Toni Morrison has an awesome interview about race. she comes to the conclusion that the racist structure of our society has not only limited the disenfranchised but also those who "benefit" from it as well. But it places so much emphasis on something as arbitrary and uncontrollable as skin color that it limits our ability to see and celebrate our individual accolades and accomplishments. Seeing some of the comments section definitely affirms this for me.
And the gentlemen speaking about Eugenics should really tread carefully. Eugenics was also used to single out those who were "genteically inferior" which in some cases were poor uneducated white people. In regards to science not being attributed to "white excellence", the entire academic structure throughout the world is based upon European academia with lineage through holy roman empire to the greeks. What exactly do expect the world to do to pay homage. It isn't enough that most of the world knows how to speak a European language? I mean my ancestors have been erased from history and my own origins are nothing more than a blurred smudge on the canvas of human existence and I'm still here. I think "white people" will be fine.
