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In the discussion thread: Obama's mom was not really "white" [View all]

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:23 PM

Marrah_G (22,708 posts)

31. Yes they are

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66 replies	Author	Time	Post
Obama's mom was not really "white" [View all]	fried eggs	Jul 2012	OP
Nobody is	jberryhill	Jul 2012	#1
Not in this country, no.	Fawke Em	Jul 2012	#2
Not anywhere, really. Race is a social construct. It has no biological meaning.	antigone382	Jul 2012	#8
Love that last point: there's more variation WITHIN a "racial" group than there is BETWEEN them.	patrice	Jul 2012	#38
Yep. What you said.	Taverner	Jul 2012	#39
Which is Why Any Study Equating "Intelligence" and "Race" Is Pure Bullshit	Yavin4	Jul 2012	#40
And the genetic material that accounts for "race" is a minute fraction of a person's whole genome. n	patrice	Jul 2012	#44
Not sure of other countries, so I simply posted that I know there is	Fawke Em	Jul 2012	#62
In a very general sense you can, but intermarriage is not at all a new thing.	antigone382	Jul 2012	#64
Seriously.	Matariki	Jul 2012	#20
I smell a Mormon plot...	joeybee12	Jul 2012	#3
The timing IS odd	fried eggs	Jul 2012	#5
Ancestry.com is not associated with the LDS church.	enlightenment	Jul 2012	#21
You're wrong	thelordofhell	Jul 2012	#27
really?	arely staircase	Jul 2012	#41
It is not associated with the LDS church.	enlightenment	Jul 2012	#43
Yes they are	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#31
Oh yes it is. It has LDS handprints all over it.	notadmblnd	Jul 2012	#37
But...wait a minute...that would mean...	Iggo	Jul 2012	#4
Nnnnnnnnnope	cherokeeprogressive	Jul 2012	#10
But we already knew that!	Iggo	Jul 2012	#19
Isn't this more important to the black community who see a difference between blacks who are	dkf	Jul 2012	#22
No it isn't.	SunsetDreams	Jul 2012	#26
Is it? Do you have some evidence of this?	JoePhilly	Jul 2012	#29
This proves he is really is an american...	movonne	Jul 2012	#55
who cares	spanone	Jul 2012	#6
I don't get it	JonLP24	Jul 2012	#7
it's the old "one drop of blood" thing	caraher	Jul 2012	#15
But this applies to all white Virginians	CJCRANE	Jul 2012	#42
You're just figuring this out?	hedgehog	Jul 2012	#51
My paternal grandmother had a lot of Irish in her.	Brigid	Jul 2012	#58
Wouldn't everyone have african ancestors if you go back far enough?	4th law of robotics	Jul 2012	#9
+1	Blue_Tires	Jul 2012	#23
Logical point, but irrelevant in modern discussion of race	Scootaloo	Jul 2012	#50
Actually, yes...	MrMickeysMom	Jul 2012	#52
Maybe they should wait for definitive proof before spouting off?	shraby	Jul 2012	#11
Interesting, although "lacking definitive proof".	Avalux	Jul 2012	#12
how come I always get fundie vibes from Ancestry.com?	snooper2	Jul 2012	#13
I believe they are owned by the Mormons	rox63	Jul 2012	#17
that explains it, mormons are a version of fundie..	snooper2	Jul 2012	#25
Don't try selling that notion to either fundies or mormons	rox63	Jul 2012	#63
we have a different definition of fundie--	snooper2	Jul 2012	#66
"We are all of us mongrels	cali	Jul 2012	#14
Stupid of Ancestry.com to research it and to publish it. Makes it look like they're	sinkingfeeling	Jul 2012	#16
Ancestry.com = Mormons.	Avalux	Jul 2012	#24
ancestry.com is a publicly traded company. Mormons own familysearch. n/t	grasswire	Jul 2012	#34
It's a misfire because it implies that all Virginians are related to John Punch	CJCRANE	Jul 2012	#36
We are all migrants of Africa at some point.	Lone_Star_Dem	Jul 2012	#18
My guess is every single one of us	Blue_In_AK	Jul 2012	#28
Please change headline to reflect actual headline. Thanks.	Kalidurga	Jul 2012	#30
That only applies to LBN forum	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#35
Ok thanks,	Kalidurga	Jul 2012	#59
I see this as a promotion for Ancestry.com	Enrique	Jul 2012	#32
This implies that every white person with Virginian ancestry	CJCRANE	Jul 2012	#33
I'm from Virginia (Portsmouth)	CatWoman	Jul 2012	#45
We're all mixed together...	CJCRANE	Jul 2012	#47
that was my point	CatWoman	Jul 2012	#49
Who cares?	patrice	Jul 2012	#46
Ever notice how that "not really white" thing is only ever used in reference to a	Marr	Jul 2012	#48
No.	Igel	Jul 2012	#60
4 centuries ago ?? she is related to ~8192 people	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#53
Also assuming their records are correct.	gkhouston	Jul 2012	#57
It's not impossible but the chances for this being correct are very very slim	struggle4progress	Jul 2012	#54
Who the fuck cares?	Zoeisright	Jul 2012	#56
IMPEEEAAAACCHH!	Atman	Jul 2012	#61
Are you invoking the "One Drop Rule?"	slackmaster	Jul 2012	#65

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