>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@>
> wrote:
> [...]
> > Apparently, there's a DNA company out there that's using DNA
testing
> > for the same reason...BUT for a different purpose: locate an
African-
> > American ancestor so that you can take advantage of affirmative-
> > action!
> >
> > I guess there's an advantage to the one-drop rule...
> >
>
> Since ALL human beings share a common female ancestor, the one-
drop
> rule is kinda silly...
>
The one-drop rule formed the law in many states in the U.S. for many
years. It served as the basis for all kinds of horrible segregation
and racism. Of course it's kind of silly.
But in the U.S. it is embraced by the affirmative action racists as
a legitimate manner in which to segregate people into separate civil
rights categories.
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