Response to "DNA Test Gives Students Ethnic Shocks"

Response to "DNA Test Gives Students Ethnic Shocks"

I found this article very interesting. The fact that people can suddenly learn their exact racial background from a DNA test brings up many questions. For example, would knowing your racial background change how you act or how you think about yourself? If a person suddenly found that they were more white than black would they associate themeselves with one more than the other? This seems to further complex the idea of racial identity and if it is based on your racial background or more on how you choose to live. Also, how would others view them knowing this kind of information? Many people could instantly switch races from a social perspective based the results the test. Ms. Best asks an excellent question of why such tests are being done? If this country is trying to show the unimportance of race, then why perform such tests to begin with? It seems to further separate the races than uniting them.