Mr Hammer
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Brian Ross wrote on Mar 8 th, 2018 at 3:56pm: Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 8 th, 2018 at 2:59pm: Brian Ross wrote on Mar 8 th, 2018 at 2:53pm: Auggie wrote on Mar 8 th, 2018 at 2:45pm: Brian Ross wrote on Mar 8 th, 2018 at 2:38pm: Frank wrote on Mar 7 th, 2018 at 10:20pm: And Genetics has what to do with those social constructs, Soren? "Race" is simply another one - one created by (mainly) Europeans to justify Imperialism. Until the creation of Anthropology as a "science" "Race" was essentially non-existent in the way Racists use the term. "Race" has no scientific basis, except as a means of categorising humans on the basis of their external physical differences. I have known Europeans who look Asian, I have known Asians who look European. The whole idea of "race" is becoming less and less meaningful. Genetics determines who we are. "Race" is a social construct. Race is not a social construct in the sense that it’s biologicial. What is a social construct is culture and behaviour. Race does inform behaviour abd behaviour does not inform race. Did you read what I just typed, Augie? Really? How about the bit where I describe where the modern concept of "race" came from? It didn't exist before Anthropology was created. Anthropology was an attempt to make "race" scientific. It was used to justify the supposed superiority of White people over yellow, brown, black, blue, people. It was a post-ipso facto explanation of the supposed march of White people to world domination. Which reminds me, how is that going nowadays? Mmmm? Not very well, the last time I checked. "Race" is about categorising people by their external physical differences. Being external, they are not borne out by Genetic differences that prevent interbreeding between the various "races". That must piss the Racists off enormously, now mustn't it? Eugenics was abandoned after WWII - with good reason. Killing people because they worshiped a different God left a nasty taste in the mouth. Just as killing them because they were mentally incapacitated or supposedly a different "race" or they were Gay or Lesbians or a million other superficial reasons. You know where the world's centres of Eugenics were? The USA and Australia/South Africa. Tsk, tsk. It's not just external Brian. Want to bet? Racism relies on skin colour, the shape of a person's eyes, the thickness of their lips, etc. - all external physical characteristics. Genes dedicated to one race or another do not exist. We all share the same Genetic pool - the same Genes. It is how they combine, how they interact which determines who we are. Some "races" are genetically pre-disposed to some Genetic disorders but those disorders can occur right across the human race (ie "sickle-cell anemia" "Alcohol Allergy & Intolerance", etc.) and are not solely isolated to one "race" or another. Why do black men generally have more testosterone than white men then?
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