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In reply to the discussion: Obama's mom was not really "white" [View all]Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)62. Not sure of other countries, so I simply posted that I know there is
no such thing as "pure white" in this country.
FWIW, there are actually ways to tell what race someone is by their bone structure, although that is beginning to lose its validity as people of various races intermarry.
Learned that from Dr. William Bass, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist.
Not arguing with you, just pointing out that Dr. Bass has racially identified people by bone structure, but certainly does admit those methodologies are rapidly changing.
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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
And the genetic material that accounts for "race" is a minute fraction of a person's whole genome. n
patrice
Jul 2012
#44
In a very general sense you can, but intermarriage is not at all a new thing.
antigone382
Jul 2012
#64
Isn't this more important to the black community who see a difference between blacks who are
dkf
Jul 2012
#22
Stupid of Ancestry.com to research it and to publish it. Makes it look like they're
sinkingfeeling
Jul 2012
#16
It's a misfire because it implies that all Virginians are related to John Punch
CJCRANE
Jul 2012
#36
It's not impossible but the chances for this being correct are very very slim
struggle4progress
Jul 2012
#54