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> The idea that race is a social construct is simply dumb. All of the interaction surface with 'race' in our society is absolutely a social construct which va
by cirgue 9y ago
> The idea that race is a social construct is simply dumb.
All of the interaction surface with 'race' in our society is absolutely a social construct which varies dramatically over time and from location to location. Moreover, even if the genetic variations by population do lead to statistically significant differences, that doesn't matter one iota: the qualities of the individual matter far more than whatever statistical distribution they may be drawn from, and to give those poor proxies any kind of social significance is morally wrong and extremely dangerous, as centuries of bloody history have demonstrated.
- factsaresacred 9y ago> the qualities of the individual matter far more than whatever statistical distribution... I'm making zero judgement on any individuals. Can we separate the science from the possible implications, please? Otherwise it's hard to have reasoned debate. > All of the interaction surface with 'race' in our society is absolutely a social construct That may well be, but it doesn't lessen the fact that 'race' - i.e "differences in genetic ancestry" - is real.
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