Not only is the author of "Stamped" pushing a questionable perspective, he has blatantly and falsely twisted the ideas of persons and disciplines to his own bias. For example, he claims that Samuel Morton is the father of American Anthropology. Not so. Morton was not even an anthropologist. Franz Boas is considered the father of American…
Not only is the author of "Stamped" pushing a questionable perspective, he has blatantly and falsely twisted the ideas of persons and disciplines to his own bias. For example, he claims that Samuel Morton is the father of American Anthropology. Not so. Morton was not even an anthropologist. Franz Boas is considered the father of American Anthropology. He also claims Boas was racist, although Boas was one of the earliest persons to assert, over and over, that there are no genetic or biological differences between person of so-called races except skin color. There is absolutely no basis for categorizing people into races. We must stop using the term "race." "Race" is a social construct that is not real. But that doesn't mean "racism" doesn't exist. Kendi's book does not enable young readers or anyone else combat RACISM!
Not only is the author of "Stamped" pushing a questionable perspective, he has blatantly and falsely twisted the ideas of persons and disciplines to his own bias. For example, he claims that Samuel Morton is the father of American Anthropology. Not so. Morton was not even an anthropologist. Franz Boas is considered the father of American Anthropology. He also claims Boas was racist, although Boas was one of the earliest persons to assert, over and over, that there are no genetic or biological differences between person of so-called races except skin color. There is absolutely no basis for categorizing people into races. We must stop using the term "race." "Race" is a social construct that is not real. But that doesn't mean "racism" doesn't exist. Kendi's book does not enable young readers or anyone else combat RACISM!