I would expect the implicit opposite of “race realist” to be “race idealist”; i.e. the opposition is roughly between focusing on things as they are, vs. things as they should be.
“Race idealist” sounds so cool to me, I think I’m seriously gonna start using it for self-identification! I’m indeed more interested in how things should be in regards to racial issues, and how we should act to change them, than in the miserable details of our current plight.
I would expect the implicit opposite of “race realist” to be “race idealist”; i.e. the opposition is roughly between focusing on things as they are, vs. things as they should be.
That’s not what “realist” means in philosophy.
“Race idealist” sounds so cool to me, I think I’m seriously gonna start using it for self-identification! I’m indeed more interested in how things should be in regards to racial issues, and how we should act to change them, than in the miserable details of our current plight.
Still not neutral. Do you think the people who are not “race realists” call themselves “race idealist”?