An Open Letter To pickled_heretic

[pickled_heretic]

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

Differences in disease frequencies in different populations ≠ the existence of race based on skin color. The entire field of anthropology is laughing at you.

Lol... okay. except differences in race largely boil down to differences in skin color. for instance, calling someone an aboriginal australian based on skin pigment and geological location. you'd be shocked to learn that that actually happened once. it may have even happened more than once! *gasp*

[Jimes]

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

Lol... okay. except differences in race largely boil down to differences in skin color.

For us, sure. Other cultures base their concept of race on completely different factors. That doesn't make it biological.

[pickled_heretic]

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

For us, sure. Other cultures base their concept of race on completely different factors. That doesn't make it biological.

our concept of race is at least in part based on biological factors. such as, skin tone. hair color. eye color. are you arguing against that? what is your point?