but i'll keep reading

My aim in this paper was not to prove the biological reality of race

also

that's a quote

We know that certain diseases are more common in certain races, and when placed in the same environment (in this case, the same country), we can see height, size, and even socio-economic differences between the races that are reflected similarly in other countries (ex. U.S. Hispanics to Mestizos in Mexico).

Furthermore, we can also associate certain genes and their frequencies with certain races.

Knowing all of these things, and knowing that they are indisputable facts, it is unlikely that race is simply a social construct, and what is more likely, however, is that the push to downplay it as such is rooted in political and ideological motivations @21tagtmeiern

It's similar to the Soviets refusing to accept evolution because it did not conform to communism's traditional belief set

Oh my, Irma is a taxonomist now too

Is there anything she wont LARP as?

"We know that certain diseases are more common in certain races, and when placed in the same environment (in this case, the same country), we can see height, size, and even socio-economic differences between the races that are reflected similarly in other countries (ex. U.S. Hispanics to Mestizos in Mexico)."

Have you ever considered that a majority of the other issues are related to socio-economic differences

and that further, the socio-economic differences are artificial, enforced through racist practices and historical bias?

For instance, centuries of slavery, followed by poor civil rights, followed by discriminator societal attitudes

I mean, it's been less than 50 years since de jure segregation ended

there's still tons of de facto segregation, lingering actual segregation, and racial biases in society

"Furthermore, we can also associate certain genes and their frequencies with certain races."

Yes, but the same for dynasties, and other traits

there's also just a natural degree of variation between people

50 years ago

ah

my bad

yeah, slightly over 50 now

No you're right I'm just saying that it's been a while

not even a lifetime

there aren't many effects of it

blacks bring themselves down

you can't bring an entire class out of poverty in 50 years without plenty of help

not white people

no, they don't

Yes they don't

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r6GBo_7UNc

just watch that

for instance

it's rather insightful

when black people stop killing each other and start trying in life then I might believe you

but again

50 years ago is the *de jure* end to segregation

we're ignoring malicious practices

yes

like redlining, gentrification, predatory loaning, etc

that ended years ago

eh, not entirely