crashfrog writes:
Why? Because our racial terms betray an inherent bias - you can't be white unless you're all white, but all it takes is a little black to be black. How could such a ridiculously inconsistent system have any scientifc validity? It's ridiculous to say that it reflects "ancestry", because every human being has two ancestries, from their two parents. Yet we only refer to one of them when we talk about race. Generally it's the ancestry often viewed as inferior, in times past- which is why Halle Berry is black and not white.
Totally agree Crash. I think our society is becoming more "color blind" but old biases and prejudices still seem to pop up. However, people of every color and nation still seem to put great importance in their ancestry as a way to link themselves to some history. I know Braveheart made me think of my very distant Scottish heritage even though I am an American mutt. Perhaps it is a human condition to look at everyone outside of your community as outsiders or as competition, who knows.
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