> Self-identification on the basis of race is not objective. It correlates extremely closely with objective measures like percentage of genetic ancestry from a

> Self-identification on the basis of race is not objective. It correlates extremely closely with objective measures like percentage of genetic ancestry from a given continent or historical population, so close in fact that for statistical purposes, it is justified to regard these two as virtually identical. > Races do not exist, it is a scientific fact. I’ll happily use different term like “ancestral group” if you like it more, but the (scientific) truth of the matter is that it’s just splitting hairs. I know that in recent years activists worked hard to obfuscate and misinform people on these topics, so I will happily accommodate you.