Technological_Elite@lemmy.one to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agoLemons(?) of Lemmy, what is something that feels so obvious to you that you just get lowkey pissed at the world for not knowing?message-squaremessage-square601fedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down113
arrow-up1227arrow-down1message-squareLemons(?) of Lemmy, what is something that feels so obvious to you that you just get lowkey pissed at the world for not knowing?Technological_Elite@lemmy.one to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square601fedilink
minus-squarenull@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months ago I simply just didn’t think of it Nobody would consider hair color, eye color, or height among people with the same skin color as part of their “race” – that’s the point I was making.
minus-squareTechnological_Elite@lemmy.oneOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoFair enough. They still have some correlation though, important to note that.
minus-squarenull@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoIf my brother has red hair and is 6 feet, and I have brown hair, and am 5 feet, we would still be the same race, so no, there’s no correlation to race there, nor is it important to note. Because race is a social construct.
Nobody would consider hair color, eye color, or height among people with the same skin color as part of their “race” – that’s the point I was making.
Fair enough. They still have some correlation though, important to note that.
If my brother has red hair and is 6 feet, and I have brown hair, and am 5 feet, we would still be the same race, so no, there’s no correlation to race there, nor is it important to note. Because race is a social construct.