Posted on 01/22/2006 7:41:14 AM PST by SunkenCiv
The trauma some experience when their tests conflict with what they have always believed to be true has prompted some researchers to call for counseling to accompany the results. ... The adoption of new ancestral identities does not come so easy to everyone. Given her previous research, Lisa B. Lee, a black systems administrator in Oakland, Calif., was sure she would find a link to Africa when she submitted her father's DNA for testing. Family lore had it that his people were from Madagascar. But after tests at three companies, the results stubbornly reported that he shared genetic ancestry with Native Americans, Chinese and Sardinians. No Africa.
"What does this mean; who am I then?" said Ms. Lee, who was active in the Black Power movement of the 1960's. "For me to have a whole half of my identity to come back and say, 'Sorry, no African here.' It doesn't even matter what the other half says. It just negates it all." "Am I Sardinian?" she said. "Am I Chinese? Well that doesn't mean anything to me. It doesn't fit, it doesn't feel right."
DNA skeptics worry that there is a threatening side to the rise of DNA genealogy. Historically, associating human difference with genetic characteristics has had disastrous social consequences.....
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Especially if you're in the Black Panthers and you're not Black. Hmmm. (Next, we'll check out the KKK, lol)
I guess I would be hoping for too much for her to realize that she is an American...
These idiot liberals never cease to amaze me.
Maybe I *will* start up a "Genetic Genealogy Ping List".
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What's the old saying? You become the thing you hate. It's literally true in this case. Liberal race-division and baiting has left a terrible legacy in the U.S.A.
blam: (Next, we'll check out the KKK, lol)I've heard that the DNA evidence suggests KKK members are descended from Byrds.
*coffeespewoutnoseandthroughfingers*
:'D Just doin' my job. ;')
That tagline... great idea... binary ASCII could be a good way (for geeks) to post their email address in a public forum without having to worry about robotic address pimps.
Lisa you ignorant slut!
Now, I feel better.
Seems to me that genetic genealogy is a new science and there's just not enough data yet, although it's coming along quite nicely.
Syke's "Seven Daughters of Eve" was only published in 2001!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393020185/ref=dp_proddesc_2/104-9616745-9836707?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=507846&v=glance
I believe Sykes was the first one to offer to test your DNA and tell you about your deep ancestry -- for a fee.
When I first got on the Internet, it was said that the three biggest private uses were porn, investing, and genealogy. Seems like genealogy hasn't kept pace with the other two! It's pretty hard to push your genealogy back more than a couple hundred years using written records - so the genetic genealogy is very exciting.
Just a thought.OK here i go,she's 50% African at most?I haven't heard much about the reparations movement(scam)lately,but in her case would she be "pro-rated" according to the percentage of her african heritage?I read some time ago a payout of $1million(each)was discussed.$500k would still be a great payday for Ms.Lisa.Sounds fair to me.
Wow, that would be confusing.
Lately [especially on Louisiana/New Orleans threads, it seems] I am increasingly unlikely to distinguish satire from reality. LOLIf you are serious about such a Ping List ... count me in.
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