Sure, but I prefer group names that are something a person can choose - punk, goth, emo, kicker/cowboy, basketball player, Steelers fan, whatever… not height, race, or things a person has no choice in. (let the record show that dress or tat’s would belie a persons affiliation with SOME degree of frequency.)
We NEED groups. We need something smaller to get that sense of belonging and well… we need diversity for a culture to be resilient. I’d just like it to be a matter of CHOICE.
I tend to agree. At the same time, by creating identity around the color of one’s skin - it can help to reinforce the boundaries of white-black-whatever race.
I do, however, see a need for there to be positive role models for anyone - and that strong, positive, black role models are very important. And given the sometimes racial climate - essential to some black children.
I’m not a radical degregationist, I just want… a more porous racial line - with a trend towards none. But I AM a dreamer.