[–] BlacklistedEvola 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago (edited ago)
unfortunately, while they are indeed present, having these genes expressed is understandable as a bad thing from a civilizational standpoint
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886912000840
In many species, melanin-based coloration is found to be pleiotropically linked to behavior. We review animal studies that have found darker pigmented individuals average higher amounts of aggression and sexual activity than lighter pigmented individuals
this applies to everything from birds, to shellfish, mammals and reptiles. darker pigmentation indicates r selection. the best you could do would be to argue that excessive K selection exists (which would be tough, and only possible with equally nasty zero-sum reasoning)
[–] BlacklistedEvola 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
that's an understandable reaction.
biological essentialism keeps coming at us, we deny it and it comes right back. i think its important that we learn to understand ourselves in a way that we aren't lessened as people just by understanding our biology. i think that's possible.
what's not possible is to make nature go away simply by issuing demands to it. mother nature doesn't give a shit whether people can find hope or if they lose it to 'fate' (she's a real bitch)
you're right that its unfair, but that doesn't make it unreal.
what matters is what you decide to do about it
[–] ardvarcus 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
It's never been about skin color. It's about race. Caucasians are significantly different from Negroes. That's a reality that no amount of liberal bullshit can hide. African negroes have a 30 point lower IQ score than European whites. Thirty fucking points! Race matters. You can't even begin to discuss social problems in the world in any meaningful way without factoring in the realities of racial differences.
Genes for Skin Color Rebut Dated Notions of Race, Researchers Say - The New York Times
[–] random6000 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
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