> Reading this thread, the historical demographic trends were very interesting. Do you think they are irrelevant? If so, please explain why. I'll bite. I don'

> Reading this thread, the historical demographic trends were very interesting. Do you think they are irrelevant? If so, please explain why. I'll bite. I don't find skin color particularly interesting, nor am I interested in it as a demographic distinction. I think skin color is used as a proxy indicator for things like culture, class, and income. I believe this is generally for expediency's sake (i.e. it is easy to measure and observe). Ignoring the expediency benefits, I think the focus on skin color and comments such as yours perpetuate the distinction's hold on our global psyche, to our global detriment.