elispeedster
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A white person is like Craig Pickering, Christophe Lemaitre, Borzov, Kenteris, Shivington, etc...
Caucasian is not a word I use ever. I am from the UK, not America. In the UK, we use the term "white" to describe white people and "black" to describe black people, etc... I will support Adam, no problems, but I can not call him white.
The good thing is that it is great Adam Gemili is he running fast, but he is not white. He is of Moroccan Iranian descent.
Morocco is located in North Africa.
No such thing as White or Black. Caucasian is a race with variety and diverse features. Kenteris who is Greek can pass for a relative of Gemilli more than he can with Shirvington. Biologically Caucasians do share some similar features, mostly in skeletal structure and DNA. Skin color is one feature mostly due to climate conditions. Sub Saharans Africans (Blacks)are very different than North Africans. Skin color does not determine race. If that were the case, are all brown eyed people the same race because they share one similar feature?
...and Morocco and Iran are countries, not a race. White is not a country. Identifying Gemili as Iranian/Moroccan is defining him by origin of nationality. I am a person of European heritage but my complexion is as dark as Gemili so am I White?