Whatever differences there are between us, we’re all part of the human race, right? So how come we use the term racist so commonly instead of other terms (like xenophobic for example) ?
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Race is a social construct true, fundamentally we’re all part of the same species but have divided ourselves arbitrarily on levels of melanin in our skin for many reasons.
That said, this is a social construct that has to be recognized and fixed overtime now. We made race exist, until all of humanity can collectively- magically all at once say “okay not gonna see race anymore” and mean it- race will continue to cause unfair circumstances.
This could be minor, like a white dude naturally gravitating to a group of white strangers instead of black strangers- all the way up to institutional oppression through systems left over in a racist bygone era. But either way, this idea of “race” will continue to have consequences that we should address and slowly overcome.
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