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Post by Repat Van on Jun 14, 2015 7:53:13 GMT
"Race is a social construct." So there is no such thing as different skin colors,,,skin color is a social construct? Everybody on the planet has the same facial and body characteristics,,,differences in eyes, noses, etc. don't exist,,,they are just a social construct? I think the argument is that where we draw our racial lines is socially constructed / influenced. Using your example of skin colour. There are black people with similar complexions to white Italians and/or Bangladeshis but we don't call the latter two groups of people "black." All the examples you give can cross what we see as racial lines (eye colour, nose shape etc) so there is a social aspect to it as well as a biological inheritance. |
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Post by jimboky on Jun 14, 2015 13:46:35 GMT
I heard on tv a black man defending the woman, it turns out being black is a state of mind not necessarily a condition of birth, much like being gay like I said in response #1  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2015 14:47:12 GMT
"Race is a social construct." So there is no such thing as different skin colors,,,skin color is a social construct? Everybody on the planet has the same facial and body characteristics,,,differences in eyes, noses, etc. don't exist,,,they are just a social construct? What people look like isn't a social construct, no. But sticking the term 'race' on those looks is. |
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Post by jimboky on Jun 14, 2015 15:09:29 GMT
I believe that life choices are far more accurate predictor of one's chance of keeping out of poverty then race. if you are 14yo, have a child or two, dropped out of school, snack on booze and drugs your chances of success are slim, regardless of race
likewise if you manage to make it to 18 without a child,stay out of jail, graduate high school, go to some kind of secondary school( tech or collage) then you have a very good chance of living middle class, regardless of race
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Post by lala on Jun 14, 2015 18:09:54 GMT
Yet there is a correlation between race and making these choices. So either blacks are thick wanton sluts or there is some systemic disadvantage.
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Post by mids on Jun 14, 2015 18:12:03 GMT
This is exactly like transgenderism.
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Post by lala on Jun 14, 2015 18:31:44 GMT
Does this all mean that Laurence Olivier is black?  |
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Post by Repat Van on Jun 14, 2015 21:03:00 GMT
I believe that life choices are far more accurate predictor of one's chance of keeping out of poverty then race. if you are 14yo, have a child or two, dropped out of school, snack on booze and drugs your chances of success are slim, regardless of race likewise if you manage to make it to 18 without a child,stay out of jail, graduate high school, go to some kind of secondary school( tech or collage) then you have a very good chance of living middle class, regardless of race Kind of. I think it's more than simple choice though. For example "keeping out of poverty." What about being born into poverty in the first place? Things that may affect one's educational choices and the influences one is exposed too. But you're right on a lot of the rest. I think in the U.S. At least staying in school, getting married, only having a child within a stable relationship, staying out of jail, does improves one chances of living a middle class lifestyle irrespective of race. |
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Post by rick49 on Jun 15, 2015 5:44:28 GMT
You can be anything you want to be. All you need to do is say it.   |
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Post by rick49 on Jun 15, 2015 6:47:43 GMT
Lets hear it from her defenders. "Rachel Dolezal Once Told A Student She Did Not Look Hispanic Enough For A Class Activity"tinyurl.com/nmezymq"Rachel Dolezal Postpones Meeting to Discuss Her Race" (translation = "We're still negotiating my severance package") tinyurl.com/njmyur4" 'Don't blow my cover': How NAACP leader told her adopted black brother not to let on that she was actually white as she built 'whole new identity' as civil rights activist"tinyurl.com/omqyv4z |
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Post by Gort on Jun 15, 2015 7:22:06 GMT
She only wants to be seen as black so she can say nigger without being called a racist.
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Post by Repat Van on Jun 15, 2015 9:12:22 GMT
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Post by rick49 on Jun 16, 2015 2:46:18 GMT
Just keeps getting better and better. "NAACP Imposter Sued School Over Race Claims" "According to a Court of Appeals opinion, Dolezal’s lawsuit “claimed discrimination based on race, pregnancy, family responsibilities and gender.” She alleged that Smith and other school officials improperly blocked her appointment to a teaching assistant post, rejected her application for a post-graduate instructorship, and denied her scholarship aid while she was a student." "The court opinion also noted that Dolezal claimed that the university’s decision to remove some of her artworks from a February 2001 student exhibition was “motivated by a discriminatory purpose to favor African-American students over” her." "As detailed in the court opinion, Dolezal’s lawsuit contended that Howard was “permeated with discriminatory intimidation, ridicule, and insult.” tinyurl.com/okg2ah5And on top of everything else, she may be a plagarist. "Did #RachelDolezal Even Plagiarize Her Art Work?" tinyurl.com/owz6aw4Move aside, Caitlyn. You're sooo yesterday. |
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Post by Repat Van on Jun 16, 2015 3:02:33 GMT
Rick's obsession with this story is pretty bizarre to say the least.
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Post by voice on Jun 16, 2015 3:55:23 GMT
The hard right lost its wad over this story, Rick is just our littl slice of their madness
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Post by rick49 on Jun 16, 2015 5:27:36 GMT
Rick's obsession with this story is pretty bizarre to say the least. lol I'm enjoying the hell out of it. This story isn't going away anytime soon, no matter how much you wish it had never happened. |
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Post by Repat Van on Jun 16, 2015 5:39:18 GMT
Rick's obsession with this story is pretty bizarre to say the least. lol I'm enjoying the hell out of it. This story isn't going away anytime soon, no matter how much you wish it had never happened. You are quite quite mad. Why on earth would I "wish it had never happened"? There is zero impact on my life from this story! As I said your obsession with it, is rather bizarre. |
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Post by lala on Jun 16, 2015 6:19:53 GMT
Rick's obsession with this story is pretty bizarre to say the least. lol I'm enjoying the hell out of it. This story isn't going away anytime soon, no matter how much you wish it had never happened. Good grief. The ethnicity of a petty official in Spokane is so important to you? I had no idea it was such a crucial battleground in the war against peace, justice, liberty and the American Way! It's slightly diverting as an example of Outstanding American Madness, but by the same token, is is your 'enjoyment' of it. Just remember to wipe the keyboard clean. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2015 9:36:24 GMT
She's simply been exploiting a weakness in the system, the obsession with race. Maybe we can all learn something from this.
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Post by feral on Jun 16, 2015 10:38:43 GMT
The only thing that comes to mind after reading that article is what a lucky, lucky white, black, part native american woman she is to have such warm, loving parents who respect her privacy and choices
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