forensic anthropology does a pretty good job of being able to distinguish racial types by physical characteristics.
hmmm..... there are lots of articles that reference papers but I have found no one gives a crap about citations on this message board. in the past, I have done the footwork but people only want to believe what they already believe. I dont think I have ever seen anyone change their mind here, especially on racial issues.
as far as the title of my thread- if it isnt polarizing no one pays attention or responds. I really dont care what bigots of any colour think and if someone wants to label me as a racist in the sense that I believe different races have differing average tendencies on social traits that lead to disparate social outcomes then I guess I am a racist in one sense of the word. I am a classist as well because I think those that have the ability to take care of themselves and their families are more valuable to society.
I am somewhat disappointed that you have retreated into the usual stance of devining the ulterior motives behind what I say rather than addressing my actual statements but I guess it is always easier to knock down strawmen.
I'm not asking you to do footwork...for you to make the statements you are, you must surely already know exactly where the info to back them up is....frankly, and respectfully, I don't believe that the studies that would coroborate your assertion exist in any kind of credible form. They are your assertions as well...why is my asking you to prove them unreasonable? If you provide credible proof of what you assert...I'll weigh it fairly, and change my mind if it overturns my previous understanding. I'm not out to change anyone else's mind either, and empathize with your feeling of futility on that matterin most cases.
I didn't call you a racist....I simply pointed out that many racists would take your side in this dialog. You believe different races have differing average tendencies on social traits that lead to disparate social outcomes, and pointing that out by itself is quite benign, and you have been very good at not saying you believe that whites are superior to blacks. Do I think there are quite
possibly racial resentments on your part that lead to your creation of this thread...sure I do, but that's unproven and undenied as of yet.
Motives almost always affect the outcomes of analyses on boards like these. I'm not trying to ruin all the fun, but can't you see how singlling out blacks regarding welfare especially when they are not the largest demographic collecting welfare leads me to the question....are you concerned enough about whites manipulating welfare to create a thread about that?
there are credible studies on average brain size by race, brain size by race corrected for body size, skull shape and size by race, brain size and IQ correlation, grey matter and IQ correlation, genetic control of brain size, genetic control of grey matter, neuron speed and IQ, response time and IQ, decision time and IQ, recently genetic surveys for IQ involved genes, genetic tests that are 99 percent accurate in determining genetic cluster origin, specific alleles for brain developement not found in blacks (Lahn chose to change his field of study rather than lose his job on that one. PC much?), and of course the hundreds of millions of data points collected on IQ, SAT, AFQT, etc tests in the last hundred years that show a distinct difference in mental acquity by race, especially the gap between blacks and whites.
there are credible sources that link IQ to social traits such as education, workforce participation and unwed child bearing. one of my favourites only looks at siblings that come from well off, stable, two parent families. the difference between the dull, normal and bright siblings was almost the same as the control group (the dulls did better, as would be expected with a competent supportive family).
there are also long term studies that correlate IQ with longevity, avoidance of injury, successful parenting and a host of other traits not typically associated with intelligence.
