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
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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"?
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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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What does inaccurate mean here, then?
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Jeffrey Ladish @JeffLadishReplying to @JeffLadish @Aella_Girl @BretWeinsteinTo really understand biological race, you probably need to go deeper into the genetics & phylogenetics. I think the way most people intuit a race is partially real, in a similar way that people intuit gravity is partially real. If you actually study it, it'll look quite different1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
I mean; if people are drawing a category and calling this race, this is only inaccurate if they think that it represents something it doesn't. Are you saying that ppl think culture/politics is an indication of genetic heritage?
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Ethnicity is still a thing. But it's becoming increasingly vague. Within one family you might have different phenotypes expressed because of a "multi-racial" heritage. You can have white and black twins. The concept makes no sense.
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