What’s Race Got to Do With It?

Nine clinical trials around the world are studying treatments in groups defined by race, gender or both.

By Jerry Adler | NEWSWEEK
Published Jan 3, 2009
From the magazine issue dated Jan 12, 2009

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  • Posted By: 11strikes @ 01/29/2009 6:47:43 PM

    I think some communities are more paranoid about roundabout discrimination than others. I don't blame them too much, really. Some of the things we look back on in history - it's pretty unbelievable. Times are changing, but slowly, so people just want to make sure it's all legit.

    In the meanwhile, near-sighted articles like these continue to perpetuate the stereotype of the (unreasonably) angry minority.

  • Posted By: life2go @ 01/04/2009 6:54:16 PM

    "We will no longer be white or Asian or African, or even Northern European, Ashkenazi, Japanese or East African; we will be who we are, each one of us. And the sooner we reach that point, the better."

    We already are "who we are" and yet we are still black, white, asian, etc. Look, we are different. Why is that such a bad thing. We look different, tend to like certain foods, and certain kinds of music. And although we might not always agree or like the way someone does something, it doesn't have to mean it is a negative on "who" they are. It is when you judge someone solely on the color of their skin that is wrong. I for one, like the fact that there are differences. I like trying different foods, I enjoy a wide variety of music.

    The sooner everyone can accept that we are different maybe the sooner everyone will get over it. It is a fact that certain races are more prone to certain diseases. It is a fact, get over it. Just like men and women are different. Sure women can do most things a man can, but the reallity is still that we are different. And Thank God for that.

    • Posted By: dianne7848 @ 01/18/2009 7:09:07 AM

      I think a stop should be made about reporters being able to write their little racists collums and for what is said on TV. they should have to answer to the courts for spreading racists comments! And by the way , I'm white and I hate the the racists comments and sly ways of being cruel!

    • Posted By: dianne7848 @ 01/18/2009 6:59:13 AM

      I totaly agree! the first thing needs to be stopped is these damn reporters who write all these racists scrpit for people to have to read the ones for TV so our little children have to here them over and over again!

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