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[QUOTE=ConcordGuy; 1206248][. . . ]
1."A population of interbreeding species that develops distinct characteristics differing from other populations of the same species, especially as caused by geographical isolation"
2."A group or population of humans categorized on the basis of various sets of heritable characteristics (such as color of skin, eyes, and hair). [/QUOTE]Except those various sets are qualitative and not quantitative. It's not science, it's pseudo-science, concocted to perpetrate bigoted notions of superiority and subjugation. And that's from my fancy graduate level anthropology and sociology classes.
I do stand corrected though. I didn't convey my thoughts succinctly. My apologies. What I was trying to say is that race was ORIGINALLY devised as a new word for SUB-SPECIES in HUMANS specifically. There are no "races" of birds. There are no "races" of dogs. The concept is late 19th to early 20th century and was heavily used by the fascists of the early to mid 20th century. Race is more akin to Breeds. And as many can attest to the new breeds in dogs that have cropped up in the last 20 years, there are an infinite number of possibilities and characteristics to choose from.
But I'll listen, show me show me how SCIENTIFICALLY a child from a 1/2 Korean and 1/2 Irish Father and a 1/2 Brazillian and 1/2 Nigerian Mother is quantitatively classified in this new-fangled racial classification science please.
Until then, Pseudo-science I say! Whipper-snapper! And I'm relying on my not so recent, modern, state university learning to base these here arguments upon.
Totally untrue, what you just said.
[QUOTE=ConcordGuy;1206264]This is totally untrue, race goes back 1000's of years, [. . .][/QUOTE]Linguistically speaking, Race is a modern construct that was devised for a plethora of bigoted reasons. There are no ancient writings that classify people by the color of their skin or the width of their nose. They were classified by their national origins, Spartan, Egyptian, Roman, etc. And slaves could be of any nationality from neighboring countries. They weren't just Africans.