Asclepias
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- Aug 3, 2013
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IQ tests are a solid science. But yeah, it does have it's root in eugenic thought. Like you, I don't base my views of peoples intelligence solely from the IQ tests, but it does have validity, especially when it comes to fields such as math and other "roat"(I'm sure I misspelled that) learning that gives you the skills you need in life to succeed, regardless what race you are.don't disagree with you on this on much but the "Afro-centric" part... But if you mean by Afro-centric that we need to tell the stories of of how we contributed besides being slaves, then I don't disagree at all. We did do a lot more than be slaves. A black man designed D.C. For instance. Since white liberals want to exploit us for votes, they're not going to give us too much credit, they thrive on grievance politics. Therefore, we have to adopt a conservative value system that will uplift our people and go from there. Seperate from the system as I said. This would be a long road, but it would be beneficial to us. Even with all the obstacles, we are catching up in IQ with the average. Black Americans do not fall far behind at all...just a few points. We are scoring higher than South Asians & even the Arabs...it's all about culture.
The only Afrocentric I know is one that is geared towards looking at world history through the eyes of Black people. I'm not NOI or anything like that even though there is some truth to some of their views. Like all things you have to find out what is true and whats not. I agree on some aspects of a conservative viewpoint but not all as defined by today's current climate. I dont really hold the IQ as a standard to gauge intelligence by unless I my aim is to assimilate and lose who we are as Black people. You should realize the IQ test has its roots in eugenics. Why would you measure yourself against a standard originated by people that wanted to rid the earth of you and used it as a justification to say you were less of a human being?
IQ test may be based on a solid science but its definitely not one that measures intelligence. Its more of an assimilation test. "Do you think the way i believe you should think?" What if you do not process information the way the IQ test wants you to? its common knowledge that people perceive, learn, and express ideas via at least 3 methods if I recall correctly. Visual, auditory, and kinetic. Is there an IQ test that takes these factors into consideration? Finally there is one huge variable that the IQ tests cannot account for. The test taker. What mood is the test taker in? Did their parent just die? Do they hate the color red? How do you account for these things?