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It does matter though, it's not a strict thing obviously, but it matters that people of all colors see people of all colors in positions of fame and power. Antiracism is NOT race blindness, it's race acceptance -- understanding that we all have different colors and appearances, and not just race obviously other factors too -- and as highly visual creatures it matters that we see that represented throughout all walks of life. Ultimately in the long term, maybe yes, we should discard race as a concept as it has no basis in biology, but in the short and medium term, the myth of race has acquired powerful real world characteristics that do matter for now and the forseeable future.

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