Are blacks less intelligent than whites?

Just stumbled accross this article

Thoughts?

edited 21st May '11 9:39:58 PM by KShade

Is there an objective measure of intelligence around?

Africans get a +2 to strength but -2 to intelligence.

Anyway, even if this is true (which I doubt, this is a pioneering science after all), I doubt it makes a severe enough impact that keeps said person from being able to out perform others on a competitive level anyway, so... don't care.

edited 21st May '11 9:45:06 PM by Usht

Racist fucker.

I have read that, statistically, African-Americans have lower IQs than white Americans—but this vanishes when you correct for socioeconomic status, and the gap has lessened as blacks have begun to work their way out of poverty. (This was some of the first evidence that education can increase your IQ.) Anyways, I'd be willing to accept the argument that uneducated people in the less economically advanced parts of Africa are less intelligent.

That said, this guy still seems racist.

edited 21st May '11 9:50:51 PM by feotakahari

First the study that black women are less attractive than other races and now we're stupid too?

And people say we live in a post-racial world.

I deeply wished we lived in a post-racial world, Kck. -sigh-

edited 21st May '11 10:08:07 PM by Counterclock

-headdesk-

Next thing they'll be sayin' that Eugenics is a possibly valid science again.

Not this shit again.

This thread will go nowhere fast.

P.S. This is scientifically unsound since it's well-proven that the African peoples represent approximately 100% of human genetic diversity. I don't doubt that some elements of intelligence are genetic, so you can't just cut Africans out like that and say "Just trust me dudes".

edited 21st May '11 10:19:02 PM by MadassAlex

I would personally bet that there is a very minor genetic preference in one direction or another for ANY trait that is objectively definable. However:

A.) I don't know if "Intelligence" meets that criteria and

B.) I think it's pretty clear that TESTING for that criteria in an objective fashion is inevitably impossible.

What difference would it really make morally if it were true? Absolutely none.

edited 21st May '11 10:20:58 PM by LoveHappiness

Fuck it.

You know, I'm not trying to offend anyone here, since the ability to take the article serious at all is shattered the moment they bring in Race, but. based on what the article said. what rank would all the other races be? maybe white people aren't necessarily going to be on the top.

Asians. Japanese in particular.

I read in a book that Asians and Jews have the highest IQ scores.

edited 21st May '11 10:31:55 PM by KShade

How much is cultural and how much is genetic?

In that same book, I read that we do not have the answer yet.

,, See, here is another reason as to why the article is racist,

Seriously people, we have more than 2 races, discrimination!

edited 21st May '11 10:30:02 PM by Counterclock

Yes we have four. White culture blob, African American/African tribal culture blob, Asian culture blob, and Jews.

Uh huh, Way to be racist against Mexicans Aon.

edited 21st May '11 10:33:08 PM by Counterclock

I'm half bean. I have wetback calling rights! Though I'm not culturally Mexican in the slightest and honestly don't feel any meaningful connection to Mexican culture and my identity. Nor do I feel I need to. I'll be Thai.

Or a post-sexist world.

Or a post-starving world.

Or a post-morally misguided world.

All of which are untrue.

Mexicans? Who are those?

I wonder how many people would be offended if this said "Are whites less intelligent than Asians?"