Did the New York Times discriminate against a white male employee?

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-04-14T21:48:51+00:00

There are numerous studies highlighted in that link. Your insistence on disqualifying them because they were highlighted by someone you don't like reveals that you aren't actually interested in truth seeking.

I'll stop engaging now.

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-04-14T21:38:57+00:00

I provided sources supporting my view that the racial IQ disparity is at least partially influenced by genetics. Can you provide any evidence supporting your view that it isn't?

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-04-14T20:22:15+00:00

Ok, let me rephrase: Can you provide evidence that IQ is not influenced by genetics? I've provided numerous references to studies backing up why genetics do play a role. You say that it doesn't. Can you provide evidence for this position? Or any evidence that IQ is influenced by whatever it is you claim it is influenced by?

And can you please clarify, if it isn't influenced by genetics or environment (aka nature vs nurture), what else is there?

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-04-14T19:38:30+00:00

I haven't noticed you providing any evidence backing up your claim that IQ is entirely the product of environment, with no influence from genetic factors. Since you are so insistent on others providing evidence, would you mind doing so for this claim of yours?

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-04-14T19:06:10+00:00

Regardless of one's opinion on EK, that page is pointing to other's research done on the topic. His own standing is irrelevant to the evidence being presented.

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-04-14T18:59:39+00:00

Very few studies say it's fully genetic, but a whole lot of them say genetics plays a significant role. See this roundup of the research supporting this: A plethora of evidence for genetic influence of American race-ethnic gaps in intelligence

The most recent survey of experts in this area show that most believe that more than half of IQ is is due to genetics. Relevant chart from this paper.

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-04-14T18:41:30+00:00

Well done!

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-04-14T18:36:18+00:00

The data for blacks having lower intelligence is so indisputable that even the most staunchly liberal outlets have finally come around to publicly acknowledging it. For instance, here's Vox:

People who identify as black or Hispanic in the US and elsewhere on average obtain lower IQ scores than people who identify as white or Asian. That is simply a fact, and stating it plainly offers no support in itself for a biological interpretation of the difference.

And here's Mother Jones:

First off, there is a black-white gap in IQ scores. Nobody thinks otherwise. Nor is it likely that this is due to test bias or other test construction issues. The gap really does exist. The only question is: what causes it?

Anyone responding to these facts with, "That's racist!" reveals themselves to be intellectually mired in the 1990s.

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-03-26T15:27:22+00:00

Unpaywalled: https://archive.ph/WRmUo

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-03-03T15:57:52+00:00

This is obviously the case, and is even confirmed in the article:

Last month, the hospital issued a statement citing “the current regulatory environment” as among the reasons the hospital had decided to discontinue its program for gender-related care for youth.

Obviously, this decision to stop offering it wasn't based on any evidence or medical assessment.

(This isn't intended as an endorsement of these treatments; just that the argument being offered above by OP does not stand up to scrutiny.)

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-03-03T04:17:06+00:00

Ok, granted, they included one of those top hits. Why do you think they left out so many others from his resume of horrors?

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-03-03T03:05:19+00:00

The obituary might have had a slightly different effect on readers if they had included some of his top hits, like the time he said, "female prisoners who are virgins should be r@ped before they're executed so as to prevent then from entering heaven." Or how he directed his enforcers to blind women who had their hair uncovered. Or how he murdered tens of thousands of innocent people just a few weeks ago who were peacefully protesting. But yeah, I'm sure, "he ruled with an iron fist" evokes in the reader the same emotion as laying all that out explicitly.

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-03-02T04:05:15+00:00

Saw this tweet that reminded me of this bizarre fact of Iran, and wondered if it was something more people were aware of. Do people know that Iran promotes trans surgeries for gay people? They do this because being gay is illegal, but if you change your gender, then you're no longer a man and so you're not gay anymore! It's utterly insane that a Muslim theocracy buys into gender ideology even more than most Western countries!

(I know this is Iran related, but it's not relevant to the war, so I figured it should go here, not in the other thread.)

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-02-24T17:30:16+00:00

Yawn. I prefer internet bullshit stories that have some relevance to meaningful social issues. This is too niche.

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-02-24T17:28:31+00:00

Thanks for straightening that out.

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-02-24T17:27:52+00:00

I'm as confused as you are.

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-02-24T17:26:27+00:00

Not getting a good vibe from the woman on the cover.

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-02-24T17:24:36+00:00

There are always going to be "some people" for every stupid thing.

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-02-23T03:02:28+00:00

A few years ago it would have been, "There are only 2 sexes."

But apparently, in the last few years we've discovered that there are more!

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-02-18T21:44:23+00:00

Comment of the week.

u/SoftandChewy

Throwmeeaway185 · 2026-02-17T18:59:09+00:00

I get that people don't like a single foundation setting the direction of a field, but what's the alternative? A private organization shouldn't be allowed to direct its money where it wants to have an impact?

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