Saturday, October 20, 2007
"I cannot understand how I could have said what I am quoted as having said...."
Science mixed with racism rears its ugly head (and teeth!) again.
Dr. James Watson, 1962 Nobel Prize winner for his part in discovering the double-helix structure of DNA:
Then: "[I am] inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa (because) all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours - whereas all the testing says not really." [The Times of London]
Now: James D. Watson issues apology for comments about Blacks. [NYT]
Labels: Dr. James Watson, White Supremacy
