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| Topic | Why is it that when non-whites "race mix" its usually with whites? |
| ssjevot 11/30/18 6:51:03 AM #92: | EliteC posted... Some of the concept of race is biological: there are 3 main races, white, black and Asian. No. You are conflating a continuum of genetic variation with the social construct of race. Genes vary across and within populations. That's biology. The categories of race are entirely social constructs. There is no biological relevance to it. You can group clusters of genes together that many people in a geographic area have and call it a race but it's arbitrary. There is relevance to certain gene clusters, especially for medicine, but again it's the genes that matter, not the race. In the US race is almost exclusively used to refer to cultural groups. Which is why African immigrants often aren't considered black. And why someone could say act "white" when obviously you can't act a set of genetic traits. These things are all derived from culture. Skin color is just often a prominent feature of a cultural group in the US. But as you can see from people saying things like Clinton was the first black president, it is primarily culture, not genes in the US that we associate with a racial group. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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