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Old 03-03-2015, 05:55 PM   #231 (permalink)
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semantics.
That is a racist term for Jews and I'd appreciate it if you didn't use it.
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Old 03-03-2015, 05:55 PM   #232 (permalink)
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And then there's this way to look at it. Kinda long read but interesting.

http://www.newsweek.com/there-no-such-thing-race-283123
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Old 03-03-2015, 05:58 PM   #233 (permalink)
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That is a racist term for Jews and I'd appreciate it if you didn't use it.
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Old 03-03-2015, 07:59 PM   #234 (permalink)
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And again my points go unanswered.
And you're surprised?
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Old 03-03-2015, 08:01 PM   #235 (permalink)
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And you're surprised?
I figure if I asked enough times she'd answer just out of sheer frustration. No luck.
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Old 03-03-2015, 10:17 PM   #237 (permalink)
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How about a TL;DR?
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Old 03-03-2015, 11:26 PM   #238 (permalink)
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race is a social construct, not a useful biological category
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race is a social construct, not a useful biological category
And there it is, thanks
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Old 03-04-2015, 08:41 AM   #240 (permalink)
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Except thats incorrect,Biologically yes there are differences.Socially there shouldn't be,but there are.
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