Britain’s Science Museum has canceled a talk by Dr. James Watson after it was revealed that Watson made some public statements that indicate his belief that black people are intellectually inferior to whites.
Watson rose to prominence by winning the Nobel Prize in 1962 for his co-discovery of the structure of DNA.
However, 45 years later, he is making news around the world for his blatant racism.
In an interview with London’s Sunday Times, Watson was quoted as saying he was “inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa” because “all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours _ whereas all the testing says not really.”
He went to to say that he hoped people were all equal but “people who have to deal with black employees find this is not true”.
So, I’m just waiting for the right-wing talking heads in this country to use the words of a Nobel scientist to rationalize racism.
Well, here’s a “Middle Finger Award” to you, Dr. Watson. You do so richly deserve it.
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