ok is there actually a good argument for "race is a lie" or have I been straining my brain trying to understand this in vain?
Like, they say there's no racial categories, but... i got a DNA test which puts me into clear categories...
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There is a good argument for the Motte, which is that the way many people use race (i.e. on government surveys) doesn't correspond well with biologically relevant clusters, though there are real clusters. I think I've heard articulate this best.
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I'm not sure I'd process this as "race being a lie", only that people are mistaken about what race they are?
Or is the argument "Race as the way most people understand it is inaccurate and reflects culture more than biology"?
I'd agree with something more like "Race as the way most people understand it is inaccurate and reflects some mix of culture and biology"
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"race" on surveys is more of ethnicity, but if you read the definition of ethnicity, it has more to do with shared origin, traditions, etc. e.g. "US American" is an ethnicity, but few would consider it so.
It's also odd that you're either "Hispanic, non-white" or "white" first.