Many people believe race is a social construct. I believe it is racism that is the social construct, here is why.
There are many different sub-species of mammals. There are many different types of Dogs, Cats, Monkey, etc. In fact there are sub-species of every animal on the planet. Different types of fish, frog, snake, etc, etc. They are all uniquely and genetically different, based off of evolution and their ability to adapt to different climates, environment and locations. This does not exclude humans. Different races act as different breeds of human, due to evolution and their ability to adapt to their environment.
Aesthetically, there are obvious differences, but some are more than skin deep. Different Races are susceptible to different ailments. In fact, doctors are known to treat the same diseases or ailments with different medicines, according to racial make-up. Some races live longer than others, some diseases only target certain races, etc. This is because of our genetic make-up, which makes every race uniquely different.
Another difference to consider is personality and intelligence.
I.Q. and other intelligence measuring test results, consistently show that Asians score the highest, Europeans in the middle, with Africans and non-white Hispanics at the bottom. Egalitarians argue that the reasoning behind whites consistently outscoring blacks and non-white Hispanics, is that these tests are culturally biased. If these tests are culturally biased toward whites, then why are Asians consistently out scoring whites in these tests?
They also believe racism is why blacks and non-white Hispanics are underrepresented in prestigious colleges, in the field of medicine, physics/mathematics and in law practice or other prestigious careers. But there are plenty of Asians in prestigious colleges and with these prestigious career titles. So, are we only racist against blacks and non-white Hispanics? or is it something deeper, something in our genetics?
One sound theory is, Europeans and Asians have lived in much harsher climates 1000's of years ago and in most cases still do. They experienced ice ages, harsh winters and always changing climate, while places closer to the equator were much milder and easily navigated. Europeans and Asians had to learn to hunt big game, utilize every part of the animal, not just for food but clothing and shelter. They had invented the wheel, weapons for hunting, and learned to build and maintain fire for an entire winter. Without this knowledge, surviving the harsh northern winters would be nearly impossible. Man and women had to work together as a team and keep their families small, otherwise it would be harder to feed many children. All of this has an affect on us today, our personalities, culture, intelligence and enginuity.
Think about the discoveries made on this planet and throughout our solar system. Think about the number of inventions, medical, mathematical, biological and other scientific advancements made by Europeans and Asians. Think about the arts; music, paintings, and the architectural creations of Europe. Think about the brilliant minds and philosophical thinkers of ancient Greece, China or Japan.
More than 90% of the world we know and use is because of European and Asian advancements, inventions and discoveries.
Tribal life in places closer to the Equator like South America, sub-Sahara Africa, South East Asia/Pacific Islands, and the Indigenous tribes of New Zealand and Australia haven't changed much, even to this day.
"Since the dawn of history the negro has owned the
continent of Africa-rich beyond the dream of poet's
fancy, crunching acres of diamonds beneath his bare
black feet. Yet he never picked one up from the dust
until a white man showed to him its glittering
light. His land swarmed with powerful and docile
animals, yet he never dreamed a harness, cart, or
sled. A hunter by necessity, he never made an axe,
spear, or arrowhead worth preserving beyond the
moment of its use. He lived as an ox, content to
graze for an hour. In a land of stone and timber he
never sawed a foot of lumber, carved a block, or
built a house save of broken sticks and mud. With
league on league of ocean strand and miles of inland
seas, for four thousand years he watched their
surface ripple under the wind, heard the thunder of
the surf on his beach, the howl of the storm over
his head, gazed on the dim blue horizon calling him
to worlds that lie beyond, and yet he never dreamed
a sail." -- Charles Darwin
"The races differ in constitution, in acclimatisation, and liability to certain diseases. Their mental characteristics are also very distinct." - Charles Darwin.
Because of our environment, we are who we are, our environment then becomes a product of us. Culture is a product of the people. Proof of that is in nations where whites are not the indigenous people but where they have populated; South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United States. Europeans have populated those areas and built them in their likeness, they are now more developed and less primitive.
Also, when people of underdeveloped nations populate developed or first world nations, the areas they populate resemble the third world nations they hail from. Causing progress in developed nations to slow or devolve and therefor creating the social construct of racism.
It is not racist to recognize racial differences, but it is dangerous to believe we are all equal in every way.
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