| mah062 said: I don't believe every race is equal in every way. It is true that African Americans enjoy fried chicken more than other races usually do. That's why you find fried chicken places in the ghettos. And saying the Ghettos are mostly African American is also a true statement. Stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason. It's just the way it is. Asians are generally smarter than whites. There is no denying that. African Americans are the least intelligent race. I believe their average IQ is in the mid 80's range. Like I said, there is a REASON all the third world countries are in Africa. There is a reason they've never developed. Arabs are also pretty low on IQ. Most Arabic countries have an average IQ below 90. No, races aren't equal. But I don't believe you should judge someone based on their skin color because there are ALWAYS those who break stereotypes. I know very stupid whites, very intelligent blacks. I know an Asian who isn't smart. But when people say races are the same, they're lying. It's the cold hard truth. |
Every single thing that you just mentioned is wrong.
Please state the study that you found which shows the IQs for Arab countries, African countries, Asian countries, etc. What IQ test did the study employ? Were the measures accuratly translated to the test takers' language? I am asking you these questions because no Psychometrician in their right mind would administer IQ tests normed for Western cultures to outside countries, and I very much doubt that your comment is based on an actuall study (and if it is I would love for you to post the study so that it can be scrutinized).
1. Most IQ tests, such as the WAISC and Stanford-Binet are normed for use for specific culture groups and because they have cultrually sensitive information it is generally inappropriate to take these tests and administer on groups which are completely culturally different.
2. Genetics create a baseline for IQ. Environment (combination family, school, enrichment opportunities, nutrition) can increase or decrease IQ by up to about 20 points.
3. There are more genetic variations within groups than between groups (perhaps, unsurprisingly, this is true with intelligence as well). This makes the idea of connecting race (a construct which I would argue does not even exist) to intelligence level quite disingenuous.
I would like to draw your attention to the Goddard intelligence tests performed on immigrants arriving at Ellis Island in the early 1900s. The results of these tests showed that the vast majority of individuals coming from Italy, Hungary, and Russia were "feeble-minded". Goddard concluded that Russians, Hungarians, Italians, as well as other groups were inherintly less intelligent than other groups. As the practice of intelligence testing matured it was discovered that Goddard's tests were wrong because they did not take linguistic, cultural, and socio-economic status into account. Similar generalizations were made towards the Chinese and Japanese in the 1800s, and even by your own admission you can see how wrong those generalizations were.
I am not sure how you worked Kentucky Fried Chicken into your arguement. People simply like to eat things that are familiar to them, it is not a matter of race. If you bring an individual born in the continent of Africa to the United States, that person will most likely not have any particular affinity towards KFC (they will instead prefer to eat foods that they were raised on).








