Changes for page Common Myths

Summary

• Page properties (1 modified, 0 added, 0 removed)

Details

Page properties

Content

...	...	@@ -13,20 +13,43 @@
13	13	Explanation: The idea that humanity will blend into one homogenous race oversimplifies the reality of demographic trends. Different populations have maintained their distinct identities for centuries, even under conditions of migration and intermixing. For example, despite centuries of migration into Europe, distinct ethnicities like the Basques or Sami people still exist. Additionally, demographic trends show that fertility rates vary significantly across groups, meaning some populations grow faster than others. For instance, many African and Middle Eastern countries have much higher birth rates than Europe or East Asia, making a global "blending" implausible. Societies naturally form cultural and ethnic distinctions, even when migration occurs
14	14	{{/expandable}}
15	15
16		-# Myth 1: "We will all blend into one race of mixed-race individuals."
17	17
18		-**Claim:** Over time, humanity will homogenize into one race of mixed-race individuals due to globalization and intermixing.
	17	+----
19	19
20		-**Rebuttal:**
	19	+{{expandable summary="Race doesn't exist"}}
	20	+**Claim**: "White as a racial classification doesn't exist"
21	21
22		-* Blending into one race assumes uniform mixing across all populations, which is unlikely due to societal, cultural, and geographical barriers.
23		-* Historical evidence shows that distinct ethnic groups have maintained separate identities for millennia despite some intermixing.
24		-* High birth rates among certain populations mean some ethnic groups will likely persist as dominant demographics in specific regions.
	22	+**Rebuttal**: White is just short for of European Descent, it doesnt mean skin color
25	25
26		-**Explanation:** The idea that humanity will blend into one homogenous race oversimplifies the reality of demographic trends. Different populations have maintained their distinct identities for centuries, even under conditions of migration and intermixing. For example, despite centuries of migration into Europe, distinct ethnicities like the Basques or Sami people still exist. Additionally, demographic trends show that fertility rates vary significantly across groups, meaning some populations grow faster than others. For instance, many African and Middle Eastern countries have much higher birth rates than Europe or East Asia, making a global "blending" implausible. Societies naturally form cultural and ethnic distinctions, even when migration occurs.
	24	+## Relevant Studies##
27	27
28		-----
	26	+* [[Self Identification of race is over 99% effective|attach:GeneticStructureSelfIdentifiedRaceEthnicityAndConfoundingInCase-ControlAssociationStudies.pdf]] [Study](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1196372/)
29	29
	28	+**Explanation**:
	29	+
	30	+Who is white?
	31	+
	32	+What constitutes a White person?
	33	+
	34	+"White" is synonymous with indigenous European. Race is not nationality. Race is genetic.
	35	+
	36	+Arabs are not White. Persians are not White. Turkic are not White. Jews are not White. Huns/Mongolians are not White. Berbers are not White (but possible were before the invasion of the Arabs). Because these are the closest groups to us genetically, it is possible to be White and have a minority of these genetics. But race mixing is discouraged due to the harmful effects on the offspring and society.
	37	+
	38	+We use "White" because it is common usage. Indigenous European is a much better term, which you should adopt.
	39	+
	40	+But aren’t there no clear biological boundaries between races or ethnicities?
	41	+
	42	+This is known as the continuum fallacy.
	43	+
	44	+Like many others things in nature, there are no exact boundaries to this concept. Visit a sandy beach, and tell us where the ocean ends and land begins. View a photo of the Andromeda Galaxy, and point to where the galaxy ends, and intergalactic space begins. Where does the color red begin and when does it change to orange? All such boundaries must be arbitrary at some point.
	45	+
	46	+You devolve into utter nihilism if you try to argue we should not have taxonomy because of this arbitrariness. The human mind works, at a core level, with groupings. Being against categorization based on arbitrariness or social constructionism is to say you think we should not have almost any groupings, including rock formations. There would be few exceptions. Perhaps prime numbers.
	47	+
	48	+Calling someone "white" or "black" is figurative language. Arguing that people aren't actually "white" like paper is like arguing that people cannot really have "smooth" skin, or could not possible have a "heart of gold," as gold is a metal and can't pump blood.
	49	+
	50	+If you look white and identify as white, you are white. If you possess so much non white admixture as to feel the need to mention it, you probably aren't white. And if you tell us you aren't white we will believe you. People who self identify as any racial group have been shown to belong to that racial group over 99% of the time.
	51	+{{/expandable}}
	52	+
30	30	# Myth 2: "You cant determine who is White because people can be mixed, who really is White??"
31	31
32	32	**Claim**: "White as a racial classification doesn't exist"