....and 3/4 of Black Americans have European ancestors, all from the past couple of hundred years.

I wonder what the percentage is here in the UK. I wonder what the BNP would make of this. Would they like their own DNA tested? I suspect not, as someof them might not like what they find.

Recommended watching from last night on BBC2:

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0160625/M..._World_Got_Mixed_Up/

that silly Pauline Hanson woman in Oz who rages against Muslims etc agreed to a DNA test and discovered her ancestry was from Turkey.

veritas wrote:
that silly Pauline Hanson woman in Oz who rages against Muslims etc agreed to a DNA test and discovered her ancestry was from Turkey.

So she can 'get stuffed'

Innocent Accused wrote:
veritas wrote:
that silly Pauline Hanson woman in Oz who rages against Muslims etc agreed to a DNA test and discovered her ancestry was from Turkey.

So she can 'get stuffed'

boom boom !

Interestingly, on a separate but related note, not long ago I heard a geneticist talking about the popular idea that Michael Jackson's kids cannot be his because they are 'white'.

The geneticist said that it was perfectly possible that they were, given their skin tones as visible in photos. I have no view one way or another on Mr Jackson's kids, but it is interesting.

And we have the black and white pair of twins born lately....

It all goes to show that skin colour at best only tells part of the story, at worst is deceptive.

To be honest, I just don't care about skin colour, but some racists seem hung up on it.

Well at one point at least everyone came from Africa. I don't think it matters but I guess it's good for a laugh to see the humiliation on the faces of those who claim or desire racial purity. These people are always stupid. I believe I read somewhere that even Hitler had Jewish ancestry. He was certainly no vision of of so-called Ayran perfection.

TED wrote:
Well at one point at least everyone came from Africa. I don't think it matters but I guess it's good for a laugh to see the humiliation on the faces of those who claim or desire racial purity.

Yes indeed Ted. It doesn't matter as you say, but I'd love all those who do claim or desire racial purity to be given DNA tests!

david wrote:
TED wrote:
Well at one point at least everyone came from Africa. I don't think it matters but I guess it's good for a laugh to see the humiliation on the faces of those who claim or desire racial purity.

Yes indeed Ted. It doesn't matter as you say, but I'd love all those who do claim or desire racial purity to be given DNA tests!

Yes well said both of you.
It's nuture,more than nature that makes we British what we are,not pigmentation.