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> "eye color is a social construct" and "the importance of eye color is a social construct" are two completely separate ideas. And that's the point. In ths cas
by monadgonad 8y ago
> "eye color is a social construct" and "the importance of eye color is a social construct" are two completely separate ideas.
And that's the point. In ths case, "race" is equivalent to "the importance of eye colour", because "race" is the importance and social meaning we build around certain genetic differences.
- oh_sigh 8y agoIf race is equivalent to the 'importance of eye color', does that mean 'the importance of race' is the 'importance of the importance of race'? Why does race automatically have some kind of value judgement associated with it but eye color does not? Just because people have used it as a standard of other-ness in the past doesn't mean that the qualities have ceased to independently exist.