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    #32
    Capt'n Midnight
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    dublindude wrote:
    But from an anthrapologists perspective (or something) it would be sad if the white/black/yellow/whatever race was wiped out.
    Almost all of the genetic diversity of the human race is in Africa. From a geneticists point of view all humans non-African humans (white/wellow/red etc.) are the equilivant of sixth cousins.


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    AARRRGH
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote:
    Almost all of the genetic diversity of the human race is in Africa. From a geneticists point of view all humans non-African humans (white/wellow/red etc.) are the equilivant of sixth cousins.

    Sure, but what I'm saying is...

    Imagine you time travelled one thousand years into the future and there were no more white/black/etc people. Only brownish (I would assume) people.

    It would be sad to think we had lost the different races we once had.

    However I am totally aware the kind of people who say "let's keep the white race white" are most likely nutso racists.


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    Victor
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    QualderWahl wrote:
    Presumably this hypothesis can also be applied to the "black pride" movement then ? The term "Sub Saharan African" doesn't mean a whole lot when you consider that a person from Namibia has about as much in common with a Somalian as they do with someone from Norway and / or Vietnam.
    Is Somalia part of Sub-Saharan Africa?

    Yes many Somalians are black, but you will find a mix between stereotypical Arab and East African body features. I would be quite difficult for me to mistake a (stereotypical) Somalian, (stereotypical) Nigerean and (stereotypical) Zimbabwean.

    Of course, the Black Polish guy really threw me.


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    Victor
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    The Atheist wrote:
    Holy bejasus - nice t-shirts.
    Ah, yes the further sexualisation of children. I wonder what the klan-types would think of paedophilia.


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    AdMMM
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    oh dear.


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    #37
    QualderWahl
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    Victor wrote:
    Is Somalia part of Sub-Saharan Africa?

    Yes many Somalians are black, but you will find a mix between stereotypical Arab and East African body features. I would be quite difficult for me to mistake a (stereotypical) Somalian, (stereotypical) Nigerean and (stereotypical) Zimbabwean.

    Of course, the Black Polish guy really threw me.

    Well geographically, it is located in Africa and lies below the Sahara, so yes I would classify it as sub-saharan. Your point about "stereotypical" features of various nationalities is equally applicable to Europe. It would be quite difficult for me (or anyone else) to mistake a stereotypical Russian, stereotypical Spaniard and stereotypical Belgian. What exactly was your point ?

    Incidentially, I recently met a white Namibian. That really threw me as I had no idea that there was a significant white population there.


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