Apparently, all of the other crazy ideas being floated out there these days have gotten boring, so some people have been recycling a strange theory that’s been making the rounds for a number of years. The Washington Post ran an article yesterday with the curious title, “Race isn’t real, science says. Advocates want the census to reflect that. A small but vocal group of professionals and academics imagine a future where categories don’t matter.” Psychotherapist Carlos Hoyt dives into the history of this theory and arguments that race both is and isn’t real, whether you’re talking about genetics or social constructs. Supposedly, race is an artificial construct scientifically, but if you claim that there is no racism in the United States or that you are “colorblind,” you will be ostracized by the same people attempting to make this argument. If your head is already spinning from this conversation, you’re not alone. Ann Althouse attempted to dissect the discussion in her blog.Read More
Here Comes the “Race Isn’t Real” Movement
