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White Cop Who Finds He Has African Ancestry Sues City, Chief Over Racism
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You have to wonder if the plaintiff is usually part of this
That's the part that gets me. Dude wanted to share this news with his buddies and they turn on him smh.
shadow_shogun
Member
Probably because he pronounced it wrong, it's Kunta, not Kunte, as in Kunta Kinte.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Based on the title I thought the story would be about someone taking the piss and clambering for reparations when they found out they were 1/64th black.
This... is considerably worse. Even identifying as white didn't protect him from the one drop rule.
This... is considerably worse. Even identifying as white didn't protect him from the one drop rule.
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
Why didn't he just call him Geordi La Forge?
I know what they did is gross. But in my head i'm imagining Cleon doing this the next day.
I'm sorry.
I know what they did is gross. But in my head i'm imagining Cleon doing this the next day.
I'm sorry.
Bet money a penis joke was involved
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Western Michigan, ladies and gentlemen.
Pinko Marx
Banned
"Maybe you should start practicing basketball"
"No wonder you were such a big fan of Obama."
theepicoftyler
Member
This is awful.
Side question for any biologists/anthropologists/others in the thread: Given that we all are descendant from Africa, how much of that is reflected on average for white people in genetic testing? Is there a general percentage of common ancestry that is the same and then there are additional genetic traits that can be traced to specific regions of the world? Not sure how all this works.
Side question for any biologists/anthropologists/others in the thread: Given that we all are descendant from Africa, how much of that is reflected on average for white people in genetic testing? Is there a general percentage of common ancestry that is the same and then there are additional genetic traits that can be traced to specific regions of the world? Not sure how all this works.
clearacell
Member
I know this may seem like a strange question to ask...but if this guy showed up in blackface would it be alright? can he say the n word?
I really am curious how mixed race are treated on both ends. we can see how white people react... do black people not accept him either?
I really am curious how mixed race are treated on both ends. we can see how white people react... do black people not accept him either?
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
The mayor, too. The fucking mayor.
Blackface is always wrong
He cant say nigga, not cuz of his blood but because hes still a white man. His whole life he was white, this new information doesnt change that
Regarding mixed race, 50/50 black/white are usually considered black in my experience unless you literally look 100% white
Pinko Marx
Banned
No. To anyone that doesn't know this story, and for much of this man's life, he was white. Hell, he still /is/ white. The one drop rule one applies for racists. Just cuz he has some residual black in him (like I'd assume A LOT of folk do) doesn't mean he can start "being black".
I know you're asking a genuine question here (I hope). But think about it dude.
Blackface is never appropriate, not even for black people.
You think Roots is obscure?
These gentic tests don't really correlate as well as the companies selling them pretend they do to populations in particular areas.
This makes sense because race and ethnicity are not genetic, they are social and historical.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
This..is an amazing question in here.
The Last Wizard
Member
1 drop rule.
spindashing
Banned
That is quite the strange line of questioning. Why would black people accept him in black face hollering nigga?
SmackDaddy
Member
#Not all cops
Hope this department has to pay out the ass
Hope this department has to pay out the ass
Gordon Shumway
Banned
He black tho..😕
Pinko Marx
Banned
Not shocking the me. He's most likely getting the amount of flak he is /because/ how white he looks.
It's the juxtaposition that makes it humorous to racists.
Why the fuck would a black dude, mixed or not, want to show up in blackface?
Very suspect line of questioning
One of the least obscure references I've ever heard. haha
He still has the daily advantage of not looking black.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
The wiki gives a pretty decent rundown: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogical_DNA_test
Most DNA tests aren't looking for actual allelic variations in genes, but for highly conserved single nucleotide polymorphisms.
Relevant to your question,
Generally, you will have more SNPs in common with people you share significant common ancestry with. By creating a statistical cladogram, you can determine where points of divergence took place.
Mixed-race Americans can be the subject of bullying from both blacks and whites, but traditionally, unless you can "pass" as all white, you are treated as black. As this officer has been treated and identified as a white person all of his life, it would be culturally insensitive and reductive for him to claim an experience, customs, or language that to this point had been completely foreign to him.
Being black is not a costume, even for other black people. And if you walk around calling people you don't know the N word (even the 'friendly' version), you're going to draw negative attention to yourself, even if you're black.
Not an expert, but I'm pretty sure the first humans in Africa were nothing like modern day Africans.
I remember one study that found difference in DNA bigger between some African countries than the difference between an African and an European.
John Rabbit
Banned
He can say 18% of the n-word and paint only his forehead.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
He probably looks better than me in blackface too. That's 0-2 Cleon..
Shumfam always taking bumps.
The Artisan
Member
how did you find out?
Zoe
Member
When people do those tests, they're looking for a few hundred years of history, not 10's of thousands.
shadow_shogun
Member
He's probably not American or African.
ancestry.com
... It's not
WhiskerFrisker
Member
I had no idea what this was. Born and raised in America.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
I'm not saying it's obscure, but that I've never heard of the book or series.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
It's an odd zone to be in, to be a PoC through the blood in your veins but not in your appearance.
Being a pasty white Hispanic, I can relate to some extent, but being part of a demonized minority and yet never having been the direct subject of racial hatred is very surreal.
Oh, yeah, this thread. Maybe I'll check back in to see what people are saying about the sto-
Reading through the replies, I was halfway tempted to try and play off my original post as a joke as some people assumed, but I'll try and do the honourable thing and accept the pummelling for my apparent benightedness.
Up until I checked out this story, I have to confess that I had honestly never heard of Roots, nor about its subsequent adaptations! For what it's worth, I'm in my twenties and live in England and was never exposed to neither the book nor the 1970's mini-series, not even as a literature student, but clearly, that's not much of an excuse given its apparent cultural impact around the world. I simply assumed the officer in question was making some kind of strangely obscure literary reference in reference to some random novel I'd never heard about. I'm especially ashamed given that I'm now reading up on it and that it's apparently one of the most seminal literary works in US history. Please forgive me!
Does the 1970s series still hold up? I might check it out if I can find it somewhere.
Reading through the replies, I was halfway tempted to try and play off my original post as a joke as some people assumed, but I'll try and do the honourable thing and accept the pummelling for my apparent benightedness.
Up until I checked out this story, I have to confess that I had honestly never heard of Roots, nor about its subsequent adaptations! For what it's worth, I'm in my twenties and live in England and was never exposed to neither the book nor the 1970's mini-series, not even as a literature student, but clearly, that's not much of an excuse given its apparent cultural impact around the world. I simply assumed the officer in question was making some kind of strangely obscure literary reference in reference to some random novel I'd never heard about. I'm especially ashamed given that I'm now reading up on it and that it's apparently one of the most seminal literary works in US history. Please forgive me!
Does the 1970s series still hold up? I might check it out if I can find it somewhere.