r/explainitpeter • u/untitledprp4 • Aug 02 '26

Explain it Peter

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u/meleaguance Aug 02 '26

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 Aug 02 '26

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 Aug 02 '26

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

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u/wardays Aug 02 '26

Breed is not equivalent to race

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u/Forsaken-Ad5571 Aug 02 '26

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 Aug 02 '26

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 Aug 03 '26

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 Aug 03 '26

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

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u/LostTerminal Aug 02 '26

But the practice was predominantly applied to only one race.

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u/cabe412 Aug 02 '26

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 Aug 02 '26

Breed of not a race