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Can you point out what's being implied here? I want to understand the nuance in this comment, and I get that it is some type of critique, but at the moment what

by 0des 5y ago

Can you point out what's being implied here? I want to understand the nuance in this comment, and I get that it is some type of critique, but at the moment what that could be escapes me.

Dylan16807 5y ago
Also, they seem to not understand what the word diversity means?
whatshisface 5y ago
An enormous number of ethnic groups have below-replacement fertility rates. Drawing the lines straight forward on the graphs predicts that diversity will fall over time. This being the truth of the matter, I also can't explain this in any honesty without reference to a certain group of people who are very upset about that fact, oftentimes because their own ethnic group in on the list. If someone is bringing up human ethnic diversity on an article about bumble bees that might be involved. In the US almost every ethnic group has below-replacement fertility, so in the abstract this isn't a racism issue; but it can be interlinked with racist propaganda in practice so you kind of need to be aware of that.
yongjik 5y ago
GP is being grossly off-topic and comparing bumblebees to white people, repeating the trope that "diversity" is a liberal agenda toward extinction of white people.
- whatshisface 5y ago
  Associating the demographic trend discussion with white people only is a little reductive, because Hispanic fertility rates are below replacement, black fertility rates are about the same, native American fertility rates are almost exactly the same, and Asian American fertility rates are even lower. Apparently this chart thinks that we will all be Native Pacific Islanders in the fullness of time. :O (Obviously, don't let the sarcasm be lost on you, these trends will change as circumstances change.) https://www.statista.com/statistics/226292/us-fertility-rates-by-race-and-ethnicity/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/226292/us-fertility-rate... I have also read about small tribes and languages that are slowly going extinct.
  - 0des 5y ago
    If I may bring some light to the situation, culinarily it's hard to be mad at that!
    - staysafeanon 5y ago
      Culinarily, it's hard to be mad at less White, Asian, Hispanic and Black food?

by 0des 5y ago

Can you point out what's being implied here? I want to understand the nuance in this comment, and I get that it is some type of critique, but at the moment what that could be escapes me.

Dylan16807 5y ago

Also, they seem to not understand what the word diversity means?

whatshisface 5y ago

An enormous number of ethnic groups have below-replacement fertility rates. Drawing the lines straight forward on the graphs predicts that diversity will fall over time. This being the truth of the matter, I also can't explain this in any honesty without reference to a certain group of people who are very upset about that fact, oftentimes because their own ethnic group in on the list. If someone is bringing up human ethnic diversity on an article about bumble bees that might be involved. In the US almost every ethnic group has below-replacement fertility, so in the abstract this isn't a racism issue; but it can be interlinked with racist propaganda in practice so you kind of need to be aware of that.

yongjik 5y ago

GP is being grossly off-topic and comparing bumblebees to white people, repeating the trope that "diversity" is a liberal agenda toward extinction of white people.

whatshisface 5y ago
Associating the demographic trend discussion with white people only is a little reductive, because Hispanic fertility rates are below replacement, black fertility rates are about the same, native American fertility rates are almost exactly the same, and Asian American fertility rates are even lower. Apparently this chart thinks that we will all be Native Pacific Islanders in the fullness of time. :O (Obviously, don't let the sarcasm be lost on you, these trends will change as circumstances change.) https://www.statista.com/statistics/226292/us-fertility-rates-by-race-and-ethnicity/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/226292/us-fertility-rate... I have also read about small tribes and languages that are slowly going extinct.
- 0des 5y ago
  If I may bring some light to the situation, culinarily it's hard to be mad at that!
  - staysafeanon 5y ago
    Culinarily, it's hard to be mad at less White, Asian, Hispanic and Black food?