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We call people "black" and "white", when there is statistically almost an even spectrum between skin colors, genes, etc. Your examples in between are really st

• socialismisok 4y ago
  They are people. Even in small numbers, they are important. Hell, nearly every atom in the universe is hydrogen and helium, does that make carbon, oxygen, iron, etc statistical outliers we shouldn't account for? Of course not. Our science and language accounts for even marginal percentages, why would it be any different when talking about people?
  • ClassyJacket 4y ago
  • snoozing 4y ago
    Of course they are important. But do they hold more weight to rename how the 99.9% of the population is referred to? it’s the latter that frustrates people IMO. I think if people focused on simple acceptance of themselves instead of trying to rewrite the social fabric, it would help. Also, even though Hydrogen and Helium are by far the most common elements, oxygen is still a different element.
• detaro 4y ago
  > We call people "black" and "white", And probably do quite a big amount of damage to the spectrum inbetween by doing so. Seems like an excellent argument to not just focus on the binary.