Ustwo

The are measurable and real differences between you and a cow too. Races play a part in what I do every day, and I need to know those differences. I know the chance of an Asian having certain jaw growth problems is greater than other races. This applies to every race as we all have different facial and growth characteristics as well as anomalies. For me to ignore these and treat everyone as 'equals' is bad medicine. There is overlap of course, and many of the issues are the same for all races, but it would be wrong for me to NOT understand the racial differences and treat somewhat differently based on those differences.

This same type of thing applies to other areas in medicine as well, Arizona and Colorado isn't part of the 'skin cancer belt' because of all the blacks or mongoloids there. Another example, Eskimos, a sub group of mongoloids are better adapted for a cold environment than whites who are better adapted than blacks.

So regardless of whatever feel good thing you want to put on it, the races are different and 'race' has value as a descriptor.

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