You could have meaningfully participated in that thread. But it’s much easier to just yell and flail like a complete idiot (more fun, too). So, carry on with yer flailing.
Right, it’s the ol’ genetic diversity song and dance. It’s the position that just because something can’t be defined with absolute precision then it’s a useless concept that shouldn’t be considered at all. In other words, fairly meaningless stuff.
For example, I’m sure you aware that the concepts of a “male” and a “female” among humans is not absolutely set in stone. There are different biological definitions. A given individual could be male under some measures and female under others. None of this means that it is useless to study males and females or that people who speak in terms of humans being male or female are sexists.
Wel, if you hate it so much, and would like people to stop doing it, it would serve YOU better to attack their arguments without attacking them. Again, it would serve YOU better. Because once you hurl it, you’re saying, in essence, not that you simply disagree, but you dislike what their saying. So, you take the objective discussion you claim you want to have and introduce a mountain of subjectivity. If someone’s thinking is SO wrong, you should be able to refute it directly. and let’s say they ARE wrong—100% wrong, their just as wrong whether you call them a racist or not. But by calling them names, as I said, you’re making the debate more subjective, not to mention, showing yourself to be not the dispassionate arbiter of facts and reality, but someone who is led around by his emotions. So, as has been pointed out, it doesn’t help YOU. If it makes you feel better, knock yourself out. Bu don’t think there’s no cost to it.
And this thread of yours is some new take on how to debate? Come on, now…you say " I’m a strictly just-the-facts type of person", but you’re letting your emotions lead you to act in a manner in direct opposition to the person you claim to be.
Look I have fought it. Ifought it inmany more poststhen I cancount. There’s just some people who don’t want to debate or read. They just want to repeat racist claims and assertions. I recognized those people after awhile and stop trying to offer citations and proof. I grow tired!
I have done so. They don’t use them. I lose respect. I should pobably be zen like tomndebb. But I’m not.