white people, we learn one sociological term and run it into the ground. it doesn’t mean what you think it does.
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njm1314@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It’s nonsense because race is a social construct.
amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 day ago
“A social construct is an idea, category, or framework that gains meaning through collective agreement within a society”
The racial lines of division are arbitrary and different in each society. Therefore, a social construct.
Remember, it wasn’t THAT long ago that Italians weren’t considered white. Now they are.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
But so it’s gender, so this isn’t really a good argument is it?