Monday, December 10, 2007

IQ Madness

Now Professor Watson of the Nobel Prized Eugenicist published his DNA recently and guess what? The man who views Africans with concern about their 'inferiority' apparently has 16% of his DNA from an African Great Grandfather. The most telling issue however is not the existence of a more recent African Ancestry but the addiction to the idea of measured intelligence as embodied in IQ test. Below is a brilliant article by Malcolm Gladwell who increasingly is the kind of public intellectual black or white that every nation needs. It is a must read for anyone who wants an informed position on this debate. For me the real point is that the only true response to racism is a life in pursuit of excellence and character evolution.

Ire O

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2007/12/17/071217crbo_books_gladwell?printable=true

4 comments:

SOLOMONSYDELLE said...

Well, I for one am not surprised that he has African genes. Thanks for alerting me to this information...

BTW, I discovered your blog via, o my can't remember his name. He's based in the UK somewhere. Will return to inform you later.

Cheers.

SOLOMONSYDELLE said...

mo-lo's blog is where I came from...

Onibudo said...

He is my son/ brother and co traveller. You are always welcome here too.

Sherri said...

a well written piece indeed!