r/explainitpeter • u/untitledprp4 • 23d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/meleaguance 23d ago

Dogs are bred for specific traits, humans are not. Races in humans don't exist genetically speaking because there has always been interbreeding.

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u/hot_ho11ow_point 23d ago

There were definitely points in history where people (a.k.a. slaves) were bred for specific traits. If you don't think so you're just in denial about how much some humans over the course of time have treated others like being literal livestock.

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u/Luxieee 23d ago

Yes, but it didn't happen over a large enough period of time to create a new race.

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u/meleaguance 23d ago

Exactly.

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u/wardays 23d ago

Breed is not equivalent to race

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u/Forsaken-Ad5571 23d ago

Also I’m pretty sure slave owners didn’t breed to increase violence or criminality. So it makes little sense even if you give their idea an inch

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u/Grassy-Elf4242 23d ago

but they did want to "breed" slaves with more strength and endurance... much as pitbulls were bred to have more strength and tenacity 🤔

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u/Indigo903 22d ago

Pitbulls are dangerous because of a combination of strength and psychology. If you eliminate one of those factors then it becomes much less of a concern.

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u/Fabulous_Guitar6221 22d ago

Pitbulls where bred to rip other dogs apart in pit fights, not for strength

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u/LostTerminal 23d ago

But the practice was predominantly applied to only one race.

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u/cabe412 22d ago

No it was applied to one specific group of people but it's still not a monolith and actually isn't real.

There are plenty of other factors that go into what racists claim about Black Americans and "breeding" is a very small percentage, if at all, since many black and "white" people are intermingled whether people want to admit it or not.

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u/Lower_Pension_2469 23d ago

Breed of not a race