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>people of two races

In modern science, the idea that humans can be separated into "races" genetically is completely debunked. All humans are members of the genus Homo and more specific the species H. sapiens. Two people of different skin color may well be genetically more similar than two people of what you would call the same "race."



stop. this is harmful. if you think someone of african descent has the same risk of sickle cell as someone of south asian descent and ignore a diagnosis based on that assessment you might be committing medical malpractice.


You seriously need to open a history book to get some perspective on what is actually harmful with this agenda. As for the science, maybe check out wikipedia on human genetics [1]. You'll find tons of further sources there.

>The lack of discontinuities in genetic distances between human populations, absence of discrete branches in the human species, and striking homogeneity of human beings globally, imply that there is no scientific basis for inferring races or subspecies in humans, and for most traits, there is much more variation within populations than between them.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_genetic_variation


well as a member of a non white race, I have had a family member die because white doctors misprescribed a drug (statin) at a dosage inappropriate for my race.


You can also die from (or despite, which I guess is your case unless your doctor was really bad) statins if you are white if you dose wrong. There are tons of conditions that can influence absorption and metabolic access within a single population. Literally what was quoted above. That is not the same as race ideology.




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