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I think the idea is more, that there is no distinct level at which you can draw a line and can reasonably claim, that everyone beyond that line is or does x. That means, that you probably should not draw any conclusions from that line, even if there are differences in many cases on each side of the line. From each side if the line a person can surprise you by not being or doing what you would expect based on the line you drew, so you need to keep an open mind about the arbitrary line you drew.


I can agree with that. It might be uselessly imprecise. But the parent suggested asking one’s race was fundamentally racist. That’s absurd.


In the idea of race, isn't one of the races "ahead" of the other races? The point of race is to be racist.


One reason behind the question is to quantify the impact of racism in society. Can you propose a methodology for quantifying racism that avoids this?




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