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Genetic disorder eliminates racism

Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:45 am
by DerGolgo
http://io9.com/5515317/a-genetic-disord ... acial-bias
People with Williams Syndrome lack 26 genes found in a typical human genome. As a result they are inordinately friendly, and experience no social anxiety. Now a new study reveals that they may also be free of racial bias.
Now, what do you want to bet the white-supremacist fucktards start talking about how racism is all-natural...

Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:00 am
by rolly
Yes, well…
The most common symptoms of Williams syndrome are mental retardation, heart defects, and unusual facial features. Other symptoms include: failure to gain weight appropriately and low muscle tone. Individuals with Williams syndrome are highly verbal and overly sociable (having what had previously been described as a "cocktail party" type personality), but lack common sense and typically have inhibited intelligence. Individuals with WS hyperfocus on the eyes of others in social engagements.[3] Phenotypically, patients tend to have widely spaced teeth, a long philtrum, and flattened nasal bridge.[4] Individuals with Williams syndrome also experience many cardiac problems, commonly heart murmurs and the narrowing of major blood vessels as well as supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS). Other symptoms may include many gastrointestinal problems, such as abdominal pain and diverticulitis, as well as hormone problems, the most common being hypercalcemia (elevated calcium levels in the blood). Hypothyroidism has been reported to occur in children, yet there is no proof of it occurring in adults, whereas diabetes has been reported to occur in adults with WS as young as 21 years old.[5]
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Re: Genetic disorder eliminates racism

Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:42 am
by Jaeger
DerGolgo wrote: Now, what do you want to bet the white-supremacist fucktards start talking about how racism is all-natural...
Well, from an evolutionary standpoint, it is. Darwinism is not what anybody would call "warm and friendly." Survival of the fittest usually means stepping on anybody that gets in your way.

The modern viewpoint (at least my take) is that we should be able to work past simplistic evolutionary wiring and recognize that EVERYBODY has something to contribute to the collective good. Just because the guy over there is Black doesn't mean he might not find the cure for cancer.

It's not just about propagation of my genetic line any more. The world is just too small for that.

--Jaeger