Why do people think race is just skin color?
There are very real differences between races. It is foolish to assume that they end on the outside. There are scientifically verifiable differences in cognitive abilities (on average) between members of different races. If you bring these truths to light, you will be bombarded with people who try to blur the lines between races. Even science panders to this "all people are created equal" mentality. In scientific fact (that is, the "official" reality which science CHOOSES to acknowledge), there are no subspecies within the human species. Like breeds of dogs, there are obviously breed of humans. Some will argue that the term BREED refers to those animals which have been selectively BRED by humans. They posit that no such selective breeding occurs in humans, so the term BREED does not apply to us. Therefore there are no breeds and no subspecies so we must all be the same. This is an obvious fallacy, as selective breeding DOES occur within the human species, on the individual level. Blacks overwhelmingly SELECT black mates, whites overwhelmingly SELECT white mates, asians overwhelmingly SELECT asian mates, and so forth. So I posit that there DO EXIST breeds within the human species, and like in the Canis lupus species, some breeds are known for their speed, some for their physical size, and some for their intelligence. Good luck getting science or the sheeple on Y!A to acknowledge this though - actaully there is no scientifically correct name for the divisions within the human species. RACES is a misnomer. Race refers to species, and we are all members of the human race. EDIT - yes, please, all you brainwashed herd; please, thumb down my factual, logical response until it's hidden. trust me, you DON'T want this sh*t getting out.
Are black people less evolved?
My question is not really about the development of the black people compared to the white, but more about the biological evolution of them. We know that humans have a common ancestor with the Apes. We derived from them, leading to an evolution including the australopithecus, homo-habilis, homo-eructus, homo-ergaster, homo-neanderthal, and homo sapiens... My question is, if we observe the Apes and all of the homo descendants, we can see that they have more biological common points with black people than with white people. For example, black people have more of a prognathous face, they have a larger supraorbital foramen, and generally more naturally developed muscles than white people.. These traits could lead us to believe that black people are closer to apes than the white, and therefore less evolved? Plus, world famous scientist James Watson claims that black people are less intelligent and less evolved than white people... What do you think? Please note that no offense is meant towards those who have black skin, this is just a purely biological question.
Why is race and IQ such a controversial topic?
I think that the reason these are so controversial is because you can't do anything about them. Almost everything about you can be changed. You can change how you talk, your habits, how you dress, you can change your gender, you can change where you live, where you work, what you drive, etc. Your IQ and race though are yours, no matter if you like them or not. If it were proven that people who drive Fords were somehow inferior to people who drive Dodges, people could consciously stop driving Fords and start driving Dodge cars and trucks. If we proved that people who live in Detroit are just superior to people who live in Pittsburgh, people could move. If, however, we prove that one race is inherently superior to another, you can't change that. You can't go get racial reconstructive surgery. By the same token, your IQ (whatever that really means as we haven't come up with a reliable way to measure it, not really) can't be changed. You can learn things, read encyclopedias, and memorize facts, but your IQ is static. People don't like being told they are just inferior for reasons beyond their control. In evolutionary terms, there are differences between what we call races. They don't necessarily make one race better or worse than another (though they may make one race better or worse adapted to certain natural conditions than others). The subject is usually avoided though because the day that a journal publishes an article titled "Eskimo people are just better than Indian people" you know that some group is going to use that to try to subjugate someone else.
How could cultural bias in intelligence testing...?
there have been tests done showing that teacher bias and test bias coincide. teachers unfortunately have self-fulfilling prophecy when they believe that other races are better or worse than another... therefore they teach in a way that over participates the "better" and under minds the "worse" this may in turn cause them to believe they'll do worse, be set up that they can't pass standardized tests, etc. they also suggested that the way we speak, taught to speak, read, etc. influences the way we take tests. if one isn't taught to speak, read, etc. the majority way they will be discriminated against in testing.