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Is it racism if my friends are dating other races?

Is it racism if my friends are dating other races?

If you expressed disapproval over your friends dating interracially, or being attracted to other races besides their own because you felt people of another race were not as fully human as those of your own, that would be racism.

Is it common for people to identify as another race?

It’s a controversial issue and there doesn’t seem to be a definitive answer that everyone can agree on. While Dolezal was a high-profile case, people identifying with, or wanting to be part of another race, is not uncommon.

Is being trans-racial a genuine thing?

Dr Peter Gale, senior lecturer in race and ethnicity at the University of South Australia, says that not only is being trans-racial is genuine thing but that it can be positive, too. “There is a general consensus by social scientist that race is a social construct; there is a big difference between biology and cultural identity,” says Dr Gale.

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What is the relationship between race and racism?

The belief that race is due to genetic differences and biological morphologies gave way to racism, the idea of superiority and inferiority based on race, they charge. Persecution based on ethnicity, however, also has been common.

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What is the corollary of excluding certain races?

The more odious corollary — excluding certain races outright — is a very questionable commitment to have. If one recognizes or confesses to a racially discriminatory approach to prospective romantic or sexual partners, then one is obligated to consider the origins of this discrimination.

Is our society doing enough to condemn racism?

In Canada at least, our society does a comparatively decent job of condemning most forms of overt racism. If someone openly states their aversion to doing business with Arabs on a purely racial basis, a severe majority of us would be disgusted and say as much.