Venger
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| <----This harbor seal thinks he's superior to monk seals. |
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edgewaters
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Sweetleaf wrote: | | hmm may have got my terms mixed up actually though...I was thinking of the word for different types of the same animal, like different types of cats. But I don't know there are different species of cats, or if species more would refer to 'is it a dog or a cat?' |
Those are breeds, not races or species. Race is an obsolete/flawed/primitive term for genetic clines. Species are generally defined as reproductive communities (ie if they no longer mate, they are different species) although this is not always the defining factor.
I think the most accurate term here would simply be phenotype or phenome. |
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Sweetleaf
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| edgewaters wrote: | | Sweetleaf wrote: | | hmm may have got my terms mixed up actually though...I was thinking of the word for different types of the same animal, like different types of cats. But I don't know there are different species of cats, or if species more would refer to 'is it a dog or a cat?' |
Those are breeds, not races or species. Race is an obsolete/flawed/primitive term for genetic clines. Species are generally defined as reproductive communities (ie if they no longer mate, they are different species) although this is not always the defining factor.
I think the most accurate term here would simply be phenotype or phenome. |
Well yeah the species thing would not work...but possibly breeds of humans? is it also breeds with wild animals? Your probably right about phenotype being the most correct term though.
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Matt62
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(re: the seals. In a recent poll, the Orcas determined that BOTH species of seals were equally...
Tasty!  )
Interestingly, in some animals like reptiles, interbreeding is still possible, so even our definition of species is not as solid as we used to think..
You know, I have always felt like an alien. Maybe because so many of us feel this way, we form an unwritten/unspoken sort of community? Not sure if this makes enough sense, the way I am trying to explain it.
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Rascal77s
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| Matt62 wrote: | (re: the seals. In a recent poll, the Orcas determined that BOTH species of seals were equally...
Tasty! )
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9 out of 10 Eskimos don't care what breed it is either. |
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NeueZiel
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Venger wrote: | | <----This harbor seal thinks he's superior to monk seals. |
My club is superior to your harbor seal  |
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XFilesGeek
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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My global warming beats all of your Eskimos, seals, and orcas.
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SyphonFilter
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| Having a diagnosis of a disorder should be used for personal understanding, education of what you're up against, and opening up appropriate treatment options. It doesn't entitle the person to be part of some elitist club. It's not an excuse for anything. |
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edgewaters
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| Sweetleaf wrote: | | Well yeah the species thing would not work...but possibly breeds of humans? is it also breeds with wild animals? Your probably right about phenotype being the most correct term though. |
Dunno, I think breeds might just refer to things that have been bred, deliberately. All the domestic animals seem to have breeds but I never hear about wild animals being categorized as breeds. |
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Warsie
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 2:17 am Post subject: Re: How come so many people here treat AS like a race/club? |
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| Diamorphine wrote: | | By acting all high and mighty claiming you ASD race is superior to others and view a cure as an ethnic genocide, you're only trivializing it more, and eventually people are going to stop thinking it actually exists. |
Uh. No. Autistic racialism is not going to lead to denial of autistic existence any more than national self-determination & secessionist movements lead to denial of those national identities
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Venger
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| NeueZiel wrote: | | Venger wrote: | | <----This harbor seal thinks he's superior to monk seals. |
My club is superior to your harbor seal |
No one could be mean to the world's cutest animal.  |
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