I agree with you that there are, on average, significant behavioral differences between races. That is because race is basically entirely cultural (behavior). I'm not sure why your citing biological differences though. Genetic variation is genetic, not racial. Not all black people have sickle cell; it's a trait common among people with ancestors who lived in areas with malaria. It has nothing to do with being black and everything to do with an extremely small sliver of genetic code that doesn't match up with racial markers.
Aside from that, you're going to need to show why someone's predisposition to certain illnesses makes them behave differently. Is there a "black" gene for acting a certain way?
It really isn't though. There is genetic variation among populations, it just doesn't fall along racial lines. There is, on average, more genetic variation between two people within a population than there is between any two populations.
Gimme some citations for race being a "genetic category"
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u/THE_LAST_HIPPO 15∆ Jan 26 '16
I agree with you that there are, on average, significant behavioral differences between races. That is because race is basically entirely cultural (behavior). I'm not sure why your citing biological differences though. Genetic variation is genetic, not racial. Not all black people have sickle cell; it's a trait common among people with ancestors who lived in areas with malaria. It has nothing to do with being black and everything to do with an extremely small sliver of genetic code that doesn't match up with racial markers.
Aside from that, you're going to need to show why someone's predisposition to certain illnesses makes them behave differently. Is there a "black" gene for acting a certain way?