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Comment on How scientific taxonomy constructed the myth of race in ~science
brombo LinkThis article has some good information, but I would disagree with the idea that Linnaeus' hierarchical taxonomy is some large permeating force in racism's existence today. It seems to me that a...This article has some good information, but I would disagree with the idea that Linnaeus' hierarchical taxonomy is some large permeating force in racism's existence today.
It seems to me that a large underlying factor of post-eugenics racism is not just that human 'races' are thought of as comparatively superior or inferior, but rather that physical distinction in human populations represents some significant differences in internal features (think of some races being better at running, or others at math, and so on).
The fact that differences in skin tone could point to internal differences (which is untrue) need not mean that one 'race' is superior or inferior, but simply that physically distinct populations are fundamentally different. To me, this seems like what racism is--that humans beings are categorized from surface-level appearances rather than say culture or religion or country or any other potentially meaningful method of categorization. Taxonomical hierarchy need nothing to do with it, any baseless system of classifying people is doomed to cause prejudice
Scientific racism has been so long debunked (popularly by Franz Boas in the early 20th century) that it's hard to think of it as the pervasive force that the author of this article claims it to be. To historically put racism only in these terms of is just too simple. Even when trying to think about racism historically, it's an odd place to start. The idea of the great chain of being has existed since the time of the Ancient Greeks
Lately I have been buying cremini mushrooms and slicing them very thin and then roasting them in olive oil in the toaster oven. I don't really like the texture of mushrooms but this makes them nice and crispy
Fun fact: Cremini mushrooms are just white mushrooms that have been picked later in their life.
Funner fact: Both cremini and white mushrooms are just young Portabella mushrooms