[lbo-talk] 'American kids, dumber than dirt'

B. docile_body at yahoo.com
Tue Oct 30 21:12:15 PDT 2007


Here's what Mr. Watson said, according to The Times online (UK):

October 17, 2007

Black people 'less intelligent' scientist claims

[...]

The 79-year-old geneticist said he was “inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa” because “all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours - whereas all the testing says not really." He said he hoped that everyone was equal, but countered that “people who have to deal with black employees find this not true”.

[...]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2677098.ece

-B.

Sandy Harris wrote:

"That's because it is true, at least for the standard tests applied to US school kids."

On 10/30/07, B. wrote:

"Just recently James Watson came out again saying blacks have lower IQs than whites. It just never stops, that sort of garbage."



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