List of race deniers
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This is a list of people who deny that race exists. Until the late 20th century, no one doubted that race existed. Since around the 1980's, the concept of race is being dismissed by many. Denying that race exists is part of deracination ideology.
List
- "Say it five times before breakfast tomorrow: … Human equality is a contingent fact of history." ~ Stephen Jay Gould [1]
- "There is no such thing as a biological entity that warrants the term 'race.'" ~ C. Loring Brace [2]
- "… old biological concepts of race no longer provide scientifically valid distinctions…" ~ American Association of Physical Anthropologists [2]
- " … differentiating species into biologically defined 'races' has proven meaningless and unscientific as a way of explaining variation…" ~ American Anthropological Association [2]
- "The bottom line, anthropologists agree, is that science does not support the idea of races as natural units, now or in the past." ~ Boyce Rensberger [3]
- "Race does not exist". ~ Allan G. Johnson [4]
- "Race does not exist". ~ David Frum[5]
- "From a purely genetic standpoint, no. Nevertheless, genetic information about individuals’ ancestral origins can sometimes have medical relevance." Scientific American, December 2003 [6]
References
- ^ Sailor, Steve, "Routing The Race Deniers (Not That They’ll Notice)", published VDare.com, January 04, 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ a b c Sailor, Steve, "Cavalli-Sforza II: Seven Dumb Ideas about Race", VDare.com, May 31, 2000. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ Rensberger, Boyce, "An Easy Stereotype Called 'Race'" This article was originally titled "Ever Adaptive, Humans Defy Easy Stereotype Called 'Race'" and was first published in The Washington Post and later reprinted in the Eugene Register-Guardin 1995, page 1A. Retrieved 2008-03-23
- ^ User:WHEELER personally heard. Talk given at Racial Equity Conference Battle Creek, 2008
- ^ National Review, 2003
- ^ Bamshad, Michael and Olson, Steve/with concurrence of the editors of Scientific American who wrote an introduction to the article. "Does Race Exist", MajorityRights.com. Retrieved 2008-4-2
