Posted by Pimped-Out-Jedi-Knight at webcacheb07a.cache.pol.co.uk on May 31, 2002 at 12:57:38:
In Reply to: Eugenics of the U.S. black population posted by Übermensch on May 31, 2002 at 12:45:03:
...particularly "y'all don't know what it's like, to be male, middle-class and white" and "feel ashamed these days, cus my great-great-great-great-granddad, had someone's great-great-great-great-grandad as a slave" - yes, I am the owner of white guilt and find it very tricky to have any conversations about the slave trade etc. Why? Well, it can be traced back about 5 years ago, when my family went for a holiday to Barbados. One of the things I like to do whilst on vaction is to check the local phone-book and see if there's anyone else living in the area with my surname. Stupid, perhaps, but bear with me here... turns out there were quite a few people living in Barbados with the surname 'Blackett', which I had always thought was a pretty rare one. I raised this issue with my parents, who informed me that this was probably because my ancestors were involved with slave-trading. This kind of shocked me - it's just one of those things you never think about, but when you do, you just start thinking about what kind of gene pool you've come from. Sure, my parents aren't mindless racists, and I like to think that I'm not either, but it's just weird to think about what kind of 'activities' took part in. Anyway, another piece of the confusing puzzle that is my personality falls into place.
I don't know how this post helps anyone (particularly me) but that's how it is... P-O-J-K's ancestors were assholes.
: First off, I must ensure the board’s familiarity with the concept of natural selection aka “survival of the fittest.” Natural selection says that only the fittest (strongest) can find mates, reproduce, and thus have their genes transferred to their offspring. What determines fitness is the environment; a species flourishing in one environment will die in another (e.g. reptiles in the tropics vs. reptiles in the Arctic).
: What I suggest is this: blacks in the U.S. seem athletically superior to their white counterparts due to effects of slavery. The weaker Africans were unable to cope with the harsh conditions of slavery and thus perished leaving the stronger individuals to reproduce. In essence, blacks were bred to be more physically durable. The strong black “race” in the U.S. is a product of white eugenics.
: Now discuss.
: FYI: Even now with the human genome almost fully sequenced, we’ve yet to ascertain which genes determine a human’s “race.”
: Eric