Comments by "Me andmi" (@629Justme) on "Kamala Harris Family Tree | Race vs Ethnicity" video.

  1. The word privilege must be recognized in its context. Its not a bad word, its just that sometimes we are describing character defects without proper repercussions. Folks that built themselves up from immigrants to become scholars and provide their daughter with an upper to uppermiddleclass life know where they came from. Not the same as when the word is generally used. Her privilege was earned. Hope her family's experience is a reminder.
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  2. Definitions of race Loaded subject but an important pov is that during slavery, Americas ruling class determined that in order to "keep whites pure" - it sounds like it is supposed to, the one drop rule was established. If a person had one drop of African blood, they were considered to be part of the black "race". As said, race is a social construct to divide the construct. New news for me is that the term " white" has a specific moment in history that began its construct of division. We are the human race called homo sapiens or wise man, but that title gets a lot of questionable activities related to the wise position.
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