Race…..

Merriam Webster’s definition = a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits.
Isn’t it interesting that we can actually share certain distinctive physical traits yet be of a different race?! That’s because the definition, like all other labels, changes according to the whims of the all-powerful dominant group, plain and simple! Marger has covered that throughout the text.
Isn’t it also interesting that race can be determined by social class, such as in Brazil where the rule of decent is not operative? Popular Brazilian expressions “money whitens, a rich negro is a white man, a poor white man is a negro.” As people improve their class status, they are perceived as lighter racially. (page 408)
S. Ramos, Post #24