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Unfortunately that made-up idea is being used in the real world and creating real consequences.
And we’ve found that trying to ignore race only allows racists more free rein to treat everyone with a skin color darker than paper terribly.
Agreed. I would like to see countries like the US move past the 19th century concept "race" and into a bit more of a nuanced understanding of ethnicity, though.