Milo;381436 wroteThus proving the point about ethnicity . . .
All breeds (ethnicities) are part of the larger canis lupus familiaris.
kwsteve;381459 wroteThe different "races" are merely phenotypes of homo sapiens sapiens, anatomically modern humans. We are a sub-species of homo sapiens, which includes another sub-species now extinct, homo sapiens idaltu.
I will take guys who are saying what I said for $200 Alex.
Srsly, are either of you really going to argue there's a difference between a pit bull and a chihuahua?
Bill Efremidis;381466 wrote
But, one word of advice, that you probably don't want to hear. OH is NOT a bad guy.
I kinda wish our super mods hadn't jumped in and locked that thread...it was fun. I talked to the involved parties this morning and it seemed like a good time was had by all.
MsBlue;381445 wroteI think this is going to be one of those things where you can choose to get on the semantic merry-go-round, or you can choose the common sense path of " I know exactly what she means by the term" and and answer on that basis.
Yes, it's a societal construct, yes the "rules" that place you in one group or another change depending on era, geography, and perspective of the one viewing you. Still...we know the distinctions are there and that we are grouped by each other.
Ms Blue! Hi, long time no talk. Hope you're well? How on earth did you end up here?
