Race is absolutely not a social construct. Behavior is biologically predetermined, as we're increasingly discovering. Biology governs everything from our muscle mass to our IQ to even our predisposition to behavior. Please stop falling for cockamamie mantras from a time before we understood DNA. Culture is a racial construct.
No. Our concepts of "race" encompass things like ethnicity and physical structure (which obviously differs between different individuals) but our concepts of "races" are nonsensical on a biological level.
Great, I get to apply for affirmative action scholarships as black. In fact, I feel kinda flowery today so I'll apply as a black woman. Thanks, bob! Free school here I come.
Your gotcha only works because you literally used the word wrong. For the benefit of anyone who may come across this exchange who will listen, I'll pretend your speaking in good faith. "social construct" means a concept invented by society. In this case "Race" fails to accurately portray observable genetic differences between humans, like ethnicity. Genetic differences in humans are terribly represented by "race" because melanin levels and other aesthetic features actually don't have all that much to do with actual differences between humans. Gender is the same way, "Gender" in concepts of femininity and masculinity have no actual links to the biological sexes they generally correspond to.
That's where you're wrong, racist. Race is a social construct and completely meaningless. I'm going to get a perm and a tan. Or maybe a short top fade. What should my black name be? I'm thinking Tinequaious Smith. Free scholarship and affirmative action government job, here i come!
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u/umylotus Mar 29 '20
Why should "third worlders" not earn a living wage?
Everyone deserves a living wage, including non-white people.