James Watson has come out with scandalous assertions that black people are less intelligent than whites. He's not new to scandal, having at some point said that if genetic analysis revealed the homosexual nature of the soon-to-be-born baby the mother should have the right to abort, among others.
If this guy ever claimed to have discovered DNA on his own I would know he stole someone else's notes. Intelligence comes from nurture, and predisposition to have more white matter than others is just a small added bonus. Same goes for other character traits such as music skills or political leaning. This kind of nonsense reeks of prejudice and ignorance, and if he knew half of what we expect him to know he would be the first in line advocating racial equality.
Thank God Watson isn't a graduate of my alma mater, UCL, otherwise I would be very ashamed to share something with this man. On the other hand, he might be the proof that in old age we tend to lose our marbles.
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