Reaction to Shreeve

In this text, some supposed benefits using the term of race by scientists are mentioned. In particular, when the police have to identify the body as who is he or she, racial judgment is useful to narrow possible area. For this, the opposite main two arguments exist. One is that biological race exists and the other is biological race does not exists.

I could not agree totally with both idea because I think the concept of biological race itself is arbitrary. When people define race such as this race have these characteristics, there must be limitations or exceptions even though they tend to think biological lines are apparent. It is sure that biological reality that there are biological different characteristics between people. However, it should not lead to say that “scientists should use the term of race”. I agree the conclusion of Shreeve that show the line of race is a matter of perspective. I think as we could not reduce the term of race, we have to notice its subjectiveness.