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[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Caucasian isn't a race either. We're all the human race.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Race doesn't exist in human biology. Genetically a caucasian could be closer to an aborigine than another caucasian, what we perceive as race are relatively unimportant and tiny parts of our genetic makeup.

However, race exists as a signifier in social studies, because people experience the world and are treated differently when they have different race-perception. For example black men driving expensive cars will be pulled over more frequently. Hence race exists as a social concept because people treat it like it exists in more than just that.