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No, as race is a social construct. There is no agreed upon and objective definition of what black means or white means.
by throwawaysleep 5y ago
No, as race is a social construct. There is no agreed upon and objective definition of what black means or white means.
- beaconstudios 5y agoThat's exactly what the article says. It's a chronicle of the authors experience with the government demand that he, a man of mixed race, classify himself into rigid racial boxes, and how those boxes don't actually exist in reality.
- HPsquared 5y agoThe same could be said about literal colors, they exist along a continuum. Where does "very dark grey" become "black", or "very light grey" become white? If something is blue-green, is it blue or green? Etc etc
- echopurity 5y ago[dead]