Comments on: How Much Is Race Determined by Genetics?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 May 2010 12:35:10 +0000

I am appalled by the question!!! Are you serious? What rock did you crawl from underneath? Allow me to educate your obviously small, backwards, ignorant, inferior mind. Africans developed the first real civilization that has documented proof of language, architecture, and engineering– Egypt. Egyptians used sophisticated engineering, architecture, and community planning systems in building pyramids that your mind can’t even conceive. Imotep completed the first open heart surgery thousands of years prior to your Aristotle was even thought of. Here is a long list of African Americans and their inventions: Biscuit Cutter, A.P. Ashbourne; Super Soaker, Lonnie Johnson; Folding Bed, L.C. Bailey; Bicycle Frame, Issac R. Johnson; Coin Changer, James A. Bauer; Space Shuttle Retrieval Arm, Wm. Harwell; Rotary Engine, Andrew J. Beard; Printing Press, W.A. Lavallette; Car Couple, Andrew J. Beard; Envelope Seal, F.W. Leslie; Letter Box, G.E. Becket; Laser Fuels, Lester Lee; Stainless Steel Pads, Alfred Benjamin; Pressure Cooker, Maurice W. Lee; Torpedo Discharger, H. Bradberry; Window Cleaner, A.L. Lewis; Disposable Syringe, Phil Brooks; Pencil Sharpener, John L. Love; Home Security System, Marie Brown; Fire Extinguisher, Tom J. Marshal; Corn Planter, Henry Blair; Lock, W.A. Martin; Cotton Planter, Henry Blair; Shoe Lasting Machine, Jan Matzeliger; Ironing Board, Sarah Boone; Lubricators, Elijah McCoy; Horse Bridle Bit, L.F.Brown; Rocket Catapult, Hugh MacDonald; Horse shoe, Oscar E. Brown; Elevator, Alexander Miles; Pacemaker, Otis Boykin; Gas Mask and Stop Light, Garrett Morgan; Guide Missile, Otis Boykin; Traffic Signal, Garrett Morgan; Lawn Mower, John A. Burr; Hair Brush, Lyda Newman; Typewriter, Burridge & Marshman; Heating Furnace, Alice H. Paker; Train Alarm, R.A. Butler; Airship, J.F.Pickering; Radiation Detector, Geo. Carruthers; Folding Chair, Purdgy/Sadgwar; Peanut Butter, George W. Carver; Hand Stamp, W.B. Purvis; Paints & Satins George W. Carver Fountain Pen W.B. Purvis Lotion & Soaps George W. Carver; Dust Pan, L.P.Ray; Automatic Fishing Reel, George Cook; Insect Destroyer Gun, A.C. Richardson; Ice cream Mold, A.L. Cralle; Baby Buggy, W.H. Richardson; Blood Plasma, Dr. Charles Drew; Sugar Refinement, N. Rillieux; Horse Riding Saddle, Wm. D. Davis; Clothes Dryer ,G.T. Sampson; Celluar Phone, Henry Sampson; Pressing Comb, Walter Sammons; Arm for Recording Player, Joseph Dickinson; Curtains, Rod S.R. Scottron; Doorstop, O. Dorsey; Lawn Sprinkler, J.W. Smith; Doorknob, O. Dorsey; Automatic Gearshift, R.B. Spikes; Photo Print Wash, Clatonia J. Dorticus; Urinalysis Machine, Dewey Sanderson; Photo Embossing Machine, Clatonia J. Dorticus ;Hydraulic Shock Absorber ,Ralph Sanderson; Postal Letter Box, P.B. Dowing; Refrigerator, J. Standard; Toilet, T. Elkins; Mop, T.W. Stewart; Furniture, Caster David A. Fisher; Stairclimbing Wheelchair, Rufus J. Weaver; Guitar, Robert Flemming ,Jr; Helicopter ,Paul E. Williams; Golf Tee, George F. Grant; Fire Escape Ladder, J.B. Winters; Motor, J. Gregory; Telephone Transmitter, Granville T. Woods; Lantern, Micheal Harney, Electric Cutoff Switch, Granville T. Woods; Thermo Hair Curlers ,Soloman Harper; Relay Instrument, Granville T. Woods; Gas Burner, B.F. Jackson; Telephone System, Granville T. Woods; Kitchen Table, H.A. Jackson; Galvanic Battery, Granville T. Woods; Video Commander, Joseph N. Jackson; Electric Raillway System, Granville T. Woods; Remote Controllers, Joseph N. Jackson; Roller Coaster, Granville T. Woods; Sani-Phone, Jerry Johnson; Auto Air Brake, Granville T. Woods. Still think all we can do is run, play football, and basketball? Have you checked out Forbes lately? The owner of Radio One, Jay-Z, Puffy, 50 Cent. Yeah, they all run multi million dollar businesses that include more than just music. They own and operate clothing lines and fragrances. Do you know their largest consumer group? White kids ages 14-25. Some your most successful CEO’s are major companies are African American! I am almost at a loss for words. I can not believe that in 2010 there are still people that think like you. And you are college professor? And a university actually has the nerve to allow you to work with an Affirmative Action program? Let me point something else out to you. Do you realize that your precious plantations in the south would never have thrived had it not been for, not just the manual labor of blacks, but for the intellectual genius of us as well? We were your architects, your agricultural planners, your engineers, etc… We just didn’t get the title and the check that goes along with it. Your attitude is disgusting and racist!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:45:46 +0000

You should all read Walter Rodney’s “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:10:38 +0000

I agree 100% with Luke. It was exactly what I was thinking when I read the question.
In response to Guest posted on May 11, 2009: You say that you don’t want people to think that you question equality but you do. Have you ever heard of Martin Luther King Jr, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Eddie Murphy, Chris Tucker, Dave Chappelle, the list can literally go on and on. You are either living under a rock or you choose to ignore the MANY talented black people with “intellect and talent”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:52:38 +0000

I will like to comment on your statement about African Americans being better athletes than whites this is not true because I am a 16 year old and I am not White nor African American, I am mixed such as biracial I am Indian,Irish,French White, Native American and Creo and I am a athlete and I beat a lot of races and I also lose some but it has nothing to do with are race it has something to do with are abilities/talents because the only thing different between people is the melanin in their skin and the height and weight and accents that people carry but when looking at a person all females have the same body parts and so do males.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:59:00 +0000

Well this is how I see. I do not believe for one second the whites are superior (LOL). I believe that certain people (not groups) just don’t apply themselves. It has nothing to do with intelligence, rather than laziness. Blacks have made a lot of contributions to this world that others suppress. My question is why? Why do people continually try to suppress goups. The bottom line is our country would be a lot smoother if we actually embraced one another in deeds and not just words.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:30:00 +0000

Luke,I think your condemnation of the questioner was unfair given that this is a space for people who have questions that they don’t feel safe asking elsewhere. As an African-American, I too have wondered why it seems that most of the modern technological advances are attributed to whites from various countries. And why does it appear that mixed race individuals seem to have superior intellect and talent, i.e. Barack Obama, Tiger Woods, Halle Berry. I ask myself those questions because I don’t want folks to know that I question equality.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:57:00 +0000

Luke:

THANK YOU.