I haven't studied much on Darwinism since high school, and did not realize where a big part of racism stems from. The term, "social darwinism", coined in the late 19th century, was a mix of Darwin's followers who interpreted his theories as wanting to get "rid of the undesirable" in the human population, since "survival of the fittest" meant the strongest and most intelligent. In the 20th century, sterilization laws were even passed for certain groups not considered to score high enough on IQ tests. I don't understand how people may be so ignorant to think that "smart" is only IQ, and does not include creativity and so many other variables. I like the book, Seven Kinds of Smart, which goes into detail about how so many people are intelligent in different ways. We learn in different ways depending on how our brains relay information.
I also found it interesting that Nazi's used Darwinism as an excuse for the hatred and destruction brought upon the Jewish people. I will never understand racism or how one person or race may think he is so much better than another.
One other article mentioned how much of this was based on IQ tests. People, even up to 1994 with The Bell Curve, writing books about whites being more intelligent than minorities. So many studies have been done how that idea has been so ingrained in the heads of minorities and this totally affects test scores, along with no opportunity in this social structure.
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