To: BurkeCalhounDabney
"[quoting my use of the expression "folk theory of face"] Would you please explain". Sure. A folk theory of race is one any of the widely held views that makes claims of the form "X is F becuase X belongs to race Y." Or, to avoid tangents about causation and statistical relationships, "It's no accident that X is F and X belongs to race Y". I'd give examples, but you seem squeamish, so I'll leave it to your imagination. The target of the article is the folk theory of race. I'm not accusing you of holding that theory. I'm pointing out that no one who holds it can take any comfort in the observations you're making.
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