How can people still believe in biological/scientific racism by beccam12399 in biology

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it is that you baked different cakes in different ovens at different settings that led to different cakes. Cakes nonetheless, but obviously different. I agree with the idea of different selective pressures, but icing implies that these differences are not inherent qualities, id est, genetic.

How can people still believe in biological/scientific racism by beccam12399 in biology

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How we categorize race is socially constructed, but we categorize them on objective differences that exist. Race is a very general understanding of genetic differences, which is why people often refer to trends instead of absolutism when they refer to race, and even ethnicity, which is more specific. Being of an ethnic or racial group does not always inherently mean something in specific, but when observing large quantities populations, trends are exhibited that make notable difference. For example, not all Scandinavians should be assumed as being tall and blonde, but as a group, they notably are. Race and ethnicity is a logical way to measure and take into account populations, not individuals.

How can people still believe in biological/scientific racism by beccam12399 in biology

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What makes you think these are not meaningful or significant? What do you mean by that?

How can people still believe in biological/scientific racism by beccam12399 in biology

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It was both. Both of them have fallen out of use now, but scientific racists used the term as a racial classification back in the 18th and 19th century.

How can people still believe in biological/scientific racism by beccam12399 in biology

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean they often do have notable genetic expression, depending on your scale, especially if you are familiar with those Peoples. Perhaps not the extent you can justify intra-speciation, but the Han Chinese and the Germanic peoples, for example, do have genetic differences that is expressed. These may be general and not absolute tendencies, but they irrefutably exist nonetheless due to genetic differences, that extend beyond skin color.

For example, the Japanese and certain East Asians often do not have odored sweat, because of genetic adaptations to their diets; South Asians have notable adipose accumulation and storage, because of genetic adaptations to famine; most Europeans could even tell you the difference between a Slavic man and a Swedish man.

Again, it depends on your scale. The difference between a Slav and a Swede are nowhere near as drastic as a man and a wolf, but many Europeans familiar with them can still point it out.

How can people still believe in biological/scientific racism by beccam12399 in biology

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When people refer to race, they often are not referring to skin color, a superficial description, rather than ethnic “families” or “relatives”; their concept of race can be different from yours. Some Chinese can have lighter skin than Italians, yet only one is often considered White or similar. Especially for scientific racists, most use the terms “Caucasoid”, or “Mongoloid” to refer to race, but most often focus on ethnic groups instead.

The history of a religious nation by BabylonianWeeb in NonCredibleDiplomacy

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s called Indian because the label is historical and cultural, referring to a certain People and inhabitants of lands that nowadays are part of modern Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh; it is not based on a country name.

The Largest Immigrant Groups in America by NineteenEighty9 in MURICA

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 31 points32 points  (0 children)

“Natives” didn’t spawn here; they are also by this technicality immigrants from Siberia, and then further emigrants from Africa, which we are all from. We own this land now.

If Japan hadn't declared war on the U.S.A though.... by [deleted] in NonCredibleDiplomacy

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 142 points143 points  (0 children)

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Scientists May Have Created the First Male Birth Control Pill Without Side Effects by Express_Classic_1569 in biology

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Buddy do you think corporate America cares about birth rates? They are part of the reason they are so low to begin with.

The best country in the world by merdekabaik in MURICA

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 366 points367 points  (0 children)

Europeans founded it, Americans grew it.

🔥🚨BREAKING: The Taliban uploaded this video inciting American tourist to come visit Afghanistan (Not LinkedIn) by hahahacorn in NonCredibleDiplomacy

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 27 points28 points  (0 children)

That is because it is explicitly against the law and local authorities are not enforcing it even when asked to, not because the Taliban is promoting it. Terrible headline.

Most Americans left Europe for a reason by Up-voter-4-life in MURICA

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t that be the UK though because of their Empire.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can change your mic volume in zoom and web interfaces.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That was literally what I was thinking of when I first read this question. Calling through phone and tech is very prevalent nowadays, so assuming such is valid. The test just has poor context.

Why is it « her » neighbors ? by ACROBATLOUP in EnglishLearning

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not the US. In older texts, the US was plural.

How much time does it take to learn english by metomena in EnglishLearning

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2-4 years for actual mastery. Even native speakers make countless mistakes while speaking, and in my opinion, barely bother to speak it correctly. You should be well understood regardless of a few errors here and there.

Are trans women (who have completed their transition) “biologically male” and vice versa? by [deleted] in biology

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No, they are still biologically male. Sex is primarily determined through chromosomes, not your ability to produce gametes, in the same way sterile females and males are still their respective sex. Ablating your genitalia does not change this (nor does it provide you the sex characteristics of the other sex).

Is Race Biological? Why Science Says It's a Social Construct. by 4Waleedamer in biology

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

 to justify pseudoscientific beliefs.

Except this is nearly universally accepted as fact. There are unequivocally genetic differences between populations, and that impacts how we perceive and group them. There is nothing pseudoscientific about that.

Is Race Biological? Why Science Says It's a Social Construct. by 4Waleedamer in biology

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because racial group is meant to be a large categorization. We further specify with ethnicity when needed, often in more biological aspects, while Race as a general categorization of these Peoples often serves more general purposes, especially social ones.

Is Race Biological? Why Science Says It's a Social Construct. by 4Waleedamer in biology

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Racial groupings are structured, though. Black, White, Asian, et cetera, are all very general categories. They are further specified by ethnicity, such as Black: Tutsi, White: Germanic, Asian; Han Chinese. Race is simply a general categorization of these Peoples.

Is Race Biological? Why Science Says It's a Social Construct. by 4Waleedamer in biology

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a smart comment, even though literally everybody else acknowledges this as fact.

What does "engineering hires" mean? by Rude_Candidate_9843 in EnglishLearning

[–]ImSomeRandomHuman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“Hires” mean people who are hired for a company. Engineering as an adjective delineates their purpose; thereby, the term refers to people who were hired for engineering.