DNA pioneer James Watson stripped of honours after 'reckless' race remarks

[arista]

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In 2007, Dr Watson said he was
'inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa'

He had told a magazine in 2007
he was "inherently gloomy about
the prospect of Africa" as "all our social policies
are based on the fact that their intelligence
is the same as ours - where all the testing
says not really".



https://news.sky.com/story/dna-pioneer-james-watson-stripped-of-honours-after-reckless-race-remarks-11606108


Slip Up
from 2007
Get's him disgraced.



Sign Of The Times

[Crimson Dynamo]

2007?

[Niamh.]

2007?Do racist comments have an expiration date?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Do racist comments have an expiration date?

no i mean why is a 2007 comment coming to light now if he is famous and said it publicly?

also i dont know what studies he is referring to

[Denver]

Not everyone in Africa is black so i dont see why its linked to race

[Crimson Dynamo]

ah its a new documentary and the people who gave him the award feared blame

he also said

While Dr Watson also said he hoped everyone was equal, he added: "People who have to deal with black employees find this is not true."

oop

[Tom4784]

If it was a case of it being an old statement that he has since learned from then I think it would be silly but, judging from LT's post on his comments about black employees, it's an attitude that he still has and in that case, **** everything about him.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yes he still stands by his comments according to the article!