"If you can’t drink milk,...you have to go back."
October 17, 2018 4:21 PM Subscribe
In recent months, some scientists have spotted distortions of their own academic papers in far-right internet forums. Others have fielded confused queries about claims of white superiority wrapped in the jargon of human genetics. - Why White Supremacists Are Chugging Milk (and Why Geneticists Are Alarmed) (SLNYTimes)
This post was deleted for the following reason: Yeah, I dunno, no ill intent assumed but I'm kinda in "fuck giving white supremacists attention" mode at this point if there's not a real good reason for it to be on the front page of MetaFilter, and this doesn't feel like one of those real good reasons. -- cortex
The drinking milk thing is the kind of trolling that exists to grab headlines and get social media shares. It’s ridiculous, and the internet loves to spread ridiculous. They depend on others to amplify their voices. We should avoid lending them our respective megaphones.
posted by cirgue at 4:36 PM on October 17, 2018
posted by cirgue at 4:36 PM on October 17, 2018
No, you can't claim my mutation for your hate-group! I'm a mutant freak for being able to drink milk, and I want to be able to be proud of my freakery (in a not-at-all-serious-way) without having to have milk tainted by white supremacy.
White supremacists ruin everything even vaguely related to Europe (and, in this case, east Africa).
posted by jb at 4:36 PM on October 17, 2018 [3 favorites]
White supremacists ruin everything even vaguely related to Europe (and, in this case, east Africa).
posted by jb at 4:36 PM on October 17, 2018 [3 favorites]
(also I'm a Jew and I can drink milk, so that shows them!)
posted by jb at 4:36 PM on October 17, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by jb at 4:36 PM on October 17, 2018 [3 favorites]
*sigh*
The sun can’t go red giant soon enough...
posted by Thorzdad at 4:42 PM on October 17, 2018 [1 favorite]
The sun can’t go red giant soon enough...
posted by Thorzdad at 4:42 PM on October 17, 2018 [1 favorite]
Why White Supremacists Are Chugging Milk
It's because they're racist, stupid, and dishonest. That's it. This isn't complicated.
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 4:43 PM on October 17, 2018 [1 favorite]
It's because they're racist, stupid, and dishonest. That's it. This isn't complicated.
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 4:43 PM on October 17, 2018 [1 favorite]
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