Are white people more intelligent than black people?

Question

And don't give me the "skin color has nothing to do with it" crap. I want some real answers. Basing this question on observation, not political correctness.

Answer 1

Intelligence is subjective. It is based on what someone CHOOSES to measure in an individual. There are some people who are naturally gifted and are born with innate abilities. There are some people who a born with mental deficiencies who though no doing of their own, are naturally slow and will always be.

For the rest of the people, there are learned abilities. Intelligence is based on the capacity to adapt to ones environment. Example: you have two people, one white from the suburbs, and one black from the ghetto. This white person get all A’s in school and scores off the charts on standardized test. This black person, who goes to one of the worst inner city school in the neighborhood, doesn’t study or do his homework at night because he has to take care of his mom 3 small children after school. This black kid barely makes it from grade to grade; the teachers have given up on teaching because of so many behavior problems in school.

Who is more intelligent? Standardizes test who say that the white kid is and the black kid is stupid. But, what if you were to put that white kid in the ghetto with the black kid? The white kid will get robbed and victimized almost immediately because while he has book smarts, he has no sense when it comes to navigating the streets.

My point is that people learn what they need to learn to survive. The white kid lives in a safe neighborhood so he can focus on doing well in school so that he can survive in the business world. The black kid is just trying to simply survive. If the black kid was placed in another environment where book smarts is a priority, he who rise up and meet the challenge.

I could go on with more examples from Africa, but I’ll end here. Blacks are no more intelligent that whites and whites are no more intelligent that blacks. People learn what they need to know based on experiences and need. If someone says that one group is more/less intelligent, they are basing it on subjective information which is always faulty.

Answer 2

You must define intelligence first. In america, some use IQ to define intelligence. IQ measures the potential to thrive in an academic environment. Historically IQ tests have been biased, so basing your assessment of intelligence based on IQ scores compiled from the past 30 years would yield improper results. Some of the older IQ tests included questions about proper spoons and forks to use while dining. Obviously such questions favoured the affluent segment of society. This led to the conclusion that the rich (and at the time white) were smarter than everyone else. One must also consider that at the time blatant racism was more prevalent.

Fast forward to our contemporary times. People now measure intelligence by academic success and accomplishments, essentially "good grades" and "degrees/diplomas." This is really an extension of what IQ measures. Academic success is more prevalent in well funded schools. Well funded schools are typically private or in affluent areas. Most of these "rich people" are white. So, tying it all together, white people appear more intelligent than black people, but this is due to circumstances beyond biology. Not all white students from these rich schools do well either. There are also black students from poorly funded schools that do well and end up going to prestigious universities and passing because they are inelligent.

Answer 3

Why do whitemen have flat butts and can't dance worth darn. And, how do you explain the number of Asians in the college. Would you say Asians are the most superior intellectually? Intelligence is composed of many facets, and the traditional schooling and succeeding in academics has more to do with the cultural values as well as the family's priority. So, it has a lot to do with how the mother cared for herself during the pregnancy and the process of birth as well as how the baby was cared for within the 1st few years of life. Unfortunately, people in poverty knows a little of how to properly care for their baby and support their intellectual development. You'll see that with proper prenatal and developmental care and encouragement, back people can be just as smart, and that's no crap!

Answer 4

I agree with Walter. People who live in lower income neighborhoods tend to be less educated. Not necessarily stupid mind you, just not educated. There is a huge difference. Intelligence has less to do with upbringing and more to do with hereditary factors. Someone may be really intelligent, but may not know anything about the world, or of simple math, just because they weren't taught anything. Whereas someone else may be really educated and know all sorts of facts and whatnot because of schooling, but can't figure out a damn thing on his own.

I don't think that intelligence necessarily has anything to do with race. But education may be higher in some races than others simply because of better schools and a lower crime rate in the area in which that particular group of people lives. For example: the Japanese tend to have really low crime rate and students tend to perform really well on tests over there. But that has a lot to do with societal pressures than anything else. It is absolutely imperative that they perform to the best of their abilities, and then some. It's pretty much sink or swim over there. There is no "I'll get a job at such and such company and work my way up." If you do poorly in school, it stays with you the rest of your life over there.
So I don't believe it has as much to do with race as it does with culture.

Why is everyone getting so bent out of shape? I hear "white people suck" all damn day, and I don't really give a crap.
This guy just asked a question. He didn't say "oh I think black people are stupid." or anything. It's a valid question which should be looked at in an unbiased way. I think people are just tad too sensitive, and it is this sensitivity -and ignorance on behalf on the white people who answered yes without any real evidence- that prevents us from looking at questions in an honest way with honest answers. Instead of being pissy an hurling accusations of racism, we should judge the question on it's own merit.

First, we must ask "what is intelligence?" Then we must ask "What are the characteristics of the races of the world, and do those characteristics have any relevence to our debate?"
People here are confusing education with intelligence. I can tell you right now, one has little to do with the other. Statistics are meaningless in nearly all instances, because they are not only typically biased on purpose, but always biased by nature. If you could poll every single person in the world with every relevent question and test then you would have some statistics that mean something. If you can't do that you just have a paper that says 10% of 00000.1% of the population did well in this area of the test. What does that mean? Nothing. It means absolutely nothing.
But tests don't really measure intelliegence do they?
SATs measure knowledge gained is school. You are testing the students level of education and his ability to retain knowledge, not his intelligence.

Rant over.

Answer 5

In the United States, African Americans bunch disproportionately at the lower end of the social scale, although progressively less so in recent years, as shown in average income and unemployment figures, geographical dispersion, average educational level, etc. "African Americans test about one standard deviation below the whites, which for the non-statistically trained implies that the average white is superior to 84% of the African Americans. About 16% of African Americans do better than the average white" averred Miller (1995). What is striking, says Miller is how the number of African Americans with IQ's over 120 is scarcely visible, while there are actually more African Americans with IQ's below 80 than there are whites."
Although it is not known why African Americans bunch towards the lowest end of the scale, cultural factors, general surroundings, and racial discrimination seems to complicate the analysis. It is believed by many, that the disproportion could be the outcome of racial prejudice or other social disadvantages, instead of a genetic handicap. Many African Americans and whites believe neither the theory of genetics nor environment.
This can be taken to mean that socioeconomic deprivations create less opportunity, or it can be taken to mean that race alone provides for disparing treatment.
You can believe and take this however you choose, but before determining what you think it means, lets look as some very real examples of intelligence.
Is pride a racial component? look at predominently black neighborhoods and how the homes and yards are kept. Do you have to be white to keep your lawn up, or your home painted,or can blacks do that as well?
In cases of higher education, when blacks fail or do poorly on an exam causing a low grade, is it because their black that it is a low grade, or did they just not study or try hard enough? Time and time again, to hear them tell it, "it's because I'm black". It had nothing to do with how hard they DIDN'T WORK or how much THEY DIDN'T STUDY, no it's solely because of race.
Blacks, Whites Asians, Irish, Italians, Germans, French, Dutch, the list goes on and on are HUMANS that have the same opportunites as everyone else, but the first time they are denied a promotion, fail a class, don't get the job they think they have EARNED, go to jail because they BROKE THE LAW, that it is because they are "black".
The slave crap ended 250 freaking yrs ago, and the only tiem race comes into play is when the black people refuse to play by the rules, get caught, or don't get what they want, they yell, discrimination, every freakin' time. ENOUGH ALREADY.
Are whites more intelligent than black's, no they are not. But, what they have that the black population has not figured out yet is ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS. It won't happen anytime soon however, because it is too damn easy for the BLACK SOCIETY TO PLAY THE RACE CARD. Notice I said, 'BLACK SOCIETY". The only one's bitching are the blacks and their the ones who cause the very racism that they complain about.
Look this is really quite simple....
If you want an education, go to school, don't get involved with drugs, gangs, etc, and study. Don't you EVEN TRY TO GIVE EXCUSES, THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT, BECAUSE THAT IS THE BIGGEST LOAD OF CRAP. BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK THEY CAN GET SCHOLARSHIP'S FOR BLACK'S ONLY. To do that though they must EARN IT BY STUDY AND GOING TO SCHOOL.
IF they apply for a job, THEN BY GOD, BE QUALIFIED FOR IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE WORKED HARD AND EARNEDTHE RIGHT TO APPLY. Don't claim discrimination because someone else worked hard, studied, and earned it over you...
If you sit back, do nothing but blame the "whites" for your life, what the f**k do you expect? To be appointed CEO making 1ml a year because your black? F**k that, get off your *** and do something about it and you just may be the CEO someday.
The biggest and worst racists I see are the black community...
If you think I am a racist, go right ahead, continue the statistical trend of "low intelligence", prove them right...
I am however, prejudiced as hell. I HATE the excuse, "I'm black" and it's "hard". I HATE PEOPLE, who screw up and try to blame everyone else but themselves. I HATE people who think that they don't have to play by the rules of civilized society who act like f**king idiots when more than 3-4 of their friends are together. I HATE RUDE PEOPLE who have no regard for common courtsey, and who think they are above gracious social skills.
IT IS NOT MY FAULT, OR ANYONE ELSE'S FAULT, OR ANY OTHER RACES FAULT THAT MOST OF THE TIME IT IS THE BLACKS WHO ACT THIS WAY. THEY SURE AS HELL DON'T HAVE TO.... Now do they?? I truly don't give a damn what color you are, you act like this, your ignorant, pure and simple....

Answer 6

There has been some un-PC research regarding intelligence and test scores. East Asians and Indians tend to score the highest; Whites in the middle; Hispanics and African Americans tend to score lower.

However, this research has to be taken with a grain of salt, considering I think CULTURAL values plays the biggest role in determining "intelligence."

For example, Asians value education, and hence tend to focus more on academic pursuits.

The majority of people are born with the same intelligence level, with a few "outlying" people who are incredibly stupid or incredibly intelligent. However, cultural values--not genetics--I would say plays the primary role.

Answer 7

Definitely, we, white people are more intelligent than black people.
Evident is the black people filled up the jail, aswhere the white people are going to the University or Officers of the Corporation.
Any more questions?

Answer 8

Now that is a truly racist question. There might be some black people out there not using their brain (So are some whites). Maybe you want to make your observation more objective by varying the location.

Answer 9

When using IQ tests that measure true intelligence (as opposed to knowledge, which is sometimes race-specific, or is the result of lack of education), it was discovered that the following are the average IQs of europeans and africans:

european: 100
germanic: 101
latin: 99
slavic: 96
balkan: 93

african american: 85
native african: 69

Answer 10

No. It's just that it seems like most black people are pulled into the wrong crowd, shown in like movies and how they act. When there are a lot of educated rich intelligent black people. They also have this "ghetto" style.