Comments on: Racism’s Hidden Toll http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/ Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tthttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-8773 tt Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:45:11 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-8773 thank you for this article. I was a teen mom and at the time having a baby was an oppurtunity to get housing and insurance. my mom couldnt help me because she was suffering from depression. im now 36, doing well and my daughter is graduating this summer with no children. thank you for this article. I was a teen mom and at the time having a baby was an oppurtunity to get housing and insurance. my mom couldnt help me because she was suffering from depression. im now 36, doing well and my daughter is graduating this summer with no children.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-7131 Anonymous Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:33:17 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-7131 @all who think Africans or Black Americans are to blame for any failings they may have. Where would Europe be if they'd lost their language, ability to read, write and study, homelands, natural resources, cultural continuity, history, direction, self esteem, self worth, religions and finally their identity? Just take a look at the Black Nation and you will know just what the effect this loss and thief is. Know what comes forth from these lost nations..... @all who think Africans or Black Americans are to blame for any failings they may have. Where would Europe be if they’d lost their language, ability to read, write and study, homelands, natural resources, cultural continuity, history, direction, self esteem, self worth, religions and finally their identity? Just take a look at the Black Nation and you will know just what the effect this loss and thief is. Know what comes forth from these lost nations…..

]]> By: Kharemhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-7098 Kharem Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:15:54 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-7098 First, we need to be reminded that Planned Parenthood is a organization that began under the support of eugenics. Second, the demonization of young Black and Latina teens is the same trash they published in the 1960s about inner city poor Black single mothers. Birth control was not invented for White women but to control the birth rate of women of color ! First, we need to be reminded that Planned Parenthood is a organization that began under the support of eugenics.
Second, the demonization of young Black and Latina teens is the same trash they published in the 1960s about inner city poor Black single mothers.
Birth control was not invented for White women but to control the birth rate of women of color !

]]> By: AJ A.K.A. Wattsflyyesthttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-7055 AJ A.K.A. Wattsflyyest Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:49:20 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-7055 @Whiskey Tango-How many Euro/American owned companies are in China or Japan? Now how many are in Africa? The mere fact that Most of Africa's natural resources are not even African owned should let you further know the ramifications to Euro-Colonization. If you figure free housing, schooling, and welfare don't work for Africans in a white dominated society, then as an American I don't know what would! You should research "White Privileged" by Tim Wise. @Whiskey Tango-How many Euro/American owned companies are in China or Japan? Now how many are in Africa? The mere fact that Most of Africa’s natural resources are not even African owned should let you further know the ramifications to Euro-Colonization. If you figure free housing, schooling, and welfare don’t work for Africans in a white dominated society, then as an American I don’t know what would! You should research “White Privileged” by Tim Wise.

]]> By: Ronhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-6768 Ron Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:08:03 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-6768 to Whiskey Tango Foxtrot - Asians and Latino's weren't enslaved in this country for hundreds of years then terrorized for another one hundred years. Blacks never received the reparations that would have allowed many families to have established wealth and stability. Those on public assistance deserve every penny and they probably should be getting more.And Asia was not nearly as exploited as Africa by colonialism so your argument there just fails miserably. We need to live in reality, not in some fairy tale world that makes us feel more comfortable with ourselves. to Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – Asians and Latino’s weren’t enslaved in this country for hundreds of years then terrorized for another one hundred years. Blacks never received the reparations that would have allowed many families to have established wealth and stability. Those on public assistance deserve every penny and they probably should be getting more.

And Asia was not nearly as exploited as Africa by colonialism so your argument there just fails miserably. We need to live in reality, not in some fairy tale world that makes us feel more comfortable with ourselves.

]]> By: Sarahttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-2825 Sara Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:05:56 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-2825 Some of you are crazy! No one is blaming white people for everything. Her research talks about the effects of racism. If you aren't racist, then you aren't part of the equation. Some of you are crazy! No one is blaming white people for everything. Her research talks about the effects of racism. If you aren’t racist, then you aren’t part of the equation.

]]> By: Whiskey Tango Foxtrothttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-2531 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:14:04 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-2531 So? America which has the HIGHEST life expectancy for africans and the LOWEST infant & child mortality rate for africans is STILL after 4 DECADES of FREE housing, schooling, welfare, food stamps, medicaid, affirmative action ad nasuem the prime example of racism and africans bear absolutely no RESPONSIBILITY whatsoever? How come the Asians or Latinos don't make these claims? Oh right they are too busy working for a living to make it in the American dream. Life expectancy & child/infant mortality rate is FAR HIGHER in africa for africans than in America. Explain that? Asia was the victim of "European Colonialism" for centuries yet its nations continue to make progress, explain that? Oh right your explanation is that I'm a racist right? Libs are broken records on the race issue. So? America which has the HIGHEST life expectancy for africans and the LOWEST infant & child mortality rate for africans is STILL after 4 DECADES of FREE housing, schooling, welfare, food stamps, medicaid, affirmative action ad nasuem the prime example of racism and africans bear absolutely no RESPONSIBILITY whatsoever? How come the Asians or Latinos don’t make these claims? Oh right they are too busy working for a living to make it in the American dream. Life expectancy & child/infant mortality rate is FAR HIGHER in africa for africans than in America. Explain that? Asia was the victim of “European Colonialism” for centuries yet its nations continue to make progress, explain that? Oh right your explanation is that I’m a racist right? Libs are broken records on the race issue.

]]> By: Perry Kellyhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-1466 Perry Kelly Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:04:08 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-1466 If the cause for high morbidity and mortality stems from environmental factors such as racism and poor health providers and schools, why do Blacks worldwide experience similar outcomes? Could there be cultural and genetic factors as the Out of Africa Theory proposes? If the cause for high morbidity and mortality stems from environmental factors such as racism and poor health providers and schools, why do Blacks worldwide experience similar outcomes? Could there be cultural and genetic factors as the Out of Africa Theory proposes?

]]> By: Anonymous Userhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-1373 Anonymous User Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:09:46 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-1373 Interesting, but there is no solidifed control group here. Until a parallel society free of stress and racism pressures on African Americans exist, all is left is correlation and musings. And judging by the comments here, that is still much too far away. Interesting, but there is no solidifed control group here. Until a parallel society free of stress and racism pressures on African Americans exist, all is left is correlation and musings. And judging by the comments here, that is still much too far away.

]]> By: Anonymous Userhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-911 Anonymous User Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:35:23 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-911 The moral of the story is that blacks are hazardous to each other's health and they live long & prosper amongst whites. Unfortunately, their living amongst whites also puts the white's health at risk. The moral of the story is that blacks are hazardous to each other’s health and they live long & prosper amongst whites. Unfortunately, their living amongst whites also puts the white’s health at risk.

]]> By: Anonymous Userhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-910 Anonymous User Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:25:36 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-910 Halfway down the first page it says that experts say "If we could only get them to..." and "If we could only give them..." Are black people unable do or get anything for themselves? Halfway down the first page it says that experts say “If we could only get them to…” and “If we could only give them…” Are black people unable do or get anything for themselves?

]]> By: Anonymous Userhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-909 Anonymous User Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:21:35 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-909 Why does a sea turtle live longer than other turtles? Because they are different animals. It's nothing about whether or not the little turtles join gangs, or get STDs. They are just different. Why does a sea turtle live longer than other turtles? Because they are different animals. It’s nothing about whether or not the little turtles join gangs, or get STDs. They are just different.

]]> By: Anonymous Userhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-908 Anonymous User Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:20:08 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-908 Quote: Experts have offered three approaches to closing the gap: behavioral (if we could only get them to eat better and exercise more), medical (if we could only give them better health care), and socioeconomic (if we could only get them better education and jobs). After a panoply of interventions, the numbers have barely budged.Why is it always "we giving them" stuff? Is the black race so inept that it cannot survive nor thrive without a handout? Quote: Experts have offered three approaches to closing the gap: behavioral (if we could only get them to eat better and exercise more), medical (if we could only give them better health care), and socioeconomic (if we could only get them better education and jobs). After a panoply of interventions, the numbers have barely budged.Why is it always “we giving them” stuff? Is the black race so inept that it cannot survive nor thrive without a handout?

]]> By: Anonymous Userhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-820 Anonymous User Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:52:19 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-820 Why does she not look at the problems of stress that face white people in poverty? Whites from impovershed areas also die young, have children early, etc. More than a race issue this is an issue of socioeconomicstatus. Why does she not look at the problems of stress that face white people in poverty? Whites from impovershed areas also die young, have children early, etc. More than a race issue this is an issue of socioeconomicstatus.

]]> By: Brian Chihttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/racisms-hidden-toll-3643/#comment-613 Brian Chi Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:19:25 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/06/15/racisms-hidden-toll/#comment-613 Ian Deary at University of Edinburgh has provided interesting research suggesting that cognitive ability could be linked to a general fitness factor. Blacks average 1 standard deviation below whites on psychometric tests (Roth, Bevier, Bobko, Switzer, and Tyler's (2001) meta-analysis). East Asians average above whites. Also, the hormone, DHEA, is necessary for proper growth and development, and, once the adult level is attained, for the proper maintenance of all tissues. A subordinate idea is that the hormone, testosterone, increases the use of DHEA for testosterone-target-tissues. This is why men are bigger and stronger than women. A by-product of this is that testosterone decreases the length of the lifetime supply of DHEA. Testosterone causes DHEA to be used more rapidly; testosterone makes the life span shorter. It is known that black males produce significantly more testosterone than white males (J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1986; 76: 45). It is also known that testosterone is higher in black women compared to white women (J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 1996; 81: 1108). In 1996, the average life expectancy of whites and blacks follows this exactly. That is, white women live longest, black women next, then white men, followed by black men. In the AP article, access to medical care is listed as one of the major reasons for the JAMA findings. It has long been suggested that white men have access to the best medical care in this country. However, in average life expectancy, white men are third. I suggest the real cause of the JAMA findings is due to the effects of testosterone. Testosterone levels are directly correlated with severity of crimes. "Free testosterone was measured in the saliva of 89 male prison inmates. Inmates with higher testosterone concentrations had more often been convicted of violent crimes. The relationship was most striking at the extremes of the testosterone distribution, where 9 out of 11 inmates with the lowest testosterone concentrations had committed nonviolent crimes, and 10 out of 11 inmates with the highest testosterone concentrations had committed violent crimes. Among the inmates convicted of nonviolent crimes, those higher in testosterone received longer times to serve before parole and longer punishments for disciplinary infractions in prison. In the housing unit where peer ratings were most reliable, inmates rated as tougher by their peers were higher in testosterone." (Psychosom. Med. 1987; 49: 174). The difference in mortality rates between "poor" and "wealthy" may be partly due to "the harsh and adverse environment in which poorer people live." However, I suggest that this harsh environment is a secondary result of increased testosterone. I think the main cause of differences in life style, life result, and mortality and morbidity between poor and wealthy is due to differences in testosterone levels. Ian Deary at University of Edinburgh has provided interesting research suggesting that cognitive ability could be linked to a general fitness factor. Blacks average 1 standard deviation below whites on psychometric tests (Roth, Bevier, Bobko, Switzer, and Tyler’s (2001) meta-analysis). East Asians average above whites. Also, the hormone, DHEA, is necessary for proper growth and development, and, once the adult level is attained, for the proper maintenance of all tissues. A subordinate idea is that the hormone, testosterone, increases the use of DHEA for testosterone-target-tissues. This is why men are bigger and stronger than women. A by-product of this is that testosterone decreases the length of the lifetime supply of DHEA. Testosterone causes DHEA to be used more rapidly; testosterone makes the life span shorter. It is known that black males produce significantly more testosterone than white males (J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1986; 76: 45). It is also known that testosterone is higher in black women compared to white women (J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 1996; 81: 1108). In 1996, the average life expectancy of whites and blacks follows this exactly. That is, white women live longest, black women next, then white men, followed by black men. In the AP article, access to medical care is listed as one of the major reasons for the JAMA findings. It has long been suggested that white men have access to the best medical care in this country. However, in average life expectancy, white men are third. I suggest the real cause of the JAMA findings is due to the effects of testosterone. Testosterone levels are directly correlated with severity of crimes. “Free testosterone was measured in the saliva of 89 male prison inmates. Inmates with higher testosterone concentrations had more often been convicted of violent crimes. The relationship was most striking at the extremes of the testosterone distribution, where 9 out of 11 inmates with the lowest testosterone concentrations had committed nonviolent crimes, and 10 out of 11 inmates with the highest testosterone concentrations had committed violent crimes. Among the inmates convicted of nonviolent crimes, those higher in testosterone received longer times to serve before parole and longer punishments for disciplinary infractions in prison. In the housing unit where peer ratings were most reliable, inmates rated as tougher by their peers were higher in testosterone.” (Psychosom. Med. 1987; 49: 174). The difference in mortality rates between “poor” and “wealthy” may be partly due to “the harsh and adverse environment in which poorer people live.” However, I suggest that this harsh environment is a secondary result of increased testosterone. I think the main cause of differences in life style, life result, and mortality and morbidity between poor and wealthy is due to differences in testosterone levels.

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