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I’d tell you that was racist, but more importantly that you were wrong.
But I can’t tell if you’re being serious.
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There is no biological foundation to the concept of race. Race is culturally constructed. Saying otherwise is a conflation and misunderstanding the science. Talk to any modern biologist, anthropologist, behavioral scientist, or psychiatrist and they will tell you that peoples’ skin color has absolutely no link to their behavior. A combination of peoples’ lived experiences and upbringing, as well as a complex variety of sociocultural influences have an impact on their behavior, but skin color doesn’t come into it at all.
Here’s some suggested reading:
Misunderstanding of race as biology has deep negative biological and social consequences
A Qualitative Analysis of How Anthropologists Interpret the Race Construct
Racial Biology and Medical Misconceptions
Myth of race still embedded in scientific research, scholar says.
I agree with you in the broadest sense and I think society needs to constantly and actively work to oppose racist and sexist biases in our society.
This is not a great context to ask but since you seem knowledgeable – I always thought that some food sensitivities were generically linked, and related to ancestry. Stuff like being good or bad at digesting dairy or starch is related to where in the world your ancestors are from and what foods they cultivated.
So in this case wouldn’t someone’s skin color (and other features socially constructed as race) on average influence their behavior (what foods they prefer or avoid)?
That said, I know that racial stereotypes are NOT a substitute for actual medical diagnoses, or a reason to assume an individual’s food preferences.
Feel free to point me to one of your sources if the answer is there and I just need to read more.
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I’ll choose to ignore your snark and engage with you seriously, because your misconception of race as biology is a very common one. It’s a misconception that has been proven wrong over and over again. Race being culturally constructed does not prove a link between skin color and cultural behavior. In fact it proves the opposite.
If you genuinely care about this topic, I suggest you arm yourself with some scientific knowledge. Here’s some more reading to add to my previous list:
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Never heard a black person speak
Holy fuck, please go outside. As a certified real black person I think you need to actually fucking touch some grass and meet some real black people.
Here’s a video of me speaking just so you shut up.
Never seen BET?
If you learn about the world through shit like this it’d certainly explain the racism.
The Onion made a joke about this actually, Sale Of BET To White Supremacist Group Results In No Changes To Programming.
this is some wild mental gymnastics, and misunderstands what you are being informed on. I also recommend you read the links you have been sent at the least before trying to discuss the intersection of skin color, race, culture, and behavior again.
I see that engaging with you seriously was indeed pointless.
I suggest you read some books before spouting misinformation about things you clearly don’t understand.
This isn’t discrimination, this is the intention of capitalism. Has been long before the web. Under capitalism, you’re insentivised to act in a way that concentrates capital, and disincentivised from not acting in a way that concentrates capital. With digital profiling, this has just become easier.
Also, I find it in poor taste to call this ‘the new race’. Ethnicity based discrimination is still prevalent and has in no way been replaced by this. It’s a separate issue that should be addressed, but without this weird comparison.
