What the fuck does that even mean? It is pretty obvious that they do. I seriously do not get it. Does anyone here have the knowledge to defend these seemingly ridiculous statements from a scientific perspective?
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Anonymous2008-12-07 12:44
Well to answer the question if races do exist I'd say we would first have to distinguish between the genetic aspect and the social aspect. For the genetic part one would have to agree that yes there exists a concept which divides humanity into groups (which we call race) unless we mean that africans only have great tans. The sensitive question boils down to social diffrences between the groupes aka. if white skin gives superior abilities over black skin, vice versa. This is where socialconstruction really comes into play since history, current socialfactors and human psychology come into play. I would argue that the color of one skin does not set a given course but may cause predisposition. So the question "does race exist?" is a matter of viewpoint and how we wish to define "race".