What makes a person a particular race?

[Admiral Yi]

Mexico is a 2nd rate regional presence, Spain is a 3rd rate international presence.

[Eddie Teach]

I've never been to Spain

but you kinda like the music?

[BuddhaRhubarb]

So, race is language, except when it is not, because it is also physical characteristics (picked not meaningfully but by what is decided is important), and it is lineage MtDNA that somehow, despite all evidence, plays a meaningful role in biological expression.  Race is also constructed, except when it is not, and it is so obvious that really we don't need to dissect it because it just is.

By Jove, I think he has it!

Race is like interracial porn.  I can't define it but I know it when I see it.