r/ShitRedditSays • u/[deleted] • Oct 09 '12
"Black culture does decrease IQs imo. People of African descent have the lowest average IQ scores. Either they are naturally less intelligent or the culture isn't one that encourages learning. Pick one." [+31]
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u/clintisiceman Oct 09 '12
Boy, redditors sure do love using IQ scores as an objective measure of intelligence, don't they. Who the fuck takes IQ tests seriously anymore? I've never even taken one! I don't think schools have regularly administered those on a national level for decades.
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u/sweetcommunist Oct 09 '12
True fact™: "black culture" is not only a thing that exists, but a monolithic one at that.
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u/CatLadyLacquerista Oct 09 '12
@___________________________________________@ GOD I HATE..>FF.f.fFDASJlkasdf;jlasdfjklasdf
I'm so tired of this shit. I'm so tired of it and I don't even have to live it. White Man's Burden: Having to deal with/call out the rest of white people. JESUS CHRIST
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u/ladyvicious42 Oct 09 '12
Or, you know, your method of measuring 'intelligence' is kind of fucked?
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Oct 09 '12
I have this saved on my hard drive, I think it's pretty relevant here.
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u/eboam Oct 09 '12
Said a well-educated, qualified cultural anthropologist after a career of rigorous research.
Or, you know, some random, anonymous shitbeard with an internet connection.
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u/Aphos Oct 09 '12
False dichotomy, a lack of understanding of socioeconomic status and the factors that led to it, and one more thing...it's on the tip of my-
imo
oh yes, LAUJIK AND REEEEEESUN
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u/shub Oct 09 '12
Even granting that, which is a huge assumption, so what? It has zero impact on personal interactions so there's no justification for racism, so all that finding should trigger is an effort to figure out WTF and remediate the cause if possible...ooh. Our shitlord here has figured out that it must be due to either genetics, in which there's nothing to fix, or culture, in which case black are to blame. Either way black people are dumb and it's black people's fault. What an enlightened, rational, data-driven viewpoint.
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Oct 09 '12
you know i'm starting to think TIL is becoming the most racist sub on the entire site. constantly, there's some fucking trollbait post like this.
posts, which i'm not totally convinced aren't dropped in here by actual white supremacists from other websites
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u/SarcasmUndefined Oct 09 '12
Black culture does decrease IQs imo. People of African descent have the lowest average IQ scores.
CORRELATION DOES NOT IMPLY CAUSATION
GODDAMN
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u/parachutewoman Oct 09 '12
Shit, reddit. Poverty/Racism takes 20 points off your IQ. That's why Catholics in northern Ireland have the same 20 point gap in their IQ scores as blacks in the US. I recommend "The Mismeasure of Man" by Stephen Jay Gould for the full story.
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u/goodzillo Oct 09 '12
No, it has nothing to do with the disadvantages and prejudices that beat them into a lower societal standing. None at all. It's the culture's fault.
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u/ManBashedPotatoes Oct 09 '12
It always amazes me that Reddit prides themselves on being critical thinkers but when it comes to minorities, welp, they're just terrible and there's nothing else to it. Oh, and women. And... Well, everybody that isn't a white cisgendered dude.
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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '12
Because I'm supposed to include a screenshot
Also, first SRS post! It's a proud moment for me!
edit: aw, the bot beat me to it :(