I'm getting the impression it has reached some of them but they deliberately ignored it.
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It isn't lazy categorisation and nowhere did I say 'all black people' or 'all Asian people' etc. Although we know for a fact black people are more susceptible to certain diseases, ditto Asian people and white people the same so it's impossible to just disregard these genetic adaptations likewise we can't simply categorise all people simply by skin colour.
In fact if you read my post again I didn't say anything of the sort and I specifically stated regional adaptations.
Read the whole thread, so you know what the context of the posts are, or do yourself a favour and don't actually. It's been a colossal fucking waste of time.
But “Black,” “Asian,” “White” aren’t genetic categories. They’re social shorthand that lump together massively diverse populations. Africa has the highest genetic diversity on earth; two “Black” people from Nigeria and Ethiopia can be more genetically different from each other than either is from a European. Saying “Black people have X adaptation” is like saying “Asians are good climbers”. It collapses hundreds of distinct populations into a lazy label.
So sure, regional adaptations are real. But that doesn’t validate talking about race as if it’s a meaningful genetic unit. It’s precisely the opposite.
I play union on the Wirral. There's still a healthy amateur rugby scene, with plenty of clubs putting out two or three sides most weeks. As you say that interest must come from schools, combined with people moving in from elsewhere. Sadly the nearest pro rugby club is Sale Sharks and that's a bit too Manc and a bit too far for anyone to identify with.
Whilst we here, all pray for rain. The ground is like concrete and my knees are in pieces as a result!
I lived in Africa for 5 years and have been in Asia for 30 years, so I'm well aware.
And nowhere did I state anything of the sort. My point was that regional adaptations could indeed favour certain people (who are almost always of the same colour / race in that region) with genetic 'enhancements' and since these take many generations to develop they could indeed be transported to other regions.
I find it strange and naive to ignore this possibility.
I never disputed that peoples that are genetically distinct can have genetic advantages. This was my point about Africa including wholly disparate adaptations for speed and endurance. Black people generally have higher incidence of sickle cell not because they are genetically similar as a group, but because a diverse amount of people had the same exact pressure of malaria. It's why people in Saudi Arabia can also have the same high incidence of sickle cell, or India. It isn't because they are part of a shared genetic group. Its the fucking mosquitoes.
When you say race / color, that hyphen implies that the two are interchangable when discussing something that's genetic. They aren't.
Its impossible not to recognize race in a traditional sense as real because it exists in our history and discourse and identity and on and on. It's wrong to write it into science in the modern day. We spent time trying that in the past and it all turned out to be horseshit and racism.
When you say race / color, that hyphen implies that the two are interchangable when discussing something that's genetic. They aren't.
Its impossible not to recognize race in a traditional sense as real because it exists in our history and discourse and identity and on and on. It's wrong to write it into science in the modern day. We spent time trying that in the past and it all turned out to be horseshit and racism.
Funny enough, Thelo in Greek means I want.
So his name is "I want an arse guard" ... bloody homophobe
He was let go as a yoot. Having seen him play a few times, definitely not good enough.
Yeah, I just thought it was funny seeing a Norwegian Scouser.
Crystal Palace, West Ham, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Brentford. Hmmm. Now I could be wrong here but I could swear those teams are all from a similar part of the country.
The vast majority of whom are white.
Not quite. But within 30 miles of Westminster for sure.
If we signed Elliott Anderson there will be riots on Tyneside
This is from the gov.uk site:
- according to the 2021 Census, London was the most ethnically diverse region in England and Wales
- out of all regions, London had the smallest percentage of people who identified as white British, and the North East and Wales had the largest percentage
- more white people lived in the South East than anywhere else, and more people from the black, Asian, mixed and ‘other’ ethnic groups lived in London than anywhere else
- Newham in London was the most ethnically diverse of all local authorities in England and Wales
I think Woland was talking about all the home counties too given that nothing like 25m people live in London.
I think @peterhague might be onto something. Eleven white lads from Madrid turned up tonight and they're fucking shite.
The actual Chelsea academy has about 2000 kids on their books. Almost like satellite club model, massive con for parents but good earner I hear for club. None of them are ever likely to play much for Chelsea regardless.
