Category Archives: Race

NYT: The Racist History Behind Facial Recognition

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Luke Ford

From comments at Steve Sailer: * Criminal face has three big factors: high-T features, poor symmetry and other signs of genetic load (like narrow eyes), and fetal alcohol complex. The Chinese did a large study based on national ID photos … Continue reading →

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The word racism and its definition changed in the 1930’s from earlier definitions

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Luke Ford

Joe emails: Even Wikipedia states this clearly. An entry in the Oxford English Dictionary (2008) simply defines racialism as “[a]n earlier term than racism, but now largely superseded by it”, and cites it in a 1902 quote.[12] The revised Oxford … Continue reading →

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LAT: Yesterday once more: The feel-good sadness of a Carpenters fan convention

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Luke Ford

From the Los Angeles Times: Downey, about 13 miles south of Los Angeles, officially became a city in 1956. By then a growing aerospace industry had established it as a free-standing suburban enclave. Downey scored big in the pop-culture sweepstakes: … Continue reading →

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What Is Racism?

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Luke Ford
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Scientific Racism

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Luke Ford

James Thompson writes: “Scientific Racism” is an oxymoron. The truth cannot be racist, and lies cannot be science. If you say something truthful about a racial difference then that is true, not a lie, and not racism. If you say … Continue reading →

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