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Replying to @EPoe187
I think it's worth pointing out that the concept of race, a social construct, is significantly different than the composite geographical origins of one's genetic ancestors (i.e. one's genographic identity). Unfortunately, these things are often conflated.
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Replying to @stetson_thacker @EPoe187
You basically just called the same thing with a different expression to feel smart. What is race if not "geographical origins of one's genetic ancestors"
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Replying to @JarkkoHelenius @EPoe187
Because that is not specifically how the term race is used in common parlance. For instance, West Africans and Pygmies would both be "black" in common parlance but are genetically distinct populations. Likely more distinct than say Europeans and Southeast Asians.
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Inaccurate for Pygmy-Americans. How many are there, by the way? 2?
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Sure, there aren't many Pygmy-Americans, but I'm not sure that's germane. To expand my general point, populations endemic to Africa exhibit greater genetic diversity than populations endemic to Europe or Asia. Humans have just lived longer there.
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Of course it's germane. Popular ideas of races are excellent generalizations based on *observed* patterns. If you see one Pygmy ever you'll lump him with a group that he's most similar to b/c he's likely an outlier. If you see thousands you recognize a different group.
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