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Does it wipe away the achievements of the Chinese to not lump all in as Asians? How about India, also lumped as Asian I think.
In many places it was/is claimed. I am not sure about this thread.Has anybody alleged that the character of people depends upon their race?
Interesting post. I'd say the high-mountain people ARE a race, but there are so few and they are so localized and not moving, that no one calls them anything.There are indiginous people who live in the Andes and have a unique mutations that allow them to survive at high altitudes. Why aren’t they a “race”?
Are Australian aborigines a race?
Exactly how many “races” are there and what makes them a race?
How strange….Please substantiate what you believe about me, or stop your racist allegations about me and stop trying to marginalize my race. My race exists, it is one of many, it has lots of culture and history associated with it, and it is mine.
The history associated with our race isn't always good or pleasant. Black oppression happened, and it still has an impact on black culture today. Blacks can live without being oppressed now. You don't need to feel the shame or take responsibility for what Hitler did, but yes, he is part of your racial history. Take the good with the bad, since you cannot change your race.How strange….
I never once walked down the street thinking about all the “culture and history” associated with my “race”. With my ethnic heritage, maybe…but race? That means I would have to own the Hitler’s and the Stalin’s as part of my race.
With the way that follows then, we should be more accurate and less general in our descriptions of the world and of people. Race was the worst selection possible; that should have been clear even in the 70’s.Racism really does happen, and it has been happening for centuries. Those who are oppressed because of their race would not be able to describe how they are being oppressed without a word that describes how exactly they are being targeted. Humans have advanced as language has advanced. We can differentiate bull dogs from German shepherds, red pepper from white or black pepper, and we can differentiate American Indians from blacks, whites, and Asians.
And despite an intelligent start….you fall back to trolling.The history associated with our race isn't always good or pleasant. Black oppression happened, and it still has an impact on black culture today. Blacks can live without being oppressed now. You don't need to feel the shame or take responsibility for what Hitler did, but yes, he is part of your racial history. Take the good with the bad, since you cannot change your race.
Where is your on-topic reply that demonstrates that you read and understood the opening post?
Well said RE! “All people are different. A person's character does not depend on his/her race.” Exactly.All people are different. A person's character does not depend on his/her race.
Chromatic dragons in Runescape have characteristics completely determined by their color. Metal dragons characteristic is determined by metal they are composed of. Adamant>Mithril>Steel>Iron>Bronze
I would imagine that people have had conflict with people who don't look like what they are used to seeing since the beginning, and I would bet that people have been articulating the differences in appearance and behavior since humans got language. I happen to be part of a multi racial family, and I can assure you that we are all very aware that we are from different races. My first marriage was racially diverse as well, so a complicated mix of races. None of us have much conflict with each other, but we are all VERY aware of our racial differences. I can't imagine not having the 5 races recognized by the US Census as a language that can be used to differentiate and sort people.With the way that follows then, we should be more accurate and less general in our descriptions of the world and of people. Race was the worst selection possible; that should have been clear even in the 70’s.
My whole point is that the word race should never have been coined a phrase for skin tones. The word itself has underlying meanings that has nothing to do with various ethnic groups or skin tones. It primarily means a race where there are usually 3 winners who receive winners. It also means to compete with others. Those are just a couple of basic, straightforward reasons why the word “race” should’ve never been coined and used on generic paperwork, widely distributed and copycatted by others, when required to to identify one’s ethnicity or skin tone. Serious goof by somebody.
I am going to search for when “race” was first used to depict humans. Maybe as far back to the Greeks of ancient times used to describe physical traits, or maybe much later during the late 17th Century enlightenment? That idea doesn’t sound very enlightened however lol
Good point on medicine, it is important to know a person’s racial heritage, but this is really a no win situation. If we discuss things in terms of race, the right starts screaming that we are being divisive
Told you so.
You aren’t interested in actual discussion, or answering any one else’s questions. Maybe it is too much effort for a troll.
And that is exactly where that word race should be used- for running and competing.
I would like to know which idiot came up with the word “race” as a social construct to be used for people? A reader might not think that there is a strong mental connection, but a lot of people think of competition when they here the word race. Alas, too late for long-term definitional changes, but wait! Perhaps dictionary companies will soon alter more definitions. Not really sure if that’s a win or a loss for society and it would be term/meaning dependent.
Wrong. But this is the only reason you're starting these threads.No black race means no black oppression and no black history month.
Whites are not being discriminated against. Your post is pure idiocy.I'd love to see your version of race. I'll list a few of the ones I have seen people present on this site, so you can pick one of those or present a new one.
1. The US Census recognizes 5 races: black, white, pacific islander, American Indian, and Asian.
2. People of color, where there are two races. Whites, and then everybody else. The only people who can be discriminated against are whites.
3. The "human race". This involves stripping us all of our racial identities, along with any cultural history and achievements associated with them, and assigning us to a single convenient race.
4. There is no race, race is not a thing. This means that black oppression never happened, since there is no black race.
Please pick a number from above, or present yet another version of race.