If race is imaginary and socially constructed, why then does it have such a profound impact on the structure of society and the automatic ways people feel towards each other?

There he is. You come across him every day on your way to work. Your mouth sets into a grimace every time he sets those beady little eyes on you. Those eyes are just so unpleasant. The curve of his face is jarring. And his pigeon-toed traipse! You can't quite put your finger on it, but there's something, just something wrong with him. Something inside of your brain is telling you not to befriend or …

…has also made an huge impact on the framework of societies all over the world. Much of the time it is difficult to even notice when discrimination and maltreatment is occuring. Despite the fact that the concept of race does not have any scientific evidence to back it up, the effects of racism are still apparent in the world today. It is, still necessary to recognize and fight any oppression evident, while suppressing internalized stereotyping.