Thanks for the article, good one. I've saved it for future reference. I understand why scientists think 'race' is just a social construct and it surely is; when I was a little kid we didn't even come from 'five' different races; it was down to three: Negroid, Caucasoid, and Mongoloid (that last was particularly contentious as mentally re…
Thanks for the article, good one. I've saved it for future reference. I understand why scientists think 'race' is just a social construct and it surely is; when I was a little kid we didn't even come from 'five' different races; it was down to three: Negroid, Caucasoid, and Mongoloid (that last was particularly contentious as mentally retarded people were sometimes called 'mongoloids' due to having slanted eyes similar to Asians).
So yes, we know all about how genetically diverse we are, but then how do you want to refer to the problems we have in America and elsewhere? Because 'black' and 'white' in America really mean more than just what you look like; they come with a lot of cultural baggage too, about slave legacy and responsibility, experiences, worries, concerns. My black friend a few years ago used to worry about taking out the garbage while black when some poor schmuck somewhere in America got shot by police for doing exactly that.
What language do *you* propose we use to distinguish between the surficial differences that are oh-so-important in identity-infested America?
Thanks for the article, good one. I've saved it for future reference. I understand why scientists think 'race' is just a social construct and it surely is; when I was a little kid we didn't even come from 'five' different races; it was down to three: Negroid, Caucasoid, and Mongoloid (that last was particularly contentious as mentally retarded people were sometimes called 'mongoloids' due to having slanted eyes similar to Asians).
So yes, we know all about how genetically diverse we are, but then how do you want to refer to the problems we have in America and elsewhere? Because 'black' and 'white' in America really mean more than just what you look like; they come with a lot of cultural baggage too, about slave legacy and responsibility, experiences, worries, concerns. My black friend a few years ago used to worry about taking out the garbage while black when some poor schmuck somewhere in America got shot by police for doing exactly that.
What language do *you* propose we use to distinguish between the surficial differences that are oh-so-important in identity-infested America?