Question

paraphrasing a text
the cruelty of racial prejudice was so often accompanied by absurdity, a tangle of arbitrary rules and distinctions that subverted the shared interests of people who had been taught to see themselves as irreconcilably different. -hidden figures, margot lee shetterly
which statement best paraphrases this excerpt from the book?
racial prejudice was harmful and cruel because its rules separated people, even people who genuinely liked each other and wanted to collaborate
racial prejudice was accompanied by arbitrary rules that undermined the shared interests of people who had come to believe that they were irreconcilably dissimilar
racial prejudice resulted in strange policies that undermined the mutual goals of people who, though similar, had learned to believe that they were separate
racial prejudice was absurd, separating people throughout society, regardless of whether they had similar desires or shared interests

Explanation:

Answer:

B. Racial prejudice was accompanied by arbitrary rules that undermined the shared interests of people who had come to believe that they were irreconcilably dissimilar