race

A socially constructed term that describes arbitrary characteristics (skin color, hair texture, eye shape). Some people may say that there's reverse racism now, even though the US prison population is approximately 40-45 percent black. And even with affirmative action the best schools in the US still fall short of representing the country's diverse population (i.e. Harvard's black demographic has consistently been under 12%).

White guy (or girl): Race doesn't matter anymore. The US as a whole is not a racist country because no one actually thinks that his/her race is superior.
Person with a brain: Is that why the prison population is almost half black?

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