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I suppose that would have to start by identifying why it's necessary to record someone's "race" in the first place. Does it need to change, or can it just be re
by danellis 8y ago
I suppose that would have to start by identifying why it's necessary to record someone's "race" in the first place. Does it need to change, or can it just be removed altogether?
- pureliquidhw 8y agoFor similar reasons why biologically accurate gender is important. Those with African genetics are more susceptible to sickle cell for instance. Apparently Asians are more susceptible to liver cancer. Women are more likely to develop breast cancer, a FTM Trans patient doesn't get a male's health risk profile.
- blattimwind 8y agoFWIW in most of the civilized world (sans Americas) you'll get laughed out of the room for thinking humans are divided into races.
- AnaniasAnanas 8y agoI don't think that this is true. Race-based division is popular both in Europe and in say Japan for example.
- blattimwind 8y agoRacism is in practice a somewhat different idea ("I don't like brown people / I don't like people from Africa / I don't like muslims or what I think are muslims") from race-segregation ("DOB 4.5.1971, race hispanic"), which is something found in legislation (but is also a racist concept, obviously). You are of course correct that racism is at least somewhat widespread in most countries. The latter concept on the other hand is pretty much exclusive to the US at this point.