My children, when younger, described their friends who were black as, for example, "the little boy with the brown skin." There was no value judgment attached. The expression was used just as "red-headed" or "skinny" might be used.
"My children, when younger, described their friends who were black as, for example, "the little boy with the brown skin." There was no value judgment attached. The expression was used just as "red-headed" or "skinny" might be used."
That's pretty much how scientists do it. Differences between people are recognized, but things like "The Black Race" or "The White Race" are scientifically meaningless. Because the "races" have no defined edges.
Calling someone "black" is like calling them "tall". It might have descriptive meaning, but there certainly is no such thing as "The Tall Race".