“Race is merely a shorthand that enables us to speak sensibly, though with no great precision, about genetic rather than cultural or political differences.” – Aramand Leroi (2005).
In Goodman’s article, “Two Questions about Race,” he suggests a greater, more open-ended and undefined personal view in comparison to Leroi’s article, “A Family Tree in Every Gene,” which provides a more tangible and understanding view of how, and why we define race. Leroi clearly states that race is just a short word that we use to identify each other, and that regardless of what we look like we are all made up of the same genes, and only slight genetic variations. Leroi is an avid fighter of de-racializing biological variation.
On the other hand, Goodman states that race is primarily a social construct, and based on a “lived experience, that passes as the result of genetic difference [and] may actually be due to the interactions of some aspect of lived experience.” For me, Goodman’s idea was difficult to understand. While he makes several good points, I found it difficult to understand the meaning of a ‘lived experience’ without any further explanation, or practical personal example.
I really like the way you used a quote in the beginning it sort of sets up what you're going to talk about. I agree with the points you make about goodman and leroi and how you discussed their opinions. I think that the way you set up your blog makes it easier to understand with the different paragraphs.
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