tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993273906274465082.post2975792952265599328..comments2023-10-18T07:36:11.672-07:00Comments on The American Journal of Color Arousal: Why the "Race" Word is WrongUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993273906274465082.post-22007360471661245182008-04-07T13:45:00.000-07:002008-04-07T13:45:00.000-07:00In reference to your comments on my page and this ...In reference to your comments on my page and this post:<BR/><BR/>You're right. Race is a social construct and scientists (at least biologists) are aware that fact.<BR/><BR/>However, dealing with diversity issues still means we tackle this icky monster called 'race' or perhaps a better term is ethnicity. In this circumstance, I (and the other bloggers I tag) mean representatives from the entire human family, not just those with an obvious European ancestry.<BR/><BR/>And maybe it is to abandon the word race, but still accept the larger more appropriate definition. What would you replace it with? I'm just curious.<BR/><BR/>Re: using scientists using appropriate terms to talk about the universe in terms of the way it is - Let me tell you... Scientists use 'official' languaage all the time to discuss the world the way it is. And we're accused of being obtuse or using too much jargon or unnecessarily complicated or godless. We're told to speak more directly and in a way the broader public can understand. So speaking scientifically accurately all of time means 1 of 2 things.<BR/>1) we have lecture people to get them understand the "right" way of defining the world...risk - being condescending, taking too much time to get to the main point.<BR/>2)talk mainly to people who already have half a notion of what we're talking about...risk - leaving way to many people out of the conversation.The Urban Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02597475932242633814noreply@blogger.com