Is Political Correctness often at odds with Genetics and Evolution? Are PC people like Creationists?

Question

Can you say that this belief that we are only separated by societal factors a creationist view.-- that we were all somehow "placed" here much the way we are now?

As opposed to evolution which points out that based on what part of the earth we evolved in over millions of years contributed to our obvious differences in appearance, as well as personality traits, etc.-- genetic differences go much deeper than our appearance.
So, why do PC people seem to subscribe that we are all "one" race with hardly any differences besides social if they believe in evolution.
Do they also deny evolution and genetics on many other levels?
Does it seem as if Political Correctness is often at odds with Genetic study and Evolutionary theory?

Answer 1

Political correctness covers virtually all areas of study, interest and societal issues. At least that is the case here in the U.S. PC is a paralysis foisted upon us that dares one to state the obvious and come to conclusions that are not so obvious. Depending upon ones employment and/or career, failure to observe PC in areas of race, religion, culture, creed, color and ones silly sexual orientation can result in ostracization, punishment or firing. Or all three. An example here are the schools in Los Angeles Unified, once the finest in the nation are now at the bottom with a drop out rate approaching 5o% and teachers struggling to teach 40+ students, many of whom do not speak English and many of whom could care less what is being taught. Education in L.A. is constantly in the news but NEVER in the L.A. Times or any other CA newspaper will one find the non PC truth: The district is overwhelmed by illegal immigrants from Mexico and Latin America yet that fact cannot be breached in "good company."
I see PC at odds with every aspect of theories of how we came to be. Clearly, if there are genetic facts about a race, religions, creed, etc., it is rarely spoken of. Evolutionary theory? Are you kidding? With the loud voices of Creationists, dare one speak of physical truths? Not in good company.

Answer 2

Originally it didn't; the lack of ethics in genetic study caused some of the worst atrocities in human history- specifically the train of thought called eugenics, for which millions of people have been "culled". It's not so much a question of remaining PC as it is a question of retaining our humanity.

Most studies seek to simplify complicated questions, which doesn't necessarily work when discussing something as intricate as the human mind. We can guess that certain personality traits are genetic, however, individuals are often able to overcome those dispositions. To make assumptions about personality based on race, or genetics, is a dangerous game.

Answer 3

Well, genetically, we are like one race. There is less genetic diversity within the whole human race than between two brother and sister gorillas. We are all like brothers and sisters due to our tiny population 100,000 years ago (a blink of the eye in terms of evolution), and domino-like mixed breeding ever since. Evolution has just made us finely attuned to noticing difference in appearance between people.

That said there are slight genetic differences, like there are mutations which occur only among some European Jewish people, which can give great intelligence, or in another combination, brain diseases. But it is such a slippery slope to get in to any kind of genetic characterisation of people, and pretty useless anyway, because any difference is only slight and observable at a population level, not at an individual level. Cultural differences are obviously far more important.

We'll be genetically engineering ourselves in a few generations anyway!

Answer 4

Biologically speaking, there is no genetic trait which accurately divides people into groups or races. This is why it is said that we are all one race. For example, if you use skin color to divide races, then an albino who is born in Nigeria, to Nigerian parents, would be put in the same race as people from Scandinavia. The same holds for any genetic trait you choose to use (ie. disease resistance, skin color, height, muscle type, etc.). So, biologically speaking, there is no race, or more accurately, we are only one race, the human race. That isn't PC, it's just science.

Answer 5

Wow. Keep on wallowing in your septic tank of ignorance. It is sooo entertaining.....