on this earth. Celebrities.

[@Ellsonn]

im real caucasian!! im georgian!! 🇬🇪🇬🇪❤️ ქართველი ვარ და ვამაყობ ამით!! 🇬🇪❤️💪🏻

[@steminist__6876]

🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@giola1205]

ყოჩაღ 🇬🇪👍

[@ivreydale]

😂😂😂

[@kakha4362]

აბა რა მეგობარო🥰👍👍

[@christian78478]

The White race is called "Caucasian race" in the name of Georgians «Caucasian variety. I have taken the name of this variety from Mount Caucasus, both because its neighborhood, and especially its southern slope, produces the most beautiful race of men, I mean the Georgian; ... The Georgians belong to the most beautiful nations in the world. Everywhere, at any place, there can be seen tall men and slender women with noble faces, attractive features and large beautiful eyes........., Georgians are considered to be among the bravest and the most honest nations in the world; like all other Caucasian nations, they are also hospitable and reliable, as reliable, as their sabers are, and as swift and flexible, as their stallions, courageous in warfare and kind and soft-hearted at their homes. These people produces the most beautiful form of the skull, from which, as from a mean and primeval type, the others diverge... Besides, it is white in color, which we may fairly assume to be the primitive color of mankind and because ... in that region, if anywhere, it seems we ought with the greatest probability to place the autochthones of mankind.» Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840) . "On the natural varieties of mankind: De generis humani varietate nativa". 1795 AD. P. 303.

[@VerdosoVersusElites]

I love your videos Masam thank you for all that you do!

[@nataliatilki8027]

There were some Kazalhs there called Brakhor

[@keshaheffron4425]

Great info! Thanks

[@arian8100]

Caucasian is not the color of the skin but rather it describes the bone structure of the face and jawline.

[@jtarar8900]

737PilotDocSportelloLovesShastaFay it’s definitely not skin idiot.

[@lsrocha3296]

Correct. And there is no such thing as a White Race. As somebody pointed out, when light Skinned Europeans, Americans, etc, get a Tan - Southern Europeans and South Americans , especially - what race do they become? Tannies? :-P I don't think so. The term Caucasian, despite its controversial origins, makes a lot more sense than White...

[@davidscott5266]

Correct

[@georgehodge2204]

Your named after where you're from..Caucus Mountains. Your color is Red, point blank !!!!

[@msmorningstar2116]

Arian Ka, The only educated answer on this board. Caucasian is not a color but a BONE STRUCTURE. You other ignorant people need to ask an anthropologist or a forensic scientist.

[@chrisrea7347]

Very interesting ! The misuse of the term has always puzzled me! I have travelled to the Caucus region and its a real melting pot as you describe. Thankyou

[@christian78478]

The White race is called "Caucasian race" in the name of Georgians «Caucasian variety. I have taken the name of this variety from Mount Caucasus, both because its neighborhood, and especially its southern slope, produces the most beautiful race of men, I mean the Georgian; ... The Georgians belong to the most beautiful nations in the world. Everywhere, at any place, there can be seen tall men and slender women with noble faces, attractive features and large beautiful eyes........., Georgians are considered to be among the bravest and the most honest nations in the world; like all other Caucasian nations, they are also hospitable and reliable, as reliable, as their sabers are, and as swift and flexible, as their stallions, courageous in warfare and kind and soft-hearted at their homes. These people produces the most beautiful form of the skull, from which, as from a mean and primeval type, the others diverge... Besides, it is white in color, which we may fairly assume to be the primitive color of mankind and because ... in that region, if anywhere, it seems we ought with the greatest probability to place the autochthones of mankind.» Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840) . "On the natural varieties of mankind: De generis humani varietate nativa". 1795 AD. P. 303. Why is the term "Caucasoid" more right, than "Europoid" - because Caucasoid race is not only about skin color. it is about firstly the form of the skull. there are many Caucasoids, who are not European whites, for example North Africans (Berbers, Old Egyptians), Semites (Phoenicians, Assyrians, Arabs, Jews), Sumerians... Caucasus in this sense, is in the middle of this people, in the center, so this is more fair. If anyone wants to separate European whites from other Caucasoids, you can use a word - Aryan or just "white". Only Indo-Europeans and Ibero-Caucasians are Aryans . but despite of the fact, that Semites, North Africans and Dravids are Caucasoid, they are not Aryans (off course in their population, there are Aryans (white Caucasoids), but Only some of them as individuals and not their whole population). Take a look at Georgians: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5mQaa2Hjsuge7s

[@rell4219]

@@christian78478 no such thing as A “White Race”. That’s all been programmed to separate wealth from Africans of “Black Race”

[@robakagyser2300]

I enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@davidgruzin3657]

I am Georgian and I am a true Caucasian, as are my brothers Chechens, Innushi, Avars, Lezgins, I live in the mountains and are true wars🇬🇪

[@sofiad5689]

Exactly.

[@mathilds6422]

Are you saying that we armenians are not real caucasians?

[@davidgruzin3657]

@@mathilds6422 No Armenia is Indo-Europeans, And Caucasians are Georgians, Chechens, Ingush, Dagestanis, Abkhazians, Adygeans, Ossetians

[@mathilds6422]

Dude stfu before i throw a fucking history book right in your face

[@mathilds6422]

AND WE ARE NOT INDO-EUROPEANS STOP CALLING US THAT

[@fiskerlord]

Mason, would you consider making a video about your own background? :) (or would that sort of thing be a video for patreons only?)

[@wackyruss]

It's true about Russians. You would totally confuse them if you are a North American and you identified yourself as "Caucasian". To Russians the word "Caucasian" (кавказец in Russian) specifically refers to the people that originate in the regions along the Caucasus mountains. We should stop calling ourselves Caucasian when we simply aren't! Also in former USSR the term Caucasian relates specifically to the famous cuisine, dress, and general culture of the region. Shashlyk (shish kebab), Georgian Khachapuri (pizza) and khinkali (dumplings), plus Armenian lavash (flatbread like tortillas) are famous throughout the former USSR and originated in the Caucasus region. Mmmmmmmm Adjara Khachapuri is amazing. It's like a giant boat shaped egg-in-a-basket smothered in Caucasian cheeses and BUTTER!!!! Mmmm

[@christian78478]

The White race is called "Caucasian race" in the name of Georgians «Caucasian variety. I have taken the name of this variety from Mount Caucasus, both because its neighborhood, and especially its southern slope, produces the most beautiful race of men, I mean the Georgian; ... The Georgians belong to the most beautiful nations in the world. Everywhere, at any place, there can be seen tall men and slender women with noble faces, attractive features and large beautiful eyes........., Georgians are considered to be among the bravest and the most honest nations in the world; like all other Caucasian nations, they are also hospitable and reliable, as reliable, as their sabers are, and as swift and flexible, as their stallions, courageous in warfare and kind and soft-hearted at their homes. These people produces the most beautiful form of the skull, from which, as from a mean and primeval type, the others diverge... Besides, it is white in color, which we may fairly assume to be the primitive color of mankind and because ... in that region, if anywhere, it seems we ought with the greatest probability to place the autochthones of mankind.» Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840) . "On the natural varieties of mankind: De generis humani varietate nativa". 1795 AD. P. 303. Why is the term "Caucasoid" more right, than "Europoid" - because Caucasoid race is not only about skin color. it is about firstly the form of the skull. there are many Caucasoids, who are not European whites, for example North Africans (Berbers, Old Egyptians), Semites (Phoenicians, Assyrians, Arabs, Jews), Sumerians... Caucasus in this sense, is in the middle of this people, in the center, so this is more fair. If anyone wants to separate European whites from other Caucasoids, you can use a word - Aryan or just "white". Only Indo-Europeans and Ibero-Caucasians are Aryans . but despite of the fact, that Semites, North Africans and Dravids are Caucasoid, they are not Aryans (off course in their population, there are Aryans (white Caucasoids), but Only some of them as individuals and not their whole population). Take a look at Georgians: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5mQaa2Hjsuge7s

[@Impaled_Onion-thatsmine]

We aren't Caucasian and I read the shit trying to write in the 1700s

[@christian78478]

@@Impaled_Onion-thatsmine You are really Caucasians.

[@shaffy856]

Same with the term African American. Most Black Americans are admixed with their ancestors being there as early as the 1400s. There are many Ethnic groups found in the U.S. Such as Mullato, Melugeoun, Creole, Mestizo, there are a few other lesser know mixes like India/Mexican and Chinese/Mexican and Native American/ Black and Native American/ European. These ethnic groups have been around for centuries but they just get lumped in white, black, Hispanic, Asian. Many identify as more than one based off family ancestry and genealogy. Modern boundaries have caused more conflict than resolved. Thanks for sharing these beautiful people and their culture

[@gamermapper]

@@shaffy856 The term Black American isn't any better than African American tho. "Black" mostly means of African descent anyway, but some people might not like it because it's as if your skin color is your entire identity (as if people called you "slanted eyes American" if you're from East Asia). And also, they do need some term for this ethnicity and culture. Like Afro-Carribean does exist, so does Afro-American.

[@marcelraffoul1857]

love your work Mason, thanks for your hard work and insights

[@alliek2757]

Thank you for teaching us

[@alex_gaimar]

Talking about Circassians, they (or as they call themselves, Adyghe) were divied into three ethnic groups based on their languages by the Soviet government. These are Adygeans (Republic of Adygea), Kabardian (the Kabardino-Balkar Republic), Cherkess (which is a Russian word for Circassians, in Karachay-Cherkess Republic) and also small people of Shapsugs (near Sochi in Krasnodar Krai). Cherkess and Kabardians speak Kabardino-Cherkess or basically East Circassian, and Adygeans and Shapsugs speak Adygean or West Circassian. But some might say they are dialects of the same language since even native speakers call it the same way, Adyghe. What I'm trying to say it's not reaaly correct to say that all what is left of Circassians are the Adygeans in Adygea. There are more descendants living in Russia.

[@yourmailishere]

Cherkess is a turkish word, not russian

[@wilhelmsarasalo3546]

I was born in Finland, so I am a Finn (with Irish and Swedish past relatives, too). Here in the U.S. the government forms used to have a box for "Caucasian", I checked "other" after all Blumenbach, who coined the word "Caucasian" for race specifically excluded Finns and Lapps (Sami). Now I usually see "White", I check that one.

[@ChamorruWarrior]

Sir, I LOVE you and your videos so much, but can you please make them louder?

[@Jasonccrow]

I like your channel, man!

[@cornheadahh]

Can you do a video on Slavic people? I have Slavic ancestry and it would be cool to learn more about it.

[@ibrahimmahmud2649]

I'm a Kist from Georgia 🇬🇪 Salamu Alaykum 👊🏼

[@denisdooley1540]

I believe the proper term for the larger "race" meaning is Caucasoid, which was used along with Mongoloid. This is a commonly used naming technique in biological systemics, where a "type" genus is used as the basis for the family name. For example, asters were used as the type genus for the aster family (asteraceae), but that does not mean that all species within the asteraceae are asters, some are sunflowers, daisies, or dandelions. So the use of the term Caucasian is basically a type of synecdoche. So, just as not all Mongoloids are Mongols (some are Japanese, some are Filipino, etc.), not all Caucasoids are Caucasian (Some are Latvian, some are Irish, etc), those two ethnic groups were just considered the "type" ethnicity for their respective races. These are old attempts at classifying human subgroups that may have made sense with the information available at the time, but since that information did not include information on human DNA sequencing, which wasn't mapped until 2003, it may not make that much sense any more.

[@denisdooley1540]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_genus This explains the concept of using a lower taxonomic term to form the name for the next taxonomic level up.

[@paulr8548]

very interesting, thank you

[@MrZZooh]

Good job. Very enlightening for the average person in America. A must see.

[@monilaninetynine3811]

Caucasian is not the same as white.

[@kukucunt9507]

legofreak446 Because caucasian is not a race! I don't like people calling iranians caucasian. Just don't!

[@lceman2949]

these people are white

[@rctecopyright]

Monila Ninetynine it's all Fairy tale stories that we like to participate in. just a bunch of people, we definitely have cultural differences but the way we describe ourselves "racially" is obtuse at best

[@dankahraman354]

What do you mean by "white??" Albino?

[@stevencorrea7982]

Dan Kahraman Very little melanin.

[@taimermega6447]

I have always found the Vainakhs (Chechens and Ingush) to be a very interesting group of people. They are natives of the Caucasus and linguistically they belong to the Northeast Caucasian or Nakho-Dagestanian language family. They also have a very strong clan system that has helped to preserve their culture over the years as they faced invasions and warred with numerous foreign groups with the Russians being the most recent. Another reason that I am interested in the Vainakhs is because the have the highest percentage of Y-DNA haplogroup J2a among them of any group in the entire world. Pretty much all of the J2a among the Vainakhs is part of the J2a1b-M67 subclade. The Ingush have the most J2a of any group in the world at around 88% overall. Next come the Chechens at around 55% J2a overall. Other Y-DNA haplogroups such as J1, and L3 make up most of the rest of Vainakh Y-DNA. Within the Caucasus genes and language tend to correlate quite strongly with each other and this is mainly due to isolation (mountainous terrain), and genetic drift.

[@psischmalisch1695]

Me being one of them ))))

[@user-ew6wo2wo3h]

this data is outdated. Chechens actually scores in J2a higher than 55%. All the data is in Chechen DNA project. The reason Ingush scores high in J2a is because they were kinda one of the clans in the past stuck in the mountains with almost no contacts with outer world. It's the same if you take one of the Chechen clans in the mountains, they would show the same results.

[@Ping24432]

I appreciate ur work , love from India

[@brianalonso9188]

Very interesting,l. What a great channel.

[@kenfrank3782]

Oh man. I love these videos!!!! I went to a Catholic grade school up to 6 grade We had geography courses from 2d grade on. The nuns had us study one country at a time where we would draw its’ boundaries, major rivers, capital and list 5 of it’s top exports. Ever since I have had an appreciation for history and how their economies developed. Total shame that in America we don’t have that anymore in our grade schools- it’s the basis of understanding people, civilizations, cultures and current events. If you doubt that just KZbin Jimmy Kimmel tv show when they interview random Americans on the street- it’s it’s chilling to see how ignorant we are.

[@jocelynnowen3078]

As an American I agree with your consensus here. I think Kruchev was right. There going to destroy through our school system.

[@cassidyjewel3639]

I took world history classes as well as college level AP European history classes in high school in the US just a few years ago, what are you going on about?

[@sonnystaton]

I'm told by my European co-workers that in Europe "Caucasian" means west Asian (Iranian) not European. Only in America does it mean "White".

[@Synochra]

roy staton it's true, although strictly speaking only the Southern Caucasus region is regarded by some as part of Western Asia, and even the only a small part if it

[@MrZZooh]

Just as a someone from Africa who becomes a US citizen can't be African-American while the Blacks who have been here since the 1600s are African-Americans!

[@1Stormrider1]

Iranians are not Caucasian, neither Azerbaijan nor Armenia. Chechnya, Georgia, and surrounding countries are Caucasians, countries to the south are not, so don't lump yourself with them if you're not.

[@MrZZooh]

Stormrider Caucasian expert.

[@yourmailishere]

iranians are not the only west asians and iranians arent even caucasian wtf

[@stephencarlsbad]

Great video!

[@kaarlimakela3413]

I enjoy your KZbin channel. As for this topic, you have cleared up some things. 🙄

[@nrg8763]

Please make a video on Kalita community from Assam, India. It's said to be the easternmost Aryan community as we share border with Bhutan, Myanmar. Our people even got blue, green eyes and fair skin. I've researched quite a lot but couldn't find anything.

[@TacticalSquirrel]

If you look up the Caucasoid race, it does include people indigenous to Europe, Middle East, Northern Africa, Central Asia, and northern India/Pakistan. This has not changed. The race binds us together, not by skin color, but by skull and bone structure. This my friend is biological anthropology.

[@adityanawani8134]

Neth M. Koepke Culture ALWAYS trumps stupid race!💪💪💪

[@user-rr9ng9bo9l]

@@RT-rc2fk nice try, jew

[@st4r444]

@mystic1921 A yes African Americans have partial caucasoid blood. Slave mix with master.

[@dee4844mz]

@mystic1921 A agreed

[@lglovespleasurebunny]

@@st4r444 ..... Wrong! Thoae phenotype came frrom africa. Not just east africans. The caucasoid phenotype is in west and central africa.

[@sapoepsilon]

Thank you. I came from your erudition.

[@Degelthaw]

Keep up the good work and keep on keepin on

[@exoplanet11]

This video makes it clear that when we in the US equate "Caucasian" with "white person" we simply create more confusion. The video does a good job overall in describing who the Caucasians really are. Now if we could only figure out who the "white people" are....but that's much more complicated, and in fact impossible. If we ever did find a consistent way to define a "white person", we should then change the term, since none of us actually has skin which is white (apart for a few albinos perhaps). Thanks for the video. I appreciate your videos even when they contain assumptions that I consider erroneous, or overlook facts that I consider relevant. I regard them as the starting point of a discussion, and as you say in this video, you can later return to clarify points that may have been overlooked.

[@aizac91]

“White people” derived from Europeans, “whites” are Europeans. That’s it. There is no actual ethnic group that’s called “white”. Before the Europeans went to the “New World” no one on this earth mentioned of any ethnic group called “white”. It is not impossible to defined when it is already there before America came to be.

[@henryperez606]

I really think that to get your point across you should just say northern European Because in the United States, in places, like around where I live, southern Europeans, maybe are not considered white. I actually had somebody tell me that the people in the Caucasians are not even white

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Thumbs up for Serj, regardless of content.

[@SK-dd3dx]

Serge = 💩

[@NJtheawesome]

I tapped the video because of serj.

[@manojh.p.5097]

Racist anthropology.. Ukraine birthplace of indo Europeans language family and none exist there now.. civilization started in frozen mountain of coucuses and migrated to fertile India not the other way round.. no ruins or religious practice or achiological evidence in coucuses vs rich civilization in India Harappa/mahenjodaro .. still such a sham is accepted and studied by all.. such a logical world

[@xxxiamthebestxxx]

Yanas world Starts = 💩

[@xxxiamthebestxxx]

lol yeah I was actually SURPRISED to see ANYONE other than Kim K.

[@AhJodie]

Love this!

[@ronaldsantos3706]

Mason you need to put up the audio in this video because it sounds very low! 🔈🔉🔊

[@jaga9169]

Thank you, I found this extremely interesting. My family is from Armenia and the Caucasus region.

[@isoldmywifeforinternetconn7157]

Armenians are Anatolian and Indo-Europeans genetically wise, Culturally not Caucasian either.

[@jazosparkle3068]

Indo-European is a language branch though, but I agree on the antaolian

[@ethniclove1]

@@jazosparkle3068 Anatolian...not Antaolian. Work on your dyslexia.

[@carlossantiago2975]

bravo for that awsome presentation! some people in the US use the word caucasian loosely without knowing where it came from or what it means.

[@keradasilva6852]

YOU ARE SO AWESOME :)

[@Thomual]

I've always wondered about this! Thank you for making this. I've always found it strange when asked to fill in my ethnicity, and the only choice for me is, "Caucasian". I've NEVER considered myself Caucasian, but rather German/Irish or American European.

[@mercibeaucoup2639]

I'm French Basque Italian European American.

[@InGrindWeCrust2010]

Exactly. If you know your specific heritage, say that. If you don't, even Indo-European American or European American would be more accurate, like you suggested. (European American = European heritage, American citizen, not American European, which would be the opposite.)

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

The etymology and the current meaning of a word are often somewhat divergent. The word "naughty" derives from "naught" and originally meant poor, as in, having nothing in the way of property. Tinfoil hasn't been made out of tin since the discovery of affordable methods for refining aluminum. The word "anime" generally refers to a specific, highly stylized genre of cartoon that originated in Japan, but if you follow the word back to its roots, it literally means "bring to life" (which suggests far more photorealism than anime actually employs). The word "nice" comes from a French word meaning foolish. "Clue" used to mean yarn. "Caucasian" used to mean of or pertaining to the Caucasus -- but that meaning fell out of usage in the nineteenth century.

[@neverobsolete6980]

Right on Mason, thanks

[@josezamora8469]

your videos are very interesting

[@GuroMarc]

My father's family came from the Caucasus region. We had family in Dagestan, Armenia and Georgia! Yes, my family are real Caucasians. In Russia if you use the term it means you are an Asian from Caucasus. Russians do no call themselves Caucasians.

[@giviko1709]

well many russians hate Caucusians

[@jonathanlafuentes5274]

Russians are the whites looking people in the world.

[@user-xh7zo9ed8h]

Caucasians its not asians

[@victornunes6047]

Russians are a mix of people.

[@trabzonkuzeyturklugu6192]

@@user-xh7zo9ed8h CAUCASUS IS IN ASIA

[@blacktortoise6029]

Hey I actually knew the answer to this one. I'm learning!

[@mimi9192]

Make a video on Berbers and Morocco please!

[@theiyrosthenes1639]

Can you do a full video on the meskhetians/ahiskans? I’ve heard lots of talk that they’re Georgian/Turks or that they’re the descendants of cuman-kipchaks and even Scythians

[@ina7107]

We’re not georgian, we’re turks, but I’d love s video about it, I feel like barely anyone knows about us

[@rebekahhakeber5093]

When I was young I was told I was Anglo Saxon. By the time I had to check boxes for race I was Caucasian lol. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@ilqar887]

Arabs Indians are also Caucasian

[@rolandsoos8913]

@@ilqar887 Yes mostly.

[@jordancarpenter4093]

Right,The north European people are Anglo-saxon

[@ilqar887]

@@jordancarpenter4093 not all but mostly Germanic tribes

[@dagestansky9011]

@@ilqar887 Arabs and Indians aren’t Caucasian

[@wolframshibuya2693]

Listen, as a Caucasian (Georgian) I am literally pissed at how Americans think this word is for every white people

[@funkss1]

Only in America

[@ahmed5849348]

Adiga nissa I am from circassian moutian

[@craftman9935]

Armenians and Georgians are Caucasian. The dividing line between Europe and Asia. Azeris and turks are descendants of Seljuk Turk tribes which originated in Mongolia. They are not true caucasian people. But Turkic people’s. I dont see what the issue is here.

[@NiteDriv3r]

Ur an Arab!

[@NiteDriv3r]

@edps cupcake Gerogians r basically Arabs

[@jeangriffin2536]

I admire you very much for educationg me. I am 64yrs old and I am enjoying your genealogy and your geophic.

[@RendallRen]

What is happening in the photo at 1:26, of people standing with red gags and leather jackets?

[@lmazufri]

You did great!. When I first moved to America and I had to do some jobs about classifying races I couldn't believe that white anglo-saxons were the so called "Caucasians". I thought aloud "Who invented that race?"

[@cookiemonster6041]

Thanks For Video I Am Georgian (ქართველი)+ south ossetia isn't south ossetia it's kartli's part which took russia ;)

[@LAZISH]

Yup. Surprisingly, South and North Ossetia are delineated by natural barrage of Caucasus mountain, with no possibility to pass through in the past:))) So, by natural water divide range Ossetia (currently, north Ossetia) was delineated from Saachablo/Kartli, belonging to Georgia. That area before Sovietization of Georgia was dominated by Georgians, with some peasants/labor migrated from North Caucasus, including Ossetia. After establishment of Georgian Soviet Republic, an autonomous republic South Ossetia was created by communist rulers. Still that area was dominated by Georgian. In 70s a Rocky pass, engineering structure was built connecting so-called South Ossetia with North North Ossetia that allowed for significant inflow of Ossetians from North Caucasus to Tskhinvali region and entire South Ossetian territory.

[@friedrichengels2475]

South Ossetia is the Republic of South Ossetia. The Georgians never lived in the mountains of South Ossetia, they never controlled those mountain ranges and passes. Historically, Tskhinvali was a most northern Georgian town populated by the Georgian Jews, and further to the north from Tskhinvali were Ossetian mountain gorges uncontrolled by Georgia. The South Ossetians are aborigines of those highlands, whether do you like it or not.

[@K.K648]

​@@friedrichengels2475I am an Ossetian from Tskhinvali, until you talk nonsense, I think you have already believed it 😂

[@friedrichengels2475]

​@@K.K648 ​ An Ossetian from Tskhinvali with such an ID "@13Qartveli"? Did Ossetians begin to call themselves Qartveli?

[@livinMicro]

allot of info. Nice vid

[@coreyjackson9035]

I really like your vids, I just found out by dna that I am Norwegian Irish German Mongolian and Jewish. I figure the mix is from Viking trade and slavery. What do you think?

[@nongbet6231]

Caucasus = derived from Scythian kroy-khasis ("ice-shining, white with snow") But the word Kroy-Khasis ( Caucasus) has some meaning in our language where" kroi " is a vegetable ( with Spiky surfaces) and I'm a Khasi from India. In fact ,as per the pronunciation, the word "CAU" is much similar to "KEW" pronounced as KÉW which means "Wheat". Conclusion.😀

[@neo.3]

Clicked cuz of Serj from SOAD in the thumbnail lol

[@outlawpugilist]

Great video

[@bobbygirl5092]

I like the clarification. Like when people call anyone from central or south America Spanish when the Spanish are from Spain

[@crownofall]

I remember arguing about using the term Caucasian when I was in school. especially since they classified people from the Caucasus region as being Eastern European... I don't know how it is now a days but presenting facts in school that is contrary to what the paperwork says even if it goes along with what the book says added to the ways i was being classified is a disrupting force in class and being a troublemaker.

[@lindam7429]

During the Soviet Union, schools in the USA were totally ignorant about Caucasus. Considered part of the "USSR Eastern Bloc", like the rest of Eastern Europe. I'm Armenian. It was hurtful because no one knew that Armenia had it's own civilization. It was just a "Soviet State" and that was all that mattered. Nothing else was taught about the region.

[@anonym-yj2qk]

No seriously im azerbaijani georgian and its annoying when people say were literally a soviet state....and when americans call themselves caucasian like bro im literally living on top of the caucasus mountains tf?