&gt;the entire concept of race has no objective reality<p>Come off it. Race <i>is</i> an objective reality. Aside from the visually obvious large difference(s) in pigmentation of the skin, there are other hard biological differentiators, like facial shape, the frequency of certain diseases, and many others.<p>Taking the anti-racism movement into hard, blatant denialism is beyond ridiculous and will only create more people like the friend you&#x27;re trying to avoid. When there&#x27;s no one in the middle to temper and explain inconvenient objective realities, people feel like their only option is to go to the extreme that seems to align with their experiences. That hardening of extremity is really bad for everyone.