No, racism is still stupid.

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Mary Anne — 11/21/2007 4:33:16 AM (archived)

As William Saletan said,

Remember, these are averages, and all groups overlap. You can't deduce an individual's intelligence from her ethnicity. The only thing you can reasonably infer is that anyone who presumes to rate your IQ based on the color of your skin is probably dumber than you are.

You did read the article, didn't you?

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"Liberal creationism" - TB - 11/20/2007 5:11:12 AM
- "The feedback should be interesting." - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/21/2007 7:40:53 AM
  - I was thinking "directed at Slate." (n/t) - TB - 11/21/2007 7:19:05 PM
  - "Telling people things they don't want to hear is never popular. " - ER - 11/21/2007 12:19:53 PM
    - Re: Bigotry - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/25/2007 12:05:47 AM
    - The Irish-American objects. - Mary Anne - 11/21/2007 1:38:05 PM
  - Postscript - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/21/2007 8:12:14 AM
    - That's a given. - Lee - 11/22/2007 1:52:08 AM
- doesn't have to be genetic at all - SDG - 11/21/2007 5:44:44 AM
- And the sky is blue. - Lee - 11/21/2007 12:40:34 AM
- re: "Liberal creationism" - ER - 11/20/2007 10:01:07 PM
  - So who would you want "taking care" of you? - Lee - 11/21/2007 1:05:41 AM
    - Someone who cared about me. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 11/21/2007 4:18:08 AM
    - re: So who would you want "taking care" of you? - ER - 11/21/2007 1:36:26 AM
      - The truth is a heavy cross to bare isn't it? - Lee - 11/21/2007 3:45:18 AM
        
        That's "BEAR", not "bare". - ER - 11/21/2007 4:09:37 AM
        
        Ah, the "I found a typo" strategy. - Lee - 11/21/2007 4:22:31 AM
        
        No, racism is still stupid. - Mary Anne - 11/21/2007 4:33:16 AM
        
        Well no kidding. - Lee - 11/21/2007 5:07:30 AM
        
        You haven't been to the Bahamas lately, have you? - Mary Anne - 11/21/2007 5:53:08 AM
        
        About 5 years ago. - Lee - 11/22/2007 1:59:35 AM
        
        One of the reasons this subject is a "third rail" - TB - 11/21/2007 7:21:06 PM
        
        Elegant and insightful... - McFly - 11/21/2007 6:09:17 PM
- Unfortunately - azstrummer - 11/20/2007 6:47:30 PM
  - Good comment - TB - 11/20/2007 7:47:15 PM
    - Two good comments - Fox - 11/21/2007 1:36:57 AM

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