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L. Coyote

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1. Only one problem, race is only a mental construct. There are no races, just racists.

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Sun Jul 3, 2016, 06:20 PM

Jul 2016

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Anyone who believes there are races is a racist.
AAA Statement on Race

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Babies Of Color Are Now The Majority, Census Says [View all] IronLionZion Jul 2016 OP

Only one problem, race is only a mental construct. There are no races, just racists. L. Coyote Jul 2016 #1

There are lots of racists IronLionZion Jul 2016 #2

So doctors who do research on which races are more susceptible to various pnwmom Jul 2016 #8

Non sequitur. n/t fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #13

Doctors and educated professionals understand genetic diversity as a continuum and understand that L. Coyote Jul 2016 #14

Would kinship selection promote a bias for racism? Jemmons Jul 2016 #26

It was a "team jersey" type of thing Lithos Jul 2016 #42

+1 Lithos Jul 2016 #40

Hybrid vigor! Races should mix. mainer Jul 2016 #17

If there are "no races" then by definition they cannot mix because they don't exist. n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #18

There are no races. L. Coyote Jul 2016 #23

So just call it genotypes. The more hybrid we are, the better. mainer Jul 2016 #29

In biology, hybrid is offspring of two animals of different species, mules and donkeys L. Coyote Jul 2016 #48

"Hybrid" does NOT refer exclusively to offspring of different species mainer Jul 2016 #51

True, the first part. Igel Jul 2016 #61

it is the word and the racist history. lighter complexion people get sickle cell too. JanMichael Jul 2016 #56

American Anthropological Association? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #22

I fixed the AAA Statement on Race link above. L. Coyote Jul 2016 #80

Tell that to the assholes that refer to my children as mud babies. giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #77

There are no races. L. Coyote Jul 2016 #79

Lol, you go with that. giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #85

And Synthetic Hybrids, you can't forget about those! snooper2 Jul 2016 #86

Let's under feed their development, poison the food supply, under educate them, and restrict their ability to vote underpants Jul 2016 #3

They've openly sent memos to have more babies IronLionZion Jul 2016 #5

Quiverfull. (n/t) Iggo Jul 2016 #15

Ouch DesertRat Jul 2016 #27

They are against abortion coco77 Jul 2016 #4

I'm more concerned that every baby be wanted, loved, fed and cared for Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #6

That makes you different from a Republican on every point. yardwork Jul 2016 #9

It will be fun to watch white republicans go full hypocrite and apply for affimative action liberalnarb Jul 2016 #21

Lol, lol. I would not be surprised. yardwork Jul 2016 #43

That has sort of been done for men at some schools. Igel Jul 2016 #62

Diversity vs advancing people who have historically been held back IronLionZion Jul 2016 #69

Explains my voting record, I guess. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #31

They're on to you! You're obviously not one of them! yardwork Jul 2016 #44

I think that's been clear for a long time. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #54

I've been accused of "colorblindness" here for saying things like that, Nye Bevan Jul 2016 #10

Well, I don't spend a lot of time worrying about what other people think of my opinions, mostly. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #30

It can be viewed as ignoring racial issues experienced by others nt IronLionZion Jul 2016 #34

ala imagining that we all experience every aspect of life the same way.... salin Jul 2016 #47

The problem is that often Igel Jul 2016 #63

very insightful point. salin Jul 2016 #75

no, that is not what you have been accused of. kwassa Jul 2016 #70

What is the purpose of posts like that? Nye Bevan Jul 2016 #72

To which posts are you referring? kwassa Jul 2016 #78

Hear here! salin Jul 2016 #45

Agreed. romanic Jul 2016 #58

But orange babies with hair weaves are a tiny minority. Make the one grow up by making him lose. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #11

Cool. liberalnarb Jul 2016 #12

Multiracial IronLionZion Jul 2016 #28

Had a Latino in my class a few years back. Igel Jul 2016 #64

The US Census accounts for white hispanics and non-white hispanics IronLionZion Jul 2016 #65

In Hawaii, "Cosmopolitan" was the #1 racial group among babies mainer Jul 2016 #16

But this is totally logical and reasonable for a world that's always evolving. calimary Jul 2016 #33

I think Hawaii is an extraordinary experiment mainer Jul 2016 #38

Until the very real situation of reverse racism happens. Separation Jul 2016 #66

NBC Reported on this. liberalnarb Jul 2016 #19

I think this is partly what Trump's slogan is about DesertRat Jul 2016 #20

NBC covered this. The racist comments were unbearable. liberalnarb Jul 2016 #24

Some people were also blaming feminists for not having enough babies IronLionZion Jul 2016 #32

One person actually came out and said liberalnarb Jul 2016 #39

Could you please link to the NBC article, please? Thanks! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #50

Here. liberalnarb Jul 2016 #52

Thanks...I'll hold my nose from the stench... nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #53

I'm thinking about making a t-shirt: "America was never white." yardwork Jul 2016 #46

It was just white washed. nt sheshe2 Jul 2016 #55

don't let the right-wingers know, they'll go cuckoo. Oh, wait.. nt raccoon Jul 2016 #25

Good. mwrguy Jul 2016 #35

I, for one, welcome our new POC infant overlords. Starry Messenger Jul 2016 #36

Wow liberalnarb Jul 2016 #37

Finally bravenak Jul 2016 #41

Yup! sheshe2 Jul 2016 #57

Is it a race to the finish line? The2ndWheel Jul 2016 #71

Nah we have plenty of Finish people whistler162 Jul 2016 #74

Describes my family... JCMach1 Jul 2016 #49

Is Pat Buchanan still alive? Holly_Hobby Jul 2016 #59

Yup, he's still alive IronLionZion Jul 2016 #60

This what I'm referring to... Holly_Hobby Jul 2016 #73

K&R! ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #67

Here in California this already happened two decades ago lunatica Jul 2016 #68

Unless transparent babies have been in vogue in the past, every baby ever born has been 'of color'. Shandris Jul 2016 #76

Trump's people will deport you soon IronLionZion Jul 2016 #81

Not sure how it's even defined anymore.... davidn3600 Jul 2016 #82

Trump's people know you're not American IronLionZion Jul 2016 #83

That discrimination wont go away davidn3600 Jul 2016 #84