Straw Men and Their Followers: The return
of biological race
Enumeratio:
… that human generated ebeings can be lumped together in
groups by skin color, hair type, eye shape and color, head shape and body
shape.
The book generated extensive critiques by historians,
social scientist and journalists. In the collection of reviews,
arguments, historical background and critiques of the work published...
“the ills of welfare poverty, and an
underclass”
Lastly, journalists and reputable news
organizations have a duty to reveal the ethical, legal, financial and social
implications of genetic research that invokes race. More importantly, they need
to reflect in their accounts that they understand that racial narratives are
always narratives about power.
Distinctio:
Race in America
is not a biological category; it is a cosmology, an entire world view.
A family tree in every man
Enumeratio:
Beneath the
jargon, cautious phrases and academic courtesies, one thing was clear: the
consensus about social constructs was unravelling.
Most
scientists are thoughtful, liberal-minded and socially aware people.
Certain skin
colors tend to go with certain kinds of eyes, noses, skulls and bodies.
Distinctio
The metaphor is as colorful as it is well intentioned.
But what exactly does it mean?[...]
These tribes are special, it said, because they are of
"Negrito racial stocks" that are "remnants of the oldest human
populations of Asia and Australia
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