Now, just like the apparent endorsement of Hamite theory in the Creation Museum proper, I am sure Ken Ham had nothing to do with this directly. But nonetheless, he is ultimately responsible for the content presented at his museum, and he ought to be deeply embarrassed by this. Not only does this once again implicitly endorse the racist Hamite theory, but the use of the outdated terms "Negro" and "Mongoloid" are truly cringe-inducing.
I'll reiterate exactly what I said before: Ken Ham is probably not consciously racist. However, he is clearly ignorant and intellectually lazy. He lacks the intellectual curiosity to understand the historical background of the ideas presented in his museum, and the result is major foot-in-mouth moments like these.
Ah, for a moment I was about to forgive him the verbal insults till I realized they didn't write "Caucasoid". Yeah I just saw Ken Ham's interview in Religulous and I was giggling myself silly till I realized people believe this guy.
ReplyDeleteDo you know how *embarrassing* it is to be a former creationist?
Well they did write Negro, and not Negroid.
DeleteOr Neanderthaloid lol.
Well, I am a former Mormon... I wasn't a Creationist, because at that time the church (mostly) took an agnostic position on things like the age of the Earth, and discouraged members from speculating (though some did, for sure). But I understand it LD$ Inc. has gotten a lot more Creation-y as the culture wars have ramped up, so if I'd been born ten years later...
ReplyDeleteWhoaah! Just think of the amount of fail right there! My head is about to asplode!
ReplyDeletehah! You seriously underestimate the ability of the human brain to handle cognitive dissonance. It's a rather useful ability, actually, I shouldn't knock it too much... But it also means that Ham should have no problem continuing with theistic head intact.
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