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Otaku-sempai
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Jun 19 2015, 7:02pm
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Apparently, scientifically, there is but one actual race: human. Our random colors and subtle differences in shape are nothing compared to the differences in dogs (just a subspecies of Wolf, at that). There are physical differences that distinguish the break-down of the three major racial types. It's just that those differences are much less consequential than many people want to admit. As you say, there is only one human species in modern times. Now, historically, race was defined differently and could be broken down into what we would call ethnic categories today. Greeks and Norsemen might both be white, but were thought of as separate races. The same with, for another example, Japanese and Koreans. Most of us can (I hope) see beyond such a viewpoint today.
(This post was edited by Otaku-sempai on Jun 19 2015, 7:04pm)
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
Valinor
Jun 19 2015, 7:29pm
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Oh, I would definitely qualify.
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Anglo-Saxon royal bloodlines, and Wardens of the Marches in the family, too! Yeah, we're not so boring if we look deeper into our history, but it's the little bit that isn't European capturing my interest now. The other 4% is parts of Asia -- Central and West. Siiilk Roooad! =)
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Elarie
Grey Havens
Jun 19 2015, 8:51pm
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Methinks you had some brave explorers in your ancestry! And just think - you also had ancestors who worshipped Thor, who is now a gorgeous blond Hollywood movie star - LOL - that makes you practically related to Chris Hemsworth, so for goodness sake get his phone number and pass it along!
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Elarie
Grey Havens
Jun 19 2015, 9:18pm
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I vaguely remember from my Physical Anthropology class...
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that it takes more genes to determine hair color than skin color? It's been awhile so maybe I'm remembering wrong, but that class is where I was introduced to the fact that what we call "races" are just genetic variations that are no different or more important physically than eye color and hair color. And, on a completely unrelated note, it's also the class where we learned to tell human hip bones from chimpanzee hip bones and why it's so hard for chimps to walk upright, which for some completely random reason I found totally fascinating. I was always glad I had taken that class, it was very mind broadening.
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Annael
Immortal
Jun 20 2015, 12:06am
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We forget that the soul has its own ancestors. Maybe that's why some of us feel such a pull to a particular culture, even if we aren't linked to it by bloodline.
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swordwhale
Tol Eressea
Jun 20 2015, 11:42am
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and diversity is Ma Nature's first rule
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jun 24 2015, 8:36pm
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I'm pretty happy as me, except for the aches and pains. Oh, and
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I really would rather have fat hair and a thin stomach, but somehow I got it backwards. And longer hair would be nice. I grow it as long as I can, but that's getting shorter as I get older. So I guess I'm Trans-Rapunzel.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jun 24 2015, 8:43pm
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I was kind of excited to find out recently through some DNA testing that my sister did that we're about 3% Neanderthal. Though I guess that's actually not that special, being pretty common for those of us of European extraction.
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sherlock
Gondor
Jun 28 2015, 2:46pm
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I'm very short and would like to be a bit taller. I've always said if I had to be unusually tall or unusually short I would pick short.
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