Does that mean it's anti-Semetic to say that Jews have a genertic disposition toward tasac disease?
re: Tasacs and Jews - Is that a rhetorical question?
Your statement strictly relates to epidemiological statistics, Mr. Coburns is just dopey.
Demographic disposition? Statistical tendency?
Posters have mentioned sickle cell, diabetes, etc.. but these are genetic tendencies which affect the average life expectancy. Other factors might be.. ohh homicide, fetal death due to the parents condition and pre/postnatal care, job related deaths, diet and excercise. With all external factors being equal, perhaps the numbers would come out different. Left-handed people allagedly have a shorter life expectancy, but is it genetic, or a causal relationship?
It's not glaringly racist, just stupid.