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To: markomalley
and that “race was invented … to justify colonialism and slavery.”

That's kind of a little bit on the verge of being accurate. There's really no use for "race" other than to divide people into categories where some are legally privileged over others.

5 posted on 10/03/2017 5:42:06 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("What comes after diversity is the grim uniformity of Islam." ~Mark Steyn)
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To: Tax-chick

total bs.

All ancient societies broke people down into groupings. Egypt, Rome, ect clearly classified people. Heck the first thing the native americans did was classify Europeans as “the white man”


17 posted on 10/03/2017 5:47:23 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Make America Great Again !)
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To: Tax-chick
HORSEFEATHERS!

The caste system was invented, in India, long BEFORE any "whites" ever got there; let alone colonized it!

There were abortificants as well as infanticides done in ancient times and in most cultures in the ancient world, which was PATERNALISTIC/male ruled!

Steinem is a mental midget, lacking in the basic of knowledge and obviously you don't know much history either.

37 posted on 10/03/2017 5:58:45 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Tax-chick
I would say the concept of race was to divide people into "like us" and "not like us". If they "look like us" then they are probably neighbors even if we never met and we share cultural commonality. Unless they show active aggression they are assumed to be non-hostile.

If they don't "look like us" then we probably don't share culturally commonality and they are to be regarded with caution as they would have had to cross the territory of those that "look like us".

It is a survival concept.

Of course there is really only one human race but people get so upset if you use "breed" of human even though it is more accurate.

73 posted on 10/03/2017 7:09:31 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
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To: Tax-chick

What use is there for hair color as a designation?

Driver’s license requires it.


87 posted on 10/03/2017 7:33:26 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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