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Aren't We Better Together?
Based on an examination of our DNA, any two human beings are 99.99 percent identical. The remaining 0.01 percent determines skin, eye, and hair color, and could hold important clues about the causes of diseases. So, the word racism is redundant. When someone abuses or discriminates against another person because of the color of their skin, that is bigotry or intolerance.
As I have asserted in several posts, there are no human races on Planet Earth. ALL humans are one race regardless of skin color, religion, tribal origins, or country of birth.
The definition of bigotry is prejudice and the state of being intolerant. An example of bigotry is disliking people because of their culture. Generally speaking, black and brown-skinned people have different cultures but that does not equate to them being a different race. The science just does not hold up the claim of humans of different skin colors being different races. Therefore, the term racism is redundant.
Let’s call it what it is — bigotry. Or if you want to be long-winded: hatred against another person based on skin color.
