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	'''Racial realism''' is a term used to describe two directly opposed positions, both motivated by the perceived durability and social importance of racial distinctions.

	The term racial realism has been used to describe the claim that racial distinctions are ] but enduringly important because dominant social forces continually reinforce them.

	The term has also been used to describe the claim that races are real rather than social constructs, and that racial distinctions are enduringly important because racial groups differ by nature (genetically) with regard to such important behavioral tendencies as ] and ]. This claim holds that racial distinctions are real and measurable, and further claims those measurable differences are based in ] instead of ].

	Examples of scientifically demonstrable racial distinctions are said to include different ], ], crime rates, and ] characteristics, such as differing tendencies toward ]s such as ] or ].

	The second definition is the older and far more common definition. Critics often claim that racial realism is a ] for ].

	== Self-described racial realists ==
	The following is a list of notable individuals and organizations who have self-identified as racial realist.

	===Individuals===
	*] - psychological and psychometric researcher<ref></ref>
	*] - white nationalist, politician<ref></ref>
	*] - ]
	*] - American Renaissance
	*] - American writer for ]<ref></ref>
	*] - Former writer and webmaster for American Renaissance and current owner of The Inverted World. <ref></ref> <ref></ref>
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	===Groups===
	*] - Paleoconservative and racial thinking magazine<ref></ref>
	*]<ref>http://www.bnp.org.uk/articles/race_reality.htm</ref><ref>http://www.bnp.org.uk/candidates2005/manifesto/manf4.htm</ref>

	== See also ==
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	==References==
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