Is this racism?

I know. I can't find the individual height stats for every Austrian and Bahrainian.

 

Sickle cell is a genetic mutation that is linked to increased resistance to malaria. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20450-how-sickle-cell-carriers-fend-off-malaria/

So even though SC as an inherited trait is bad for the health of the sufferers, it makes them less likely to be affected by malaria - which is significantly more likely to kill them young.

 

But if I wanted to generalise, and I said generally speaking Austrian men are taller than men from Bahrain would that be racist?

Is the reason for Austrian men being taller (on average) than Bahrainians genetic due to economic and/or social factors?

 

Why do you keep targeting these 'is it racist' questions at me? Each time I keep saying that common sense would say to check if that specific person conforms to the stereotype and that just presuming they do is stupid. I'm also not sure why you keep asking me questions about genetics, I'm sure asking someone who has studied it would be a better use of your time. My replies to you are that whilst genetics can play a part they are not the be all and end all, unless you truly do believe that all Bahranians males are one height and every Kenyan can run a marathan at record speed. After all, they have the same genetics, right? So no amount of training or change in diet would have any affect. I would say both genetics and economic/social factors play a part and that even taking generalisations into account, there are always people that it doesn't apply to so don't be blinded by an average.

 

It's an open question.

 

If they can be substantiated by facts (concrete research) it's not racist. In that case it's statistics.

 

You're specifically quoting me. You might be best just hitting reply to the general message if it's open to anyone.

 

Depends on the racism really, like how long ago he came out with that statement ( different times etc) its hard to believe now but if that was the belief at the time and he honestly went with that opinion, I would say its debatable.
I mean if somebody said I have a Sumo wrestler who wants to play on the wing for you and you turned him down, would that be racist.
I know thats a flippant thing but things that seem stupidly obvious now were very real back then to some.

 

Interesting! Didn't know that although I was just using it as an example of genetic change or mutation that tend to impact one particular race. Nature in this instance seems to have solved one problem but created another one.

 

I was turned away from the police force when I was 20 because they didn't want any white people - is that racist?

 

a lot of American sports stars (for example very tall black basketball players ) were bred that way back in the era of slavery , to make them better pickers . What you see today are the decendants of those bred slaves .

 

Are you white?

 

Yes

 

Why are some people who are racist quiet about it thesedays. Just admit it, noone'll notice anyhow..lol

 

Come on, as if!

 

slaves were bred I'm afraid , a little like cattle are now . The bigger /stronger the slave , the more money they fetched at market .

 

He’s sucked them all.

 

Come on mate that's a load of ballax.

 

It isn't, was told they only wanted to appoint BME bobby's

 

When was this ?