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In other words, race as a category is bullshit.
by dqpb 7y ago
In other words, race as a category is bullshit.
- csallen 7y agoWhether you believe that or not, there exist many millions who don't, and who treat others differently primarily on the basis of race.
- dqpb 7y agoThe problem is that people are treating others differently based on a false categorization.
- pjc50 7y agoHence the need to fight racism and racial discrimination, and to assist those who are excluded by it.
- empath75 7y agoIt’s bullshit but if people categorize others based on those meaningless distinctions and act on it, that’s still a problem.
- dqpb 7y agoCompletely agree
- lm28469 7y agoCompare a swedish guy to a samoan to an aboriginal australian to a mongolian to a subsaharian. It's pretty clear that humans are very diverse, the issue isn't in classification, it's in using the classification to support nefarious ideologies.
- dqpb 7y agoThe false classification is the foundation of the nefarious ideology. So yes, the issue is the classification. Humans are very diverse. The extent to which people are different or similar is not accurately captured by the race category. It is dangerously inaccurate.
- Tade0 7y agoFor everyone but the racists, yes. I believe that even used to the definition of racism.
- dqpb 7y agoIndeed, anyone who believes race is a valid category is racist.