Is Race Real?

[blue1]

This I object to:

Another complication is that African-Americans are, on average, about 17 percent white: they have mitochondria (maternally inherited) that are African, but they often have European Y chromosomes. In other words, white men raped or seduced their maternal ancestors.

Note the automatic assumption, 'raped or seduced'. No allowance for any other possibility like normal love and relationships. Typical PC crap.

The irony about stuff like this is that we don't need to be told any of this.  Everyone knows we are all the same under the skin. That won't stop the racists and the bigots.

[Saurdaukar]

Originally posted by funkedup
Funny thing is I was just watching the Clayton Bigsby piece on Chappelle's Show.

The first time I saw that peice I almost fell over.

Id repeat some of the great lines, but Im sure someone would go complain to Skuzzy and call me a bigot.  

So much for humor.  

[GrimCO]

Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
So... according to the bible, Jews are the chosen people of god... now if these same people are muslim, were does that lead?

Jews and Arabs originally hail from the same family tree. Both Muslim and Jewish doctrines believe that they are descendants of Abraham (who was neither Muslim or Jewish because neither existed yet). He was born in modern day Iraq in the Tigris Euphrates valley. Two of Abraham's sons, Isaac and Ishmael, are considered to be the beginning of each blood line. Each son had a different mother. Isaac's mother was Sarah, Ishmael's mother was Hagar. Ishmael and Hagar were thrown out of Abraham's home when Isaac was born by Sarah.

Isaac had 12 grandsons who formed the 12 tribes of Isreal. One of the grandsons was named Judah. From his tribe come the Jews.

From Ishmael came the Arabs and the divine prophet Muhammed.

Both Jews and Muslims agree they are related.

[lazs2]

In Africa the lighter skinned blacks look down on the darker skinned ones.   As humans.....We got a long way to go yet.

hally barry is considered gorgeous by many but women with very dark skin and negroid features are not.

lazs

[Swoop]

You guys really wanna subscribe to the New Scientist.

It's been common knowledge for a few years now that EVERYONE can be traced back to a group of about 60,000 people who slowly spread out of Africa through the middle east. The odd thing though is that among these 60,000 only 7 different women spread their chromosomes about and since then.....all the offspring of 6 of em have died out.

That's right, we're all descended from the same black chick. Guess she had no rhythm though.

The only thing studies haven’t told us is whether or not indigenous people such as Aborigine’s or South American Indians (or North come to that) have the same genetic make up. This is simply because the studies haven’t been done yet. It'll be interesting to find out if these guys have the same genetics or whether they really are "other" people.

[Hortlund]

Originally posted by Swoop
EVERYONE can be traced back to a group of about 60,000 people who slowly spread out of Africa through the middle east. The odd thing though is that among these 60,000 only 7 different women spread their chromosomes about and since then.....all the offspring of 6 of em have died out.

Soo...should that be 59993 guys and 7 women? Or ~30 000 guys and gals, but only 7 women who managed to "spread their chromosones"? (i e get pregnant).

...yeah...well, I think this one ranks right up there with the big bang theory actually.

*Insert picture of occhams razor here*

[Maverick]

I always figured I was of the human race. What is / are the others races???

Worrying about skin is plain stupid. Just wear it and deal with life.

[funkedup]

Originally posted by Saurdaukar
The first time I saw that peice I almost fell over.

Id repeat some of the great lines, but Im sure someone would go complain to Skuzzy and call me a bigot.  

So much for humor.  

The book titles were great.

[midnight Target]

Originally posted by Hortlund
Soo...should that be 59993 guys and 7 women? Or ~30 000 guys and gals, but only 7 women who managed to "spread their chromosones"? (i e get pregnant).

...yeah...well, I think this one ranks right up there with the big bang theory actually.

*Insert picture of occhams razor here*

Careful Swoop. You brought up something Hortlund doesn't understand. Next thing you know he'll be calling people names and pratelling on about how modern cosmologists are all devil worshipers....

Geeez Looo-eeez Hortie baby. If it makes you feel better, her name was Eve.

[midnight Target]

Originally posted by blue1
This I object to:

 

Note the automatic assumption, 'raped or seduced'. No allowance for any other possibility like normal love and relationships. Typical PC crap.

 

I think that if one person is a SLAVE and one is the OWNER it is fair to assume the sex was nonconsentual. Or do you believe that the slave girl really wanted to be a slave?

[Hortlund]

*holds up mirror for MT*

[Hortlund]

And MT...how EXACTLY would a woman "spread her chromosones" if not by giving birth?

You may answer now.

[Urchin]

Yea, there is such a thing as race.  Does it really matter?  I don't think so, everyone is pretty much the same genetically.  The real difference is the difference in culture that springs from the difference in race.

[funkedup]

Originally posted by SOB
Blah blah blah.  Shyaddup Sambo, and get back under Fatty's desk.


SOB

PS...If we're all black, does that mean I can check the "African-American" box on my financial aid forms?

Well said.  Shouldn't he be picking coconuts or something?

[SOB]

Well, Fatty generally tells Animal to "polish the banana", but I'm sure he likes it when his coconuts are picked too.


SOB