One Race: The Human Race
Although snopes.com has already rather extensively debunked many slanderous claims about Obama...
Today, I read this article:
McCain Campaign Investigated, Dismissed Obama Citizenship Rumors: Frivolous 'Birther' Lawsuits Fuel Conspiracy Theories, Media Coverage
Also today, Obama corrects himself concerning the recent debacle in Cambridge
But speaking of Cambridge, I am reminded of a book written by a friend of my family some years ago, which was published by Cambridge University Press...
“On Racial Frontiers: The New Culture of Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison and Bob Marley by Gregory Stephens
--
For some reality checks about skin pigmintation in relation to Vitamins D & B9, check out The Sepia Rainbow.
Even christian apologetics have assimilated this information!
If you want further resources, here's a full scholarly article concerning "The evolution of human skin coloration"
But perhaps this is all still too complex for the mass of the populace to understand?
So, until everyone is familiar with references to "skin reflectance @ 425 nm (blue filter), 545 nm (green filter) and 685 nm (red filter) for the upper inner arm site" ...we may have to rely upon more primitive references to describe skin tones.
--
According to the spurious, yet powerfully effective techniques of NLP, "The meaning of the communication is the response it elicits." I do want to emphasize that the user of the term needs to take into context how it may be perceived before using it! However, I have recently been referring back rather often to another post I made, concerning the reclaiming of terms which have been used as slurs or epithets... and another important concept for people to consider: ideally, people should also take into account the user's intent in using the term, to more completely define its meaning.
On a related note, terriblelynne printed labels for an entire box of 120 crayons so that every color is "flesh"
Today, I read this article:
McCain Campaign Investigated, Dismissed Obama Citizenship Rumors: Frivolous 'Birther' Lawsuits Fuel Conspiracy Theories, Media Coverage
Also today, Obama corrects himself concerning the recent debacle in Cambridge
But speaking of Cambridge, I am reminded of a book written by a friend of my family some years ago, which was published by Cambridge University Press...
“On Racial Frontiers: The New Culture of Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison and Bob Marley by Gregory Stephens
--
For some reality checks about skin pigmintation in relation to Vitamins D & B9, check out The Sepia Rainbow.
Even christian apologetics have assimilated this information!
If you want further resources, here's a full scholarly article concerning "The evolution of human skin coloration"
But perhaps this is all still too complex for the mass of the populace to understand?
So, until everyone is familiar with references to "skin reflectance @ 425 nm (blue filter), 545 nm (green filter) and 685 nm (red filter) for the upper inner arm site" ...we may have to rely upon more primitive references to describe skin tones.
--
According to the spurious, yet powerfully effective techniques of NLP, "The meaning of the communication is the response it elicits." I do want to emphasize that the user of the term needs to take into context how it may be perceived before using it! However, I have recently been referring back rather often to another post I made, concerning the reclaiming of terms which have been used as slurs or epithets... and another important concept for people to consider: ideally, people should also take into account the user's intent in using the term, to more completely define its meaning.
On a related note, terriblelynne printed labels for an entire box of 120 crayons so that every color is "flesh"