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Yes, race is a social construct (and whiteness is extremely arbitrary). But that doesn't mean it does not have real life consequences. The US is far far away fr
by sascha_sl 5y ago
Yes, race is a social construct (and whiteness is extremely arbitrary). But that doesn't mean it does not have real life consequences. The US is far far away from the legacy of segregation being washed away. From school district funding and presence of lead piping to studies where competency of equally qualified CVs is rated differently based on race, we still have more barriers for some.
- esarbe 5y agoI often wonder how forcing people to self-identify with one (and only one!) of these imaginary groups is supposed to help to overcome that. Why even ask about 'race' in the census form and why is 'Ñoldor' not an option?