Genetic Disorder Removes Racial Bias and Social Fear

People who suffer from a rare genetic disorder called Williams Syndrome have a complete lack of social fear. They experience no anxiety or concerns about meeting new people or being put into any social situation, and a new study by Andreia Santos suggests that they also don't have any racial bias. From the article: "Typically, children start overtly gravitating towards their own ethnic groups from the tender age of three. Groups of people from all over the globe and all sorts of cultures show these biases. Even autistic children, who can have severe difficulties with social relationships, show signs of racial stereotypes. But Santos says that the Williams syndrome kids are the first group of humans devoid of such racial bias, although, as we’ll see, not everyone agrees."

Comments

That picture looks shopped

[Anonymous Coward]

I can tell from some the pixels and seeing quite a few shops in my day.

GATTACA

[Stenchwarrior]

I wonder if this gene will be once of my choices when I go to create my ideal baby...right along with perfect vision, perfect immune system and a 9" penis.

Why let jocks and bullies own the word race?

[elucido]

It's simple. Either you start applying it to the football captain and the cheerleader, or get rid of the word entirely. As it is right now all the dumbest people are the same people who believe in the word the most. The smartest people believe in genetics.

How about the nerds, dorks, and civilized population start calling it like it is and label the bullying jocks/racists/ignorant as a race unto themselves? I'm not going to claim them as one of us, why would you want to see them as one of us? Anyone who believes in these stereotypes so hard should be stereotyped.

Re:Then expand the meaning of it.

[elucido]

Are you in high school?

Grow up.

Thats precisely what you should tell a racist jock.