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(10-18-2018, 09:01 AM)mikesez Wrote: When the DNA-testing companies give percentages, they usually aren't clean, base-2 percentages like 6.25% or 0.78% or 0.098%. They're more random number. The percentages they give are really based on "German people usually have at least 9 out of 13 of these distinct genetic markers, you have 4 of the 13, so we'll pencil you in as 45% German until we look at what other distinct ethnic markers you have, then we'll massage the percentages so they add up to 100%" Bustamante could have constructed a percentage, but instead he gave a range of how many generations had passed. Right-wing meme-smiths came in behind Bustamante and did the bad math of {6,7,8,9,10} = 10; 1/(2^10) = 0.098%. The point is that they do use it, and it's accurate enough to closely reflect one's DNA or else they wouldn't be using it. Don't make this into a "right-wing meme-smith" conspiracy. It isn't at all unreasonable for people to use the percentages to reasonably conclude one's genetic make-up. You aren't being clear on your stance with Warren, either. You say that she's a "little Native" and that you don't have a category. You think she's justified in calling herself native American or you don't and it appears you're reluctant to answer that. (10-18-2018, 10:58 AM)mikesez Wrote:(10-18-2018, 10:05 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: So...not Native American then? Or are you still saying she is, maybe, kinda? Statistically, most white Americans have a native American ancestor. She specifically claimed Cherokee ancestry. You say she didn't identify as such but she did. Whether or not she gained from claiming that heritage is questionable, but her calming that heritage is not. |
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