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Post by thorshairspray on Nov 21, 2017 1:48:44 GMT
Unless you've got some science on this I'm unaware of, everything I've read on the matter suggests it is. Not really. Are you suggesting the physical differences between Sub Saharan Africans and East Asians are not real? Why are blood and organ donors more likely to be a match for a person from the same ethnic group? |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Nov 21, 2017 7:24:00 GMT
Unless you've got some science on this I'm unaware of, everything I've read on the matter suggests it is. Not really. Are you suggesting the physical differences between Sub Saharan Africans and East Asians are not real? Why are blood and organ donors more likely to be a match for a person from the same ethnic group? When people talk about race being a social construct and others are denying it, the point of dispute is never about the kinds of differences you mention here, and such differences aren't really how we divide races anyway (at least not socially). |
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Post by bonerxmas on Nov 21, 2017 9:36:37 GMT
Unless you've got some science on this I'm unaware of, everything I've read on the matter suggests it is. Not really. Are you suggesting the physical differences between Sub Saharan Africans and East Asians are not real? Why are blood and organ donors more likely to be a match for a person from the same ethnic group? physical differences are real, but the categories for grouping them are artificial, you would probably need a system of 100,000 categories to account for all physcial differences, but instead they they group people who do not really look alike as "caucasian" |
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Post by thorshairspray on Nov 21, 2017 20:09:38 GMT
Not really. Are you suggesting the physical differences between Sub Saharan Africans and East Asians are not real? Why are blood and organ donors more likely to be a match for a person from the same ethnic group? When people talk about race being a social construct and others are denying it, the point of dispute is never about the kinds of differences you mention here, and such differences aren't really how we divide races anyway (at least not socially). All forms of classification are human constructs, so I'm not sure what point the assertions serves. |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Nov 21, 2017 22:38:16 GMT
When people talk about race being a social construct and others are denying it, the point of dispute is never about the kinds of differences you mention here, and such differences aren't really how we divide races anyway (at least not socially). All forms of classification are human constructs, so I'm not sure what point the assertions serves. Yes, but some forms of classification make sense given a certain sets of facts (like most scientific classifications), while others are only based on superficial observations (how most classify "race") that makes no other valid inferences to any other facts. |
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Post by Marv on Nov 22, 2017 11:47:58 GMT
I don't know why people fight it. If someone came to me and said they identified as a duck, I'd throw bread at them and move on with my day.
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Post by OldSamVimes on Nov 22, 2017 12:40:24 GMT
I laughed so hard at that guy..
But, I also think he might be on to something.
If race is a subjective state of mind, then there is no cause for racism.
America seems to try to combat racism with MORE RACISM.. Maybe 'Your race is a state of mind' is the answer?
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Post by general313 on Nov 22, 2017 16:20:42 GMT
I laughed so hard at that guy.. But, I also think he might be on to something. If race is a subjective state of mind, then there is no cause for racism. America seems to try to combat racism with MORE RACISM.. Maybe 'Your race is a state of mind' is the answer? I'd be fine with that, but the problem is that Trump needs a cause to unify his supporters. |
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Post by Aj_June on Nov 22, 2017 16:53:19 GMT
I don't know why people fight it. If someone came to me and said they identified as a duck, I'd throw bread at them and move on with my day. What do I need to identify with so that you or others throw fried chicken on me?  |
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Post by gadreel on Nov 22, 2017 18:43:44 GMT
I don't know why people fight it. If someone came to me and said they identified as a duck, I'd throw bread at them and move on with my day. What do I need to identify with so that you or others throw fried chicken on me? Thats what I like most about you, your kinkiness is subtle. |
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