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Originally Posted by SuperDinoYoshi
Here's an old (but relevant) video where Bill Nye talks about race. He presents a compelling argument that there really is no such thing as race, and mentions how scientific academies have been suggesting to governments to get rid of the term.
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Not that Bill Nye isn't the fountain of scientific knowledge but the argument that race is a social construct has been around for decades (if not just somewhat recently brought to the forefront).
American Anthropological Association: Statement on Race
([...]it has become clear that human populations are not unambiguous, clearly demarcated, biologically distinct groups. Evidence from the analysis of genetics (e.g., DNA) indicates that most physical variation, about 94%, lies within so-called racial groups. Conventional geographic "racial" groupings differ from one another only in about 6% of their genes. This means that there is greater variation within "racial" groups than between them.) -
http://www.aaanet.org/stmts/racepp.htm