Mighty White of You
Racial preferences color America’s oldest skulls and bones
Jack Hitt
http://www.harpers.org/MostRecentCover.html
Unfortunately, they don't have a text online.
It's about the Kennewick Man, and is interesting in that its sole intent appears to be to muddle the concept of race. It concludes, lamely, with "science will find the truth." It talks at first about European ancestry, then tries to insinuate that while race does exist it's not anything but a skin-color difference, then finally mentions ancient European sub-races to try to debunk race as an argument. It's a very scummy article hiding beneath a modicum of scientific and cultural literacy. Anyone else read it?
Racial preferences color America’s oldest skulls and bones
Jack Hitt
http://www.harpers.org/MostRecentCover.html
Unfortunately, they don't have a text online.
It's about the Kennewick Man, and is interesting in that its sole intent appears to be to muddle the concept of race. It concludes, lamely, with "science will find the truth." It talks at first about European ancestry, then tries to insinuate that while race does exist it's not anything but a skin-color difference, then finally mentions ancient European sub-races to try to debunk race as an argument. It's a very scummy article hiding beneath a modicum of scientific and cultural literacy. Anyone else read it?
