I just realized that I miss tojo.

I found the follow-up discussion amusing–China as homogeneity? Really? Sure, the Han majority intermarried a ton, but there’s still nearly a hundred ethnic groups in there somewhere…

For example, selective breeding for specific traits can skew the “bell curve” for success in hybridization and it is in some sense a forced “evolution”. I did not mention it because I think that all would agree that the ethics of forced/selective breeding applied to humans is obviously outside accepted social norms.

Another aspect that I also did not get into because I wanted to refute on less ambiguous and less debatable statements: Genetic diversity IS vital for continuation of the species to adapt to new environments, expand into new niches, etc and it IS a function of evolution, which is why sexual reproduction has been so wildly successful. However, genetic diversity as applied to the human population: race is a socio-political construct, in reality if you disregard the construct of race, scientifically, the range of humankind is the diverse genetic pool. Unless you are an isolated and inbred population with a large number of genetic erros, when and “Asian” mates with a “White”, or a “Asian” mates with an “Asian”, as far as genetics is concerned (unless you are close relatives) and as far as evolution is concerned, there is really no difference as far as dominant/recessive genes. Again, this would require far too much typing to present fully and defend…

In the end, the goal of the post was to be specific enough and irrefutable enough (though contradictions and exceptions to what I posted do exist) that basic assertions will hold true, those being: evolution does not favor intra-racial children or inter-racial children. The science of evolution is not a valid way to justify who people should or should not be in relations with (either for race supremacists who dislike inter-racial relations or for those who advocate inter-racial relations).

I haven’t listened to the first 20 min. myself, but I gather it was pretty boring, so you should all skip that and tune into our conversation about CCBs, the Mongol weightlifter, and weed in the woods.

WTF?

Thanks! It was loads of fun!

I was a bit nervous at how it turned out, but I guess it turned out okay.

If you all want to see the “feminist” dialogue about mixed race Asians at around 38:40, go here. You can see Minbo’s brilliant defense. My policy (and the policy of the 44’s) has always been one of open debate. I don’t remember William’s exact words concerning the nature of debate, but I’m ready, anytime, anyplace. Come on, Asian American faux-minists who justify their racism with pseudo-science. Let’s bring it on!