Conservatives claiming to be “confused” by the - honestly not all that complicated - idea that “race” is not a biological reality, but a social construct that has dramatically shaped the social, political, and cultural hierarchy in the U.S., is so very tiring and silly.
https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/1293562578510262272
It’s always hard to discern how much of that stems from pure ignorance and how much is just bad-faith debate club nonsense. In any case, they honestly think their “confusion” is an indictment of the theories and ideas of race and racism they don’t like.
Of course, contrary to what conservatives want to pretend, this sort of “confusion” does not cast doubt on well established and empirically proven theories of - it simply reflects very poorly on those who are unable or unwilling to grasp and engage with them on an adequate level.
In any case, please read this excellent thread by @jbouie on race and racism in the U.S. If you accept the fact that America has always been a racial caste system, much of its history and present becomes a lot clearer.
https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/1293546088243376128?s=21
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