# If "there's no such thing as race," is there such a thing as gender?

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**Created:** [March 5, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theres-no-such-thing-as-race-is-there-such-a-thing-as-gender/614779 "2012-03-05T03:43:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theres-no-such-thing-as-race-is-there-such-a-thing-as-gender/614779/423 "2012-03-16T05:23:09Z")

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LOL.

Get a load of this folks:

> [@Chen019](#):
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> genetic distances for population pairs with one population (eg …South Asia) and the other in East Asia are greater than those for pairs at equivalent geographic distance within …South Asia or within East Asia.

> [@Blake](#):
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> You are now claiming that [Andaman Islanders](http://sawbonessurio.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/andaman-islander.jpg) are the same race as [Pakistanis](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2250/1763435404_ee989ad5ec.jpg), 4000 kilometres away. And because they are both South Asians, Admananese and Pakistanis are much more closely related genetically than Lensk region[Siberians](http://www.tamegoeswild.com/photos/coppermine/albums/200708_nwchina/gao_chenshuang_and_gran_-_zhang_peng_and_mum.JPG), who are part of the European/South Asian group, are to Han Chinese…
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> Please provide evidence for your claim that the genetic distances between the European and East Asian population pair “Lensk Siberian” and “Han Chinese” is greater than those the South Asian population pair “Andamanese” and “Pakistani”. Both population pairs are at equivalent geographic distance.

> [@Chen019, you are a liar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chen019-you-are-a-liar/615246/305):
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> Leroi is pointing out that [the Andamanese] are their own particular racial group.

Is this the most schizoid posting style these boards have ever seen?  
**Chen** : All south Asians are the same race, they are all closely related and all share patently obvious morphologies.

**Blake** : Pakistanis and Andamanese are both South Asians. Care to provide some evidence for this claim that Pakistanis and Andamanese are the same race, are closely related and share patently obvious morphologies?

**Chen** : Sure here. Leroi is pointing out that the Andamanese are their own particular racial group. He notes that the Andamanese are not at all closely related to Pakistanis, and that they have their a morphology utterly unlike that of Pakistanis. That proves that Pakistanis and Andamanese are the same race, are closely related and share patently obvious morphologies.

This is the funniest thing that I have read in years.

Please keep doing this Chen. The quality of your argument, your inability to accurately represent the references and the total batshit insanity of your position becomes more apparent with each post.

And it has given me the best laugh I have had all week.

Well done. More please. 😃

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