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23&Me tells me I’m more Black than Elizabeth Warren is Indian.

SpartanN92

SpartanN92

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I got my 23&Me test results and it turns out I’m White AF (I already knew this because when I dance my thumbs stick out, I just wanted verification) but apparently I am .4% Sub Saharan African!
I am literally more Black than Elizabeth Warren is Indian!

Do I get to say the “N” Word now?
Do I get the same benefits that Warren did? Am I oppressed?!?

Seriously though, 23&Me is AMAZING! I’ve learned so much. The biggest revelation for me is that I carry the Cystic Fibrosis gene (I don’t have CF but I carry the gene for it) Anybody else do 23&Me? Share your results.


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lock2k

lock2k

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I did the myheritage test and I'm waiting for the results 23 was my glal but they don't ship to Brazil
 
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Durask

Member

23andMe Is Terrifying, but Not for the Reasons the FDA Thinks

The genetic-testing company's real goal is to hoard your personal data
www.scientificamerican.com www.scientificamerican.com

What does 23andMe want to do with all that data? Right now the talk is all about medical research—and, in fact, the company is doing some interesting work. It has been sifting through its genomic database, which is combined with information that volunteers submit about themselves, to find possible genetic links to people’s traits. (The bright-light/sneeze genetic tag is a 23andMe discovery.) More promising are 23andMe’s attempts to recruit people who suffer from certain diseases, such as Parkinson’s and a few types of cancer. Simply through brute-force pattern matching, the company has a chance of finding genetic causes of these ailments, which could lead to a way to combat them. (And perhaps a blockbuster patent or three.)

That’s just the beginning, though. 23andMe reserves the right to use your personal information—including your genome—to inform you about events and to try to sell you products and services. There is a much more lucrative market waiting in the wings, too. One could easily imagine how insurance companies and pharmaceutical firms might be interested in getting their hands on your genetic information, the better to sell you products (or deny them to you). According to 23andMe’s privacy policy, that wouldn’t be an acceptable use of the database. Although 23andMe admits that it will share aggregate information about users genomes to third parties, it adamantly insists that it will not sell your personal genetic information without your explicit consent.
 
SlimySnake

SlimySnake

Flashless at the Golden Globes
lol what does that mean usually? that one of your ancestors fucked a slave girl? and then your kids went on to fuck europeans for the next 4 centuries?

i highly doubt a slave man fucked a white woman in 16th century u.s.
 
Texas Pride

Texas Pride

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Durask said:

23andMe Is Terrifying, but Not for the Reasons the FDA Thinks

The genetic-testing company's real goal is to hoard your personal data
www.scientificamerican.com www.scientificamerican.com

What does 23andMe want to do with all that data? Right now the talk is all about medical research—and, in fact, the company is doing some interesting work. It has been sifting through its genomic database, which is combined with information that volunteers submit about themselves, to find possible genetic links to people’s traits. (The bright-light/sneeze genetic tag is a 23andMe discovery.) More promising are 23andMe’s attempts to recruit people who suffer from certain diseases, such as Parkinson’s and a few types of cancer. Simply through brute-force pattern matching, the company has a chance of finding genetic causes of these ailments, which could lead to a way to combat them. (And perhaps a blockbuster patent or three.)

That’s just the beginning, though. 23andMe reserves the right to use your personal information—including your genome—to inform you about events and to try to sell you products and services. There is a much more lucrative market waiting in the wings, too. One could easily imagine how insurance companies and pharmaceutical firms might be interested in getting their hands on your genetic information, the better to sell you products (or deny them to you). According to 23andMe’s privacy policy, that wouldn’t be an acceptable use of the database. Although 23andMe admits that it will share aggregate information about users genomes to third parties, it adamantly insists that it will not sell your personal genetic information without your explicit consent.
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Everything can be had for a price. No way would I submit my DNA willingly for this. Information is the most valuable currency in the world.
 
Sakura

Sakura

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Did mine about a year back.

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The medical stuff sounded interesting, but didn't really want to pay the extra money for it.
 
Cato

Cato

Banned
SpartanN92 said:
I got my 23&Me test results and it turns out I’m White AF (I already knew this because when I dance my thumbs stick out, I just wanted verification) but apparently I am .4% Sub Saharan African!
I am literally more Black than Elizabeth Warren is Indian!

Do I get to say the “N” Word now?
Do I get the same benefits that Warren did? Am I oppressed?!?

Seriously though, 23&Me is AMAZING! I’ve learned so much. The biggest revelation for me is that I carry the Cystic Fibrosis gene (I don’t have CF but I carry the gene for it) Anybody else do 23&Me? Share your results.


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You absolutelty can shout the N-word at people, including the hard-R version.

It is the "one drop rule" that comes into play here.
You can look fully white and still shout hard-R N-word at anyone you want. You don't even have to join antifa to gain this privilege.

If I were you I would more to Portland straight away!
 
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Dural

Dural

Member
My 23&Me came back with 1% African and 1% Asian, I'm olive complected but still very white.

I was matched up with a long lost cousin through the DNA relatives list, my dad's first cousin. Apparently my dad's aunt gave her up for adoption as a baby, she knew nothing about her biological family and the family knew nothing of her. My mom helped me get her in touch with the family and I met her last summer when I visited California.
 
Ornlu

Ornlu

Banned
Racial %'s in genetic testing is all BS. They're based off of sampling from current day racial distribution. Which doesn't work all that well, as colonialism spread a lot of genetics to different parts of the world where they didn't exist historically.

It's not like the companies can go back in time 500 years and test people in their (then) native populations.
 
TaySan

TaySan

Banned
Did my test last year it's pretty neat. Learned a lot about myself i didn't know before.
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Greedings

Greedings

Member
Durask said:

23andMe Is Terrifying, but Not for the Reasons the FDA Thinks

The genetic-testing company's real goal is to hoard your personal data
www.scientificamerican.com www.scientificamerican.com

What does 23andMe want to do with all that data? Right now the talk is all about medical research—and, in fact, the company is doing some interesting work. It has been sifting through its genomic database, which is combined with information that volunteers submit about themselves, to find possible genetic links to people’s traits. (The bright-light/sneeze genetic tag is a 23andMe discovery.) More promising are 23andMe’s attempts to recruit people who suffer from certain diseases, such as Parkinson’s and a few types of cancer. Simply through brute-force pattern matching, the company has a chance of finding genetic causes of these ailments, which could lead to a way to combat them. (And perhaps a blockbuster patent or three.)

That’s just the beginning, though. 23andMe reserves the right to use your personal information—including your genome—to inform you about events and to try to sell you products and services. There is a much more lucrative market waiting in the wings, too. One could easily imagine how insurance companies and pharmaceutical firms might be interested in getting their hands on your genetic information, the better to sell you products (or deny them to you). According to 23andMe’s privacy policy, that wouldn’t be an acceptable use of the database. Although 23andMe admits that it will share aggregate information about users genomes to third parties, it adamantly insists that it will not sell your personal genetic information without your explicit consent.
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Well duh.
The best part of it, is that YOU PAY THEM

it’s an amazing scam. Here, take my DNA, family and personal data, and my money.
 
LordKasual

LordKasual

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SlimySnake said:
lol what does that mean usually? that one of your ancestors fucked a slave girl? and then your kids went on to fuck europeans for the next 4 centuries?

i highly doubt a slave man fucked a white woman in 16th century u.s.
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everyone has african lineage, so it doesn't really mean anything.
 
Ornlu

Ornlu

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DoctaThompson

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Sub_Level said:
Sorry bruh I have big juicy veiny black cock on my mind 24/7, was an honest mistake. No homo.
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Big black cock on your mind? As in literally a schlong draped over your head, or do you mean constantly thinking about it? Or even both? No need for "no homo", as that was the straightest thing I heard all week.
 
Tesseract

Tesseract

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irish / scottish / german / native american

not sure what the value is, great grandma was completely native

doubt you could ever tell tho, and i'll never give these psychic vampires my information
 
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GAMETA

GAMETA

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I'd like to know my percentages. My grandparents were Italian and German (mother), Portuguese and Native South American (father). There's likely some black from my father's side too.
 
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