Quote (JessiWan @ 17 Jul 2022 16:29)
You can't back up your garbage claim that: "race as defined by colour of skin was used and created solely by the West when they decided they needed an excuse for slaves".
My work here is done.
ummm
Heres an article from the Smithsonian Museum
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/historical-foundations-raceheres come quotes from the article:
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The world got along without race for the overwhelming majority of its history. The U.S. has never been without it.
DAVID R. ROEDIGER
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THE INVENTION OF RACE
The concept of “race,” as we understand it today, evolved alongside the formation of the United States and was deeply connected with the evolution of two other terms, “white” and “slave.” The words “race,” “white,” and “slave” were all used by Europeans in the 1500s, and they brought these words with them to North America. However, the words did not have the meanings that they have today. Instead, the needs of the developing American society would transform those words’ meanings into new ideas.
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The Historical Evolution of Race (and Racism) in Colonial and Early America
Fueled by the Enlightenment ideas of natural rights of man, spurred by the passion for religious freedom, in search of property, and escaping persecution, European colonists came to North America in search of a place to create a new society. The ideals of Enlightenment spread to the North American colonies and formed the basis of their democracy as well as the most brutal kind of servitude - chattel slavery.
In the world before 1500, the notion of hierarchy was a common principle. Every person belonged to a hierarchical structure in some way: children to parents, parishioners to churches, laborers to landowners, etc. As the ideas of the natural rights of man became more prevalent through the 18th century, the concept of equality becomes a standard stream of thought. By categorizing humans by “race,” a new hierarchy was invented based on what many considered science.
You should read it when you have some time
This is all taught in history class in like grade 7 for me so
This post was edited by Crunkt on Jul 17 2022 04:40pm