So, is slavery responsible for the athletic performance of African Americans?

[cherokeeprogressive]

60. How many generations of selective breeding does it take to change the genetics of a plant?

A fruit fly? A cat? A cow? What does it make me that I would ask that question? A fruit fly-ist? A feline-ist? A bovine-ist?

PC is so funny sometimes. It keeps people from being able to discuss things that are actually common knowledge and fact lest they be branded an "ist". Funny, I guess I was born without that gene. Am I an anomaly?

Why would human genes be any different than any other species? If selective breeding increases the yield of a strain of corn, is it out of bounds to suggest that selective breeding of humans might have, to some degree, the same effect?

Over the course of nearly 250 years, almost 600,000 Africans were imported to this continent as slaves. Yes, many were subject to selective breeding, after being selected by the slave masters in Africa for having certain physical traits. No matter how much it hurts to read that, it's a simple fact.

How many generations pass in 250 years? If the life expectancy was 40, that's six generations. Is it racist to think that six generations of selective breeding had an effect on the gene pool of Africans in North America and their descendants?

I'm reminded of that racist hip-hop song written by the known racist Sir Mix-A-Lot...

I like big butts and I can not lie...