Reflect and Analyze this quote: “You don’t see race. You just think you see race.” What is the meaning behind that quote?

Question

Reflect and Analyze this quote: “You don’t see race. You just think you see race.”

What is the meaning behind that quote?

*This has to do with race and backgrounds and on how people view each other based on their race. 

Answer 1

The quote refers to race as a social construct with no inherent tangible value beyond what society, as a whole, ascribes to it. "You don't see race," draws on the ambiguity of skin color and ethnic background; the color of your skin cannot automatically indicate the ethnic community to which you belong. Whereas, "you only think you see race," draws from the assumptions that we are conditioned to make based on societies expectations of race.