President Barack Obama is considered the first black president of the United States, despite the fact that he described his father as a Kenyan born immigrant who was "black as pitch" and a Kansas-born mother as "white as milk".This speaks to the idea that

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The fact that President Obama is considered the first black president, despite having both black and white ancestry, highlights that race is a socially constructed category rather than a biological reality. This suggests that option B, "race is a human-created way of categorising people", is the best choice. Option A, "there is such thing as a 'pure' race", is incorrect because there is no clear boundary between different racial groups and many people have mixed racial ancestry. Option C, "race is a biological reality", is incorrect because race is not determined solely by biology, but also by social and historical factors. Option D, "race has no real social significance", is also incorrect because race has profound social and political implications, including a history of discrimination and inequality.

President Barack Obama Is Considered the First Black President of the United