I know this question sounds incredibly ignorant but i have been trying to understand for some time. My main reason for asking is because if we have dna testing that can show someone’s ancestry is this much % Italian and this much % Korean, how is that a social construct if it’s in our dna?
Please understand I’m not saying race isn’t a social construct, I am just trying to understand how it is a social construct.
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If you’re interested in learning more about this topic, I’d like to point you towards the documentary series “Race: The Power of an Illusion”. It includes an excellent summary of how we know “race” does not biologically exist, where the modern concept of race comes from, and how racial thinking has caused harm throughout generations. I highly recommend it!
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