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LittleBlue

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40. Read about the culture of antebellum New Orleans

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 07:22 PM

Nov 2013

Many whites might not know they have black ancestors and Native American ancestors. Virtually all African Americans have white ancestors, and many have Native American ancestry.

It's really interesting that many racists probably share ancestry with blacks, and I mean within the last 300 years.

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Talk show host delivers DNA test results to white supremacist : ‘You have a little black in you" [View all] kpete Nov 2013 OP

A mere 200000 years ago all of his ancestors were likely African who were not Neanderthal. gordianot Nov 2013 #1

Since they don't believe in evolution, I wonder where they think all the races came from Bandit Nov 2013 #5

Or white folks, for that matter.... Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #9

tower of Babel d_r Nov 2013 #27

I think that had to do with differnent languages, not different races. Bandit Nov 2013 #28

then you didn't grow up in my southern baptist household d_r Nov 2013 #34

The sons of Noah - LibertyLover Nov 2013 #31

A good description of Evolution Bandit Nov 2013 #37

Yeah, that's how pipi_k Nov 2013 #45

Noah's sons dsc Nov 2013 #41

Hard to know, could be fraction of Denisovan in there, too. HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #7

The other thing humans liked to do is migrate the genetics in the British Isles suggest Africa. gordianot Nov 2013 #10

Oh for sure. We r highly vagile yet territorial, our ranges r pushed by our 'success' HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #26

Neanderthals *also* ultimately African: the current model is that the continent was a constant pump MisterP Nov 2013 #23

Just about everyone of European or Asian deep ancestory are on average sarge43 Nov 2013 #33

Actually, only 70K years ago. GreenStormCloud Nov 2013 #39

Well, duh Scootaloo Nov 2013 #2

even when confronted with the truth JanT Nov 2013 #3

sweet warrior1 Nov 2013 #4

14% is not noise. Nine Nov 2013 #6

Or several thousand remote ancestors. gordianot Nov 2013 #11

I don't know about that. Nine Nov 2013 #12

I honor my Neanderthal genes Treant Nov 2013 #14

Some of our Neanderthal ancestors had red hair and probably light colored eyes. gordianot Nov 2013 #17

All humans ultimately come from Africa. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #25

14% doesn't that make him 1/8 African American? notadmblnd Nov 2013 #29

related to Clayton Bigsby? nt geek tragedy Nov 2013 #8

:D Ian_rd Nov 2013 #20

We're all Africans - the only variable is time hatrack Nov 2013 #13

And somewhere down the line, on our way to what would eventually become India and Sri Lanka... derby378 Nov 2013 #38

and it's great ut oh Nov 2013 #15

You guys are missing the point- KrazyinKS Nov 2013 #16

I got it and she had a loaded deck with only one possible outcome no need to cheat. gordianot Nov 2013 #22

"Bro" BainsBane Nov 2013 #18

If it had been 50%, he would have still called it statistical noise. nyquil_man Nov 2013 #19

That would explain the hair. If not combed out regularly I bet it curls up. johnlucas Nov 2013 #21

Good. I'll bet a whole bunch of those racists are not 100% Cleita Nov 2013 #24

Oh heck yeah. Any American family who's been here several generations and has outmarried... Hekate Nov 2013 #43

Also Native American and in many cases both. nt Cleita Nov 2013 #46

Pure Evil n/t AAO Nov 2013 #30

The gene for "white" skin only goes back 20-some thousand years starroute Nov 2013 #32

I wonder if he's related to Ty Cobb CanonRay Nov 2013 #35

Nobody told him about Lucy either. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #36

Read about the culture of antebellum New Orleans LittleBlue Nov 2013 #40

That happens more often that not. I have a drop dead blond female bluestate10 Nov 2013 #42

Those two ladies were WONDERFUL Hekate Nov 2013 #44