Human populations almost never sat still in one place and avoided mixing with others. Go back far enough, and Europeans and Indians are related. Go back further, and they're both related to Native North Americans. Go back far enough and we're all related. Anyone making claims that their ethnic group is somehow "pure" is ignoring linguistics, genetics, archaeology, and basic human nature.

We move around. We meet people. We make new people.

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czl a day ago | parent | next [-]

“Pure” usually means having genes from a narrow, selected group, so the offspring show predictable traits—like size, intelligence, or appearance. That’s why dogs and farm animals are called “purebred.” But making pure breeds often requires inbreeding, which, unless done carefully, can cause serious problems.

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like_any_other 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Go back further still, and we're related to cyanobacteria.

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		“LET’S SET THE EXISTENCE-OF-GOD ISSUE ASIDE FOR A later volume, and just stipulate that in some way, self-replicating organisms came into existence on this planet and immediately began trying to get rid of each other, either by spamming their environments with rough copies of themselves, or by more direct means which hardly need to be belabored.” Cryptonomicon. Page 24.
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		https://xkcd.com/2608/
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ljsprague a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Populations can be homogenous though. If a hundred random humans were placed on an island to breed for 100 generations, they might homogenize into a distinct "type" and maybe that's something worth preserving or being proud of.

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alephnerd a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Reminds me of that scene from Community (#sixseasonsandamovie) with Pierce's dad:

"Swedish dogs! Your blood is tainted by generations of race mixing with Laplanders. You're basically Finns!"