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barsoap@lemm.ee 1 month agoYou can choose the former to an extent, but the latter is biologically inherited.
So Obama isn’t African American, got it.
The point is, people inherit physical characteristics common to their enthnicity
Ethnicity is not genetic. Are you one of those yanks spewing nonsense such as “I’m 23% French that’s why I like mayonnaise”.
“race is imaginary”
That anyone said that is something you’re imagining. As to why, see my previous reply.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I told you, ignore the genetic bit if you want to quibble about it. I’m talking about inherited physical characteristics. What would you call it? Pick a word, whatever. That’s what I’m talking about, and that’s the basis for race.
barsoap@lemm.ee 1 month ago
That’s genetics.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Ok, there you have it. I think that’s an incorrect usage of the word, but for the sake of discussion, let’s call it genetics. It’s a real, physical, biological phenomenon and it’s not purely a social construct (except in the vague sense that all of interpreted reality is a social construct).
barsoap@lemm.ee 1 month ago
What is real and physical about Harris being black when looked from one perspective, and as white when looked at from another?