IN THE NEWS: Mr. Watson, Your Slip is Showing...Blacks May Not Be Intellectually Equal to Whites!
An American scientist, James Watson, has issued an apology, stating, "I am mortified about what has happened…more importantly, I cannot understand how I could have said what I am quoted as having said… To all those who have drawn the inference from my words that Africa, as a continent, is somehow genetically inferior, I can only apologize unreservedly. That is not what I meant. More importantly from my point of view, there is no scientific basis for such a belief."
Well, what did Mr. Watson say?
The trouble began after the Sunday Times Magazine of London quoted Mr. Watson, a molecular biologist, as saying that he's "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours — whereas all the testing says not really."
While he hopes everyone is equal, Mr. Watson also says, "people who have to deal with black employees find this is not true."
Oh, really?!
Mr. Watson, 79, is chancellor of the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. In other words, he specializes in DNA. Late Thursday, the lab's board said it had suspended Watson's administrative responsibilities pending further deliberation.
Mr. Watson was overseas promoting his new book, but has since had to return home because of the furor over his remarks. Mr. Watson is not a stranger to controversy. According to a British article, he once claimed that sex drive was connected to skin color, hence, Blacks have a higher libido.
Way to go feeding stereotypes! Anyway, Mr. Watson had to come back to the US in shame because his interview caused outrage in Britain.
David Lammy, the government's skills minister, said "It is a shame that a man with a record of scientific distinction should see his work overshadowed by his own irrational prejudices," Lammy said. "It is no surprise to me that the scientific community has condemned this outburst, and I think people will recognize these comments for what they are."
Mr. Watson’s comments about the people who have to deal with black employees supposedly knowing that Blacks may be intellectually inferior reminds me of the White woman, who said that White workers have to release an anti-stress hormone in order to cope with Black coworkers.
It must be nice to live in fantasy land by imagining that your race is genetically superior to others AND so much so that they are routinely frustrated and stressed out to the point where they must release special hormones in order to deal with the dregs of the global society. Whatever gets you through the day, huh?
Sources: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071019/ap_on_sc/britain_controversial_scientist and http://iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/18/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-US-Scientist-Racism.php
Well, what did Mr. Watson say?
The trouble began after the Sunday Times Magazine of London quoted Mr. Watson, a molecular biologist, as saying that he's "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours — whereas all the testing says not really."
While he hopes everyone is equal, Mr. Watson also says, "people who have to deal with black employees find this is not true."
Oh, really?!
Mr. Watson, 79, is chancellor of the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. In other words, he specializes in DNA. Late Thursday, the lab's board said it had suspended Watson's administrative responsibilities pending further deliberation.
Mr. Watson was overseas promoting his new book, but has since had to return home because of the furor over his remarks. Mr. Watson is not a stranger to controversy. According to a British article, he once claimed that sex drive was connected to skin color, hence, Blacks have a higher libido.
Way to go feeding stereotypes! Anyway, Mr. Watson had to come back to the US in shame because his interview caused outrage in Britain.
David Lammy, the government's skills minister, said "It is a shame that a man with a record of scientific distinction should see his work overshadowed by his own irrational prejudices," Lammy said. "It is no surprise to me that the scientific community has condemned this outburst, and I think people will recognize these comments for what they are."
Mr. Watson’s comments about the people who have to deal with black employees supposedly knowing that Blacks may be intellectually inferior reminds me of the White woman, who said that White workers have to release an anti-stress hormone in order to cope with Black coworkers.
It must be nice to live in fantasy land by imagining that your race is genetically superior to others AND so much so that they are routinely frustrated and stressed out to the point where they must release special hormones in order to deal with the dregs of the global society. Whatever gets you through the day, huh?
Sources: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071019/ap_on_sc/britain_controversial_scientist and http://iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/18/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-US-Scientist-Racism.php
Labels: in the news, racial ignorance, racist perceptions
posted by S. Mary Wills at 12:19 PM
1 Comments:
hi mr watson
i waz wonder in if i can get a job with u it will be an oner 2 werck for the watson famly im fery plizd for yuor dorter emma an i hope so gos fare with were films it will be grat if we can hav a chat about get in a job
i wood never ask but u are the onle one that has grat sokses
pliz do get back 2 me all
the best
jamie foskett
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