sneakerdust wrote:Race is genetic based. Ethnicity is behavior based.
Well, there is a growing consensus that race is a social construct that has no consistently proven genetic brightline. It's simply a manner in which people are classified. That classification may be based on skin color, but relying on what people are perceived to be isn't a reliable arbiter of their genetic makeup. When anthropologists and other scientists compare the genetic makeups of people of different races, they find that the difference is so minimal that it's hard to find any scientific method of consistently distinguishing these groups. In essence, it's more about the way we group one another and talk about it, rather than having meaningful scientific distinction. Even many of those who argue there are some distinct genetic differences reinforce the notion that it's largely socially based, simply because of the changing definition of race throughout the last 300 years.
Ethnicity, on the other hand, is a multifaceted identity that's not simply based on behavior, but also appearance, national origin, language, clothing, food, religion, history, or other traditions.
But, as ttime1 mentioned, race and ethnicity are often treated as one in the same when it comes to stereotyping and discrimination, simply because people judge others based on how they appear, not on what's inside their heart.
Anyway, I'm out on this topic, too. It's been a distraction from the Bucks talk, though, which has some value.