employer prefers some people over others, typically whites over african-americans. we want to say it is another form of discrimination about which we should be concerned. here, an employer might prefer some blacks over others. to understand why that might be discriminatory, an analogy to agendaer is helpful. we get that sex discrimination occurs when men are preferred over women. we also understand that sex discrimination arise when's an institution prefers some women over others, based on whether they act like a woman or act like a man or are perceived to act out their identities in ways that are problematic. we want to say there is a similar dynamic that is at play with regard to race. an acting race dynamic that people don't like to talk about but actually shapes the way we think about race in important ways. >> very interesting. i totally agree with most of what you're saying and race is obviously, and identity is obviously a performance. a lot of people don't understand that. they think i get out of bed. no. we're always performing our identities and it is really