>parting shot...
>
>race - 1. a group of
>people distinguished by genetically transmitted
>physical characteristics.
>2. a group of people united
>by a common history, nationality
>or tradition. 3. a subspecies,
>breed, or strain of plants
>or animals.
>(american heritage dictionary)
>
>if the language of 3 isn't
>clear enough, it refers to
>plants or animals, not people
>as humans are not divided
>into subspecies by any reputable
>modern geneticist, which is what
>i said to some earlier
>poster (bluetiger?) who stated that
>race was a synonym for
>"subspecies"...sorry, blue, that's only as
>concerns plants and animals.

Humans ARE animals.....Maybe you think the human family belongs among single celled organisms.........that's definitely not your brightest showing of literacy......

>Definition 1 is what I've been
>saying all along. "genetically transmitted
>physical characteristics". The odds of
>me having blue eyes with
>two black parents are ridiculously
>high, because that isn't part
>of the genetically transmitted physical
>characteristics I received from my
>parents...and aren't physical characteristics of
>"black people".

A note to ponder: the Hausa tribe that reside mainly in Ghana (west Africa) are naturally very deep brown complected, dark blue eyed people. They are fairly exclusive as far as tribes go, and consider pale faces to be witches. Breeding with the pale face Europeans is considered a NO-NO. Blue eyes is a phenotypical trait that does not connote race. And what about Africans born with albinism? Are they suddenly not "black" according to you?

>say what you will, racial classification
>is based on real difference.

There is no such thing scientifically as race among the human family. You can argue against consistently proven facts all you want, but that makes what you are saying an opinion (and a false one at that) and not factual in any way, shape, or form. You might have a case for race as a social construct, but even that doesn't hold a lot of weight since the social construct that was supposed to be based on real science isn't based on any science at all. If you don't want to admit your wrong, fine. The facts are still presented (here and in other discussions) for you. I hope that you study some genetics and learn for yourself anyway. I'm done with this.

Thanks for reading. I love you.

don't be fkn evil.