>>>Andy Driscoll wrote: >>Jason is absolutely right. Black is the absence of color - >white is presence of all combined colors.
WM: This conundrum always makes me laugh at the ultimate stupidities we humans use to get ourselves tangled. Caucasian denial is based in denial that "white is the presence of all combined colors." <<<< JP: Okay, I'm a little scared that in a discussion on education and test scores, so many people are so resolute in something so wrong. In the color spectrum, white is the absence of color, black is the absence of light. Black is therein considered the presence of all colors as it absorbs light (while white reflects it) and in order for their to be a distinction between colors their has to be a reflection of light. In biological terms, the variations in skin tones have come from the variations in melanin levels with darker skinned or Black persons having the highest concentration. Ergo, all "colors" or "races" are derived from Black or the darker skin tones. Look it up at www.merriamwebster.com if you want proof of the meanings. And email me offlist for more exciting anthropological fun facts and sources. I, like many people, recognize race as a sociological construct invented for division and oppression. And while we are moving to a place that people can look beyond skin color and not draw the distinction of "race" or place such emphasis on it, we are not there yet; and to do so now runs the risk of ignoring the sociological, psychological, and economical effects of the creation of this division. It is not as simple as saying, "well we're all equal now, let's not quibble over race anymore." There's still too much work to be done to place us on equal footing as well as to establish accountability for the repercussions of the past. We're no longer at a place that everything is because of race (and people should not get hung up on that), but we're also not at a place that we can afford to be colorblind either. Jonathan Palmer as Mr. Wizard Victory REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
