Proof that the GMs are Racist

[Barahir]

Originally Posted by pickled_heretic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Irrelevant. Nobody said that race was exclusively determined by genetics. On the other hand, I have yet to encounter any white African Americans.

Of course you haven't because your definition boils down to black people. Seriously you make something up (or rather you follow along with something other people have made up) and draw the lines and then try to act like something that is outside of the lines you've drawn, supports your own assumptions. Srsly you might as well have just said "Sports cars can only be red, I've never seen a sports car that wasn't red"

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Uthgaard [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Also rofl at all the idiots in this thread trying to argue genetics because they drew a punnet square once in high school.

How lazy. You could have at least quoted something out of context.

[Barahir]

Originally Posted by Amelinda [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I had a friend who was white and from south africa. She became an american citizen so then would she not be a white african american? right?

this whole thread is pretty dumb anyway. just as an aside.

No because "african americans" can only be black, anyone who is not black and from africa living in the united states is not "african american".... yeah

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Barahir [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

(or rather you follow along with something other people have made up)

Guess what? that's what language is. All of the words you're using were made up by other people! *GASP*

There's a genetic component to race because that's what the word means. pretending it doesn't exist won't cause it to go away and won't cause people to stop using it. If anything, attempts to consciously and deliberately eliminate words from common vernacular have been uniformly and utterly met with complete failure. (ex. "******")

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Amelinda [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

i'm glad you put that you were kidding. i wouldn't have known with you. i know you don't like me.

Personally. my gr-gr-gr-grandfather was black. but that's a very small percentage of non-white blood. Most people who know me would probably think i was teasing them if i told them about my grandfather.

I make no claims about my heritage. It is what it is - genealogy and records can show me who I come from but it's up to me to show the world what kind of person I am. Personally i don't identify with one race more than any other. I think we should stop segregating ourselves into different categories and just be people.

I'm adopted, and I have no idea what my heritage is. I also don't care to find out. I have less of a stake in this than anyone else. The only thing I care about is people being crucified for speaking frankly about race and genetics. Being called a racist for stating that skin tone is genetically heritable is probably the most ludicrous thing I've heard in recent memory, but that's precisely what is occurring here.

[Barahir]

Originally Posted by pickled_heretic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Guess what? that's what language is. All of the words you're using were made up by other people! *GASP*

There's a genetic component to race because that's what the word means. pretending it doesn't exist won't cause it to go away and won't cause people to stop using it. If anything, attempts to consciously and deliberately eliminate words from common vernacular have been uniformly and utterly met with complete failure. (ex. "******")

Lol once again you go back to how it is in fact a social construct, and then imply genetic differences without actually saying anything about genetics.

By the way nice attempt at trying to dodge how your entire position is based on intellectual shallowness. Don't even try to dress it up all nice for the party.

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Barahir [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lol once again you go back to how it is in fact a social construct, and then imply genetic differences without actually saying anything about genetics.

By the way nice attempt at trying to dodge how your entire position is based on intellectual shallowness. Don't even try to dress it up all nice for the party.

Your skin tone is not a social construct.

[Uthgaard]

Genetic component? I'm curious what you think the non-genetic component of race is. Hint: There isn't one.

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Uthgaard [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Genetic component? I'm curious what you think the non-genetic component of race is.

Geography.

[Diggles]

so since I live in alaska i'm a native alaskan then right?