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I recall a newspaper story about a Black writer who did not know his ancestry. He took a genetic test to find out he was more native American than black. He t
by duxup 1y ago
I recall a newspaper story about a Black writer who did not know his ancestry. He took a genetic test to find out he was more native American than black. He told his mother who responded "I'm too old to stop being a black woman."
I think that is an understandable feeling and I think that says a lot about the concept of race. Her statement doesn't make race any less real, but it does indicate what race IS.
- tokai 1y agoYour comment made me remember this short reportage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9mtCLL8rI0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9mtCLL8rI0 Culture is definitely the major part of 'race'.
- pkkkzip 1y ago[flagged]
- DoctorOW 1y agoI don't think that's what they were arguing: > Her statement doesn't make race any less real, but it does indicate what race IS.