Why are light skinned blacks smarter than dark skinned blacks?

[The Baiter]

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But wouldn't you agree that most African-Americans that appear to have lighter skin tone are more probably decended from the offspring of Caucasions and Blacks than members of the Khoi Khoi Tribe?

Just in case you missed it my post summed up that skin tone alone is a very flawed indicator of genetic lineage in Africans.

Native Nigerians

Native Sudanesse

Native Khoisan

And yet this thread plays into the assumption that having a white ancestor somehow gives you an intellectual edge. Too many neo nazis have infiltrated this site.

 

[Samson]

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But wouldn't you agree that most African-Americans that appear to have lighter skin tone are more probably decended from the offspring of Caucasions and Blacks than members of the Khoi Khoi Tribe?

Just in case you missed it my post summed up that skin tone alone is a very flawed indicator of genetic lineage in Africans.

In case you missed my question:

But wouldn't you agree that most African-Americans that appear to have lighter skin tone are more probably decended from the offspring of Caucasions and Blacks than members of the Khoi Khoi Tribe?

 

[The Baiter]

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But wouldn't you agree that most African-Americans that appear to have lighter skin tone are more probably decended from the offspring of Caucasions and Blacks than members of the Khoi Khoi Tribe?

Just in case you missed it my post summed up that skin tone alone is a very flawed indicator of genetic lineage in Africans.

In case you missed my question:

But wouldn't you agree that most African-Americans that appear to have lighter skin tone are more probably decended from the offspring of Caucasions and Blacks than members of the Khoi Khoi Tribe?

No

1. Because skin variation among African Americans falls within the range of African people currently populating the continent It is not limited to one tribe or group of people.

2. Only 1/3 of African Americans have some form of European admixture.

 

[Samson]

Just in case you missed it my post summed up that skin tone alone is a very flawed indicator of genetic lineage in Africans.

In case you missed my question:

But wouldn't you agree that most African-Americans that appear to have lighter skin tone are more probably decended from the offspring of Caucasions and Blacks than members of the Khoi Khoi Tribe?

No

1. Because skin variation among African Americans falls within the range of African people currently populating the continent It is not limited to one tribe or group of people.

2. Only 1/3 of African Americans have some form of European admixture.

Still, 33% is a pretty large number, particularly when the entire population is 15% of over 300,000,000.

I have yet another reason why, about which I'd be curious to hear your opinion. Since North American Latitudes are, as the name implies, further North than African Latitudes are, then wouldn't the decreased exposure to sunlight lighten skins of African Americans that would otherwise be darker? And, Vice Versa: Doesn't the fact that much of the African Continent lies under the Equator cause more sunlight to make lighter skinned Africans darker?

 

[IanC]

as an inprecise proxy for caucasian admixture, skin colour does indeed tend to imply that lighter skinned blacks will have more cognitive ability. only on average of course, individual results vary.

 

[Mad Scientist]

Why are light skinned blacks smarter than dark skinned blacks?Quite a poser indeed.

You haven't met any African Blacks have you? It's a real eye opener.

I work with a Black guy from Haiti and he doesn't really trust American Blacks.

 

[Mad Scientist]

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Hey 赵东民 what does "中国大同党" mean? I know the first three Kanji are "Chinese Person" but I don't recognize the last two Kanji".

Just a guess: Some sort of political party?

 

[syrenn]

Why are light skinned blacks smarter than dark skinned blacks?Quite a poser indeed.

You haven't met any African Blacks have you? It's a real eye opener.

I work with a Black guy from Haiti and he doesn't really trust American Blacks.

care to tell us why?

 

[Sheldon]

The idea that intelligence and skin tone are linked seems ridiculous on its face. The premise doesn't really make sense, because how is intelligence measured? I'd be the dumbest motherfucker when it comes to surviving in the wild.

But there is a possibility that certain traits, like mathematical ability, or athletic ability, are more prominent in certain racial groups than others. The fast Kenyan and the Korean whiz-kid are stereotypes, but the Human Genome Project could provide scientifc credence to those memes, for whatever its worth.

A short but good article from The Economist.

The human-genome project: Turning-point | The Economist

June 26th marks the tenth anniversary of the reading of the human genome—the 3-billion-letter-long message that promises self-knowledge to humanity. Each letter is a pair of chemical bases that has accumulated over the 3.8 billion years that life has existed on Earth.​

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Genomics may reveal that humans really are brothers and sisters under the skin. The species is young, so there has been little time for differences to evolve. Politically, that would be good news. It may turn out, however, that some differences both between and within groups are quite marked. If those differences are in sensitive traits like personality or intelligence, real trouble could ensue.

People must be prepared for this possibility, and ready to resist the excesses of racialism, nationalism and eugenics that some are bound to propose in response. That will not be easy. The liberal answer is to respect people as individuals, regardless of the genetic hand that they have been dealt. Genetic knowledge, however awkward, does not change that.​

 

[candiedkisses85]

I am the smartest of the smart.

All bow to me.

 

[MikeK]

[...] The most Itelligent according to the test is East Asisans, and they use a form of writing that makes them concepualise even more than euoprens. thay also value education way more than western cutlure. its about your parents and the world in which you are raised. I don't know for sure if there is any difference between shades of black. But if there is its cultural.

I agree with all of the above.

Asians in general appear to be superior students which I believe is attributable to the relative intricacy of their respective written and spoken languages. These languages require more mental effort and agility to learn and to master and the exercise conditions and adapts the mind to learning at a very early age.

Also, Asian parents tend to spend more time with their infant children, communicating with them, answering questions and teaching them the importance of personal discipline, a critically important factor in learning.

 

[IanC]

[...] The most Itelligent according to the test is East Asisans, and they use a form of writing that makes them concepualise even more than euoprens. thay also value education way more than western cutlure. its about your parents and the world in which you are raised. I don't know for sure if there is any difference between shades of black. But if there is its cultural.

I agree with all of the above.

Asians in general appear to be superior students which I believe is attributable to the relative intricacy of their respective written and spoken languages. These languages require more mental effort and agility to learn and to master and the exercise conditions and adapts the mind to learning at a very early age.

Also, Asian parents tend to spend more time with their infant children, communicating with them, answering questions and teaching them the importance of personal discipline, a critically important factor in learning.

why did north korean children, adopted out of conditions starvation and malnutrition, grow up to have superior educational abilities while adopted black children still show racial skills gap and grow up to have measured cognitive abilities much closer to their natural parents than their adopted parents? why is it that only blacks seem to be affected by the mysterious 'factor X' that impares their abilities the same amount even when social variables change? not environmental, not cultural. hmmm...what could it be?

 

[AquaAthena]

Quite a poser indeed.

Gee I don't know. Maybe you should ask this intelligent one, that question.

State Rep. Tim Scott took a step toward history Tuesday night, handily locking up the Republican nomination for the 1st Congressional District.

He took 68 percent of the vote to beat his former Charleston County Council colleague Paul Thurmond, which makes him likely to become the first black Republican to serve in the U.S. House since J.C. Watts of Oklahoma retired six years ago.

Tim Scott won a run-off election to become Republican candidate for South Carolina's 1st congressional district, defeating Paul Thurmond, son of long-time U.S. Senator, the late Strom Thurmond, on Tuesday June 22, 2010. He spoke to supporters at the Hilton Garden Inn in North Charleston.

If these unofficial results hold and Scott also wins Nov. 2, he would become the first black Republican elected to Congress from the Deep South since Reconstruction.

During their campaign, Scott and Thurmond, whose late father had a record-setting Senate career that famously included early opposition to integration, played down the historical implications of their race.

"This election is about finding a way to bring us together so our country continues to lead the world on every front possible," Scott told his cheering supporters.

Scott, 44, said later he wants to be remembered for his principles and issues. "The relevance of me being black is really, fortunately irrelevant," he said. "The voters voted for a guy who they felt represented their values and their issues and their philosophy."

The Post and Courier - Scott easily defeats Thurmond for GOP nod - Charleston SC - postandcourier.com

 

[Bass v 2.0]

There is no proof that light skinned blacks are smarter than darker skinned blacks and this is coming from a light skinned black, will you white racists focus on your own people instead of talking about mine? 500 years the black man has been in the Americas and the racist whites still know very little about blacks and about science at all.

 

[AquaAthena]

There is no proof that light skinned blacks are smarter than darker skinned blacks and this is coming from a light skinned black, will you white racists focus on your own people instead of talking about mine? 500 years the black man has been in the Americas and the racist whites still know very little about blacks and about science at all.

There is just as much, if not more, racism within the black community as in the white. Six hundred and 20 thousand soldiers fought and died for your freedom, during the Civil War, but no one will let racism go. I don't think the two cultures will ever meld. It is like oil and water, unfortunately. Too much hatred and too much blame and too much ignorance on both sides. I regret it so.