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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
Terrible comparison. Gender has a fundamental, undeniable biological basis.
Race does not.
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So... An infant of one race, removed from that group and raised by another, will somehow lose the traits that we refer to as "race"?
That would make it a social construct.
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The construct of race goes beyond the traits. It is used to establish identity and has political ramifications.
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But I am ONLY talking about the difference in appearance that has been labeled via the word race.
*sigh*
Ronin - you`re wanting to fight about this, and are interpreting my words in a way that fits into what you THINK someone would want to say about race. Which isn`t the case. I`m actually very close to agreeing with you, and only wanted to clear up the
LACK OF GENETIC DISTINCTION between dog breeds - which does indeed make it similar to the human race concept. You`re taking offense at the word "race" - would it sound better if I used "groups of humans who share the same traits in appearance"? Because that is what I am trying to say it is - just as dog breeds are no more than human names for sets of traits in appearance.