# Der Trihs Pitting du jour

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 7, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-pitting-du-jour/566714 "2011-01-07T04:39:35Z")\
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> [@armedmonkey](#):
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> Really? If I say blacks have a higher glomerular filtration[sup]\*[/sup] rate than whites, does that make me a racist?

Yes, it does.

If you said “certain populations of African-Americans that we did studies on do” (and list the populations), you’d be in the clear. But\* any time \*you group “Blacks” into one group, you’re just flat-out wrong.

> [@armedmonkey](#):
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> Granted, the word “black” is a bad descriptor for genetic groups, but my point is that you are using a very broad brush here.

No, I’m not, and you yourself say why in the very same sentence.

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