What percentage of books you own are by white authors?

[Razgovory]

I can understand some of the hostility to these questions.  It can feel like people are trying to call you racist and nobody likes being called racist.  Except Derspeiss.  I doubt Grumbler was brought up racist, hell I doubt he even knew that people had different skin colors before the Akkadians showed up.

[derspiess]

[Grinning_Colossus]

I doubt he even knew that people had different skin colors before the Akkadians showed up.

Damn frogs.

[grumbler]

Possibly, but I don't think so. I think what we're seeing is a shift from "race is a social construct, so we should act like it means nothing" to "race is a social construct, and we should acknowledge and respond to the impact it has."

What impact does race have? Not racism, but race itself?

[derspiess]

The "color-blind" point of view used to be considered progressive, but now many are considering it racist.  Could the same be happening to the "race is a social construct" point of view?

Possibly, but I don't think so. I think what we're seeing is a shift from "race is a social construct, so we should act like it means nothing" to "race is a social construct, and we should acknowledge and respond to the impact it has."

I can see that.

[Jacob]

Possibly, but I don't think so. I think what we're seeing is a shift from "race is a social construct, so we should act like it means nothing" to "race is a social construct, and we should acknowledge and respond to the impact it has."

What impact does race have? Not racism, but race itself?

What do you mean?

[garbon]

Possibly, but I don't think so. I think what we're seeing is a shift from "race is a social construct, so we should act like it means nothing" to "race is a social construct, and we should acknowledge and respond to the impact it has."

What impact does race have? Not racism, but race itself?

What do you mean?

Just smile and back away

[Grinning_Colossus]

 What is race without racism? If race is socially constructed, then the idea falls apart if there's no reason to distinguish between races. And if the 'races' are equal--both in nature and in society--then there's no reason to do so.

[Eddie Teach]

He missed a crucial part. You enjoy being called racist by CDM because that's how he shows he cares. 

[CountDeMoney]

The "color-blind" point of view used to be considered progressive, but now many are considering it racist.  Could the same be happening to the "race is a social construct" point of view?

Possibly, but I don't think so. I think what we're seeing is a shift from "race is a social construct, so we should act like it means nothing" to "race is a social construct, and we should acknowledge and respond to the impact it has."

I think what we're seeing is Whitey just wishing these negroes would stop their crying already.

[Jacob]

What is race without racism? If race is socially constructed, then the idea falls apart if there's no reason to distinguish between races. And if the 'races' are equal--both in nature and in society--then there's no reason to do so.

That assumes that "socially constructed" = "meaningless" or "irrelevant" which is a bit of a jump.

[dps]

Sorry, I thought you were actually interested in a discussion not a Socratic dialogue. My apologies.

It's too bad, because it could have been an interesting discussion.  But that's grumbler for you.

[grumbler]

What do you mean?

What impact does race have? Not racism, but race itself?

[grumbler]

What is race without racism? If race is socially constructed, then the idea falls apart if there's no reason to distinguish between races. And if the 'races' are equal--both in nature and in society--then there's no reason to do so.

You cannot have MY point! 

[grumbler]

Just smile and back away

Ignore the man behind the curtain!