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Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion
by
xyzzy099
on 18/11/2015, 21:27:02 UTC
Americans have a high incidence of some peculiar genetic defect in their visual system, that renders them unable to perceive gradations of skin color and other "racial" traits.

Americans are no different than any other group in their perceptive abilities in this regard - but some groups have sociopolitical reasons to make Black/White race a binary condition...

During the days when legally-enforced segregation was practiced in some states, the motivation was obvious.  Interestingly, in Louisiana, where the culture was different because of having been a French colony, they did have a graduated system of racial classification, with some people being classified as "octaroons" or "quadroons", etc. based on what part of their ancestry was black.

There has always been a resistance to acceptance of multi-racialism from the Black community in general too.  Multiracial people who were seen to be 'passing as white' were greatly despised by other blacks - and even now, most Americans who have Black heritage strongly resist being identified as anything except Black.

There are exceptions - I know Tiger Woods has stated before (much to the chagrin of many in the Black community) that he does not self-identify as a 'black golfer', and I believe Russel Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks has made similar statements, so maybe things are changing.