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Being a genius is racist.

It’s not hard to see why the myth of the lone genius is so popular - it is a very politically correct type of idea, very much going along with the general aversion to recognizing intelligence and genes as meaningful sources of variation in social/intellectual outcomes. It is also kind of a natural extension of the “you can achieve anything you set your mind to!” cliche. The fact that most of the geniuses in question are white men probably plays a not insignificant role in people’s quickness to discredit their contributions. At the end of the day, it’s really tough to admit that there are geniuses in the world and you aren’t one of them.

https://rogersbacon.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-the-myth-of-the-lone

Theodore Roosevelt.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9717093/Theodore-Roosevelt-statue-New-York-museum-relocated.html

His progressive policies leveled the playing field between rich and poor, and this mantle would be carried forward in the modern liberalism of his cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency.

Teddy Roosevelt called himself a 'new nationalist,' and believed strongly in egalitarianism.

The equestrian statue of the 33rd governor of New York outside the American Museum of Natural History was erected in 1939.

Roosevelt had developed a 'cowboy' image and that of a brave, masculine warrior during his presidency.

Yet another reason not to go down to the city. Shame. The Museum is a good one. But if the board wants to, pardon the pun, whitewash our history, I'd prefer not to support it.

Patrick says

Theodore Roosevelt.

This saddens me, I've spent hours on the stairs outside the AMNH hanging with Roosevelt trading away my Yoohoo for something better listening to the Jets as a teenybopper.

My favorite place in the world.

Seriously, this is fucked up.

MisdemeanorRebellionNoCoupForYou says

Patrick says

Theodore Roosevelt.

This saddens me, I've spent hours on the stairs outside the AMNH hanging with Roosevelt trading away my Yoohoo for something better listening to the Jets as a teenybopper.

My favorite place in the world.

Seriously, this is fucked up.

It was never meant to stop at Columbus, no one speaks up so it keeps going.

The good news is that statues of good men can eventually be put back in their rightful place.

Patrick says

The good news is that statues of good men can eventually be put back in their rightful place.

Yes, just usually they are not. China, ussr, etc... every cultural revolution permanently destroyed history to never restore it.

Weather is racist.

Air:

Rb6d says

Air:

Who researches this shit? NO2 at "15 parts per BILLION" has no effect on anyone. It takes like 100 parts per MILLION to even be noticed, and that won't be happening unless you are in something like a fertilizer plant. I guess they had to use "Billion" or the bar charts would be too tiny to see. Maybe Asians have "46%" more because more Asians have a smoker in the house. But smoking is like a gas stove, both produce some NO2 but NO2 ain't the cause of asthma/respiratory distress - it is the other nasties from cigs and gas one need worry about.

We can start playing a game - type in "google is ???? racist" - and I bet 80% of anything we type in will come back as racist. I will start a new thread.

Food is racist.

https://notthebee.com/article/exotic-newspaper-tells-you-how-to-talk-about-food-in-new-article

Geology is now racist.

https://freebeacon.com/campus/science-journal-geology-is-racist/

God:

A mural of the late Black Lives Matter icon George Floyd has been struck by lightning and has collapsed. Eyewitnesses confirmed that nobody was near the mural when it was struck nor when its pieces fell to the ground.

The Toledo mural, completed in June 2020, was struck by lightning in the middle of the day on Tuesday, leaving a charred wall where Floyd’s face was before. It was a direct hit; artwork to the left and right of the mural appeared unblemished.

Harvard:

"Cornel West resigns after Harvard denies him an opportunity to receive tenure."

FuckCCP89 says

A mural of the late Black Lives Matter icon George Floyd has been struck by lightning and has collapsed.

Getting tased even in death.

https://babylonbee.com/news/scientists-warn-that-in-the-next-decade-well-run-out-of-things-to-call-racist

Crossword puzzles:

Moths:

https://notthebee.com/article/the-gypsy-moth-is-getting-a-new-name-because-its-2021-and-everything-is-offensive

Fish:

Telephone numbers:

https://patrick.net/post/1340238?0#comment-1768376

Amazon:

Photography:

Kepi says

"a new form of racism has been found in systematic racism in sleep. The argument is black people have inherited sleep deprivation from their enslaved ancestors. Who comes up with this nonsense?

Here's a question - who cares?

Why are we continually made to think about nonsense that people throw out there, just so we have to say "that's nonsense".

Our ruling class is TROLLING the entire public. They have called math racist, punctuality racist, all sorts of ridiculous stuff. I think it should just be ignored.

richwicks says

Our ruling class is TROLLING the entire public. They have called math racist, punctuality racist, all sorts of ridiculous stuff. I think it should just be ignored.

Or laughed at right after they say it.

Table manners

mountain bike trails

Dogs:


Even when I was a kid in the 70's I heard about dogs like this.

Booger says

Dogs:


Even when I was a kid in the 70's I heard about dogs like this.

!Fucking!Straight!White!Dogs!

https://spectatorworld.com/topic/new-york-city-vaccine-passport-racist-bill-de-blasio/

Vaccine passports!

Vaccine passports are not only truly racist, they are a gross violation of the Nuremberg Code and basic human rights.

No one must ever be compelled to take any drug:

https://patrick.net/post/1340459/2021-08-04-proposed-constitutional-amendment

DeBlasio:

This is brilliant turnabout!

Original link:

https://thegloriousamerican.com/featured/new-york-city-bans-60-of-african-americans-from-indoor-dining/

https://notthebee.com/article/joy-behar-has-an-easy-answer-for-why-vp-harris-is-so-unpopular-and-ill-give-you-one-guess-as-to-what-her-answer-is

Not liking Kamala is racist.

Vaccine mandates:

zzyzzx says

Vaccine mandates:

Is that a joke? The 70% number does not look realistic at all. According to an NPR/PBS/Marist poll from March:

The poll also showed a continued decline in what was widely reported vaccine hesitancy among the Black community as Covid vaccines were being developed and rolled out. Only 25% of Black Americans said they were not planning to be vaccinated—a lower number than white Americans (28%). The polling did show a much higher rate of vaccine hesitancy among Latino Americans, with 37% saying they did not plan to be vaccinated—much higher than most other demographic groups included in the poll.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/03/11/here-are-the-groups-who-dont-want-a-vaccine-and-trump-voters-are-near-top/?sh=1736c3ea4947

HeadSet says

Is that a joke? The 70% number does not look realistic at all. According to an NPR/PBS/Marist poll

Polls can (and have been in the past) manipulated to "nudge" the population to move in desired direction.

A rock: