If you ask me, I’m upset no one picked up that this consideration was sexist and racist, although it is indeed the best choice for her to win, which reflects how bad US can’t get over race and gender.

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    there are no black people, or white people. just shades of brown from light brown to dark brown.

    I can’t believe we still use that antiquated differentiator. there can be both “white” and “black” people in the same ethnic group so it’s means next to nothing

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      Right, but it’s a social construct. In the US, “race” is really important, societally. In other parts of the world, it is nearly meaningless. Since I don’t live in a country which has me specify race on various forms, I don’t usually identify with any one…