The New American Beauty (UCLA prof defines the new racism)

Elle Magazine ^ | 02/03 | Jeff Wise

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

Personally, I hate the French, but there is no prohibition on Frogs in our neighborhood charter.

[theFIRMbss]

>The more we learn about the human genome, the more we are beginning to realize that at the genetic level, the differences between races are so trivial...

Small differences
are not necessarily
"trivial." Complex

systems can sometimes
amplify (rather than damp)
small modifiers.

Mixed versus pure, both
camps ignore the mental and
the spiritual.

And both camps, I think,
ignore modern lessons from
complex systems math.

[tallhappy]

I'll bet you are mixed race.

[Godebert]

You'd lose that bet.

[tallhappy]

No. I obviously already won given your not saying what your ancestor's backgrounds were.

[Godebert]

What....you what a link to my rootsweb database? Besides.....what are we wagering for? You want to put your money where your mouth is, or are you just angry that anyone could be so racist as to claim that they are 100% white man?

[tallhappy]

Obviously you are a person of no honor, nor integrity. A true shame to your ancestors. My condolences to them.

And, I win the bet, don't I? You put up or shut up. You did not do the former, now did you?

[Godebert]

What would a wimp called "tallhappy@aol.com" know about honor or integrity? Go back to your aol chat rooms....boy.

[The Coopster]

Ok, you can lay off the haiku. We're all really impressed, I assure you.

[tallhappy]

Avoided it again, huh?

You refuse to put up or shut up. Now you can do the latter.

Go back to your "baloney" comment. All you had to do was back up your own word but you didn't.

What's so hard about it?

[Godebert]

I haven't avoided anything. You still haven't stated how much you're willing to wager. Like I said...put your money where your mouth is or go back to your aol chat rooms, "tallhappy@aol.com". You scared.....boy?

[tallhappy]

The wager is your integrity.

Perhaps you don't have any to wager.

[Godebert]

Just like I thought....you are scared you'll lose. Next time you propose a bet to me, you better be prepared to put your money where your mouth is, boy. You see, I have nothing to prove to a wimp called "tallhappy@aol.com", but if you want to lose your money.....that's fine by me.

[tallhappy]

You are a strange person. You make usch a big deal over a trivial issue.

Most Americans are of mixed race. You say you are not but won't say what your background is.

Weird. Why did you even say it in the first place?

[Godebert]

"Why did you even say it in the first place? "

I merely said "baloney" to your claim that most Americans are of mixed race. You could have said "many" Americans are of mixed race, which is not disputable. Your response is what I found to be strange. Instead of backing-up your assertion that "almost all" Americans are of mixed race, you decided to propose a bet regarding my own personal racial background. You then failed to agree to any terms of the bet and at the same time question my integrity. Even stranger is someone using an aol e-mail address on a conservative forum. Why don't you just send your monthly ISP fee directly to Sarah Brady or the DNC?

[tallhappy]

Try to focus. You are all over the board.

Most Americans are mixed race.

At least you now seem to no longer say that is baloney.

[Godebert]

It seems to me it is you who needs to focus. First you stated that " Almost everyone American is mixed race. " Those are your exact words. You've now revised your initial statement to "Most Americans are mixed race", to which I still say baloney. Do you have any sources to back-up your assertions, or are you just giving us your best guess?