Matt Nisbet asks the following question over on his blog.If race is a biological fiction, what are the reasons for persistent belief in this social myth?He answers the question by linking to the opinion of his colleague, Tim Caulfield, a lawyer at the University of Alberta [Why the Biological Fiction of Race Persists].
Now I ask you, dear readers, would you rely on a lawyer to decide whether there was such a thing as races in the species Homo sapiens? The only thing lawyers are good at is framing .... hmmmm.
Personally, I rather ask a biologist [Changing Your Mind: Maybe Human Races Do Exist After All] [Is Race a Biological Concept?] [Genetically Speaking All Races Are Equal].
The title of Matt's posting, "Why the Biological Fiction of Race Persists," leaves no doubt about where his bias lies. Matt has fallen hook line and sinker for the false frame about biological race. Those framers wanted to convince everyone that there was no such thing as biological races in humans in order to advance their political agenda; namely, opposition to racism directed mainly against Africans. Matt is so gullible, here's how he ends his posting ...
What do readers think? Is race a biological fiction? If so, what strategies can we pursue to re-frame the nature of genetic differences in news coverage and public discourse?That's right, Matt. It's just a framing problem to you isn't it? Do you even give a damn about scientific truth?
Biological races in humans exist, Matt, whether you like it or not. Frame that.
P.S. Guess whose photo Matt uses to illustrate his point about the biological "fiction" of races?
[Photo Credit: Matthew Nisbet]
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