CaseInPoint
by Vonia Martin
Not too long ago I posted about how foster kids are discriminated against by society in general. Now I have an example of that to share with you.
A few years ago I sent in my saliva for DNA analysis, having been put up for adoption when I was six, I thought it would connect me with the family I vaguely remembered. After receiving my results I couldn't help but notice the controversy this Neanderthal variants count was causing. People with hardly any variance say they are smarter due to this then the ones with higher variances claim thy are better because of this. I read blogs and post that were bourder line threatening. It was even being argued and compared to the color barriers in this country. It was so bad I wrote 23 and me and told them of my concerns to try to motivate them to change their competitive platform. They ignored me. So I decided to use this as an opportunity to create an example of the prejudice against foster kids in the US and how this prejudice will persist until we finally recognize and change it. I mean really, don't these kids have it hard enough?
Back to 23 and me. Nothing was done on their end even after I pointed out to them that this Neanderthal competition was creating a lot of turmoil and conflict amongst its members. I pointed out that it's not fair to create a competition around something that no one can change. I mean its not like this number will ever change or became what it is due to outstanding performance or talent. They did nothing. It wasn't until I wrote a blog stating that I was smarter because my variance was lower than most that they made any changes. They made sure that I didn't fall on either end but right smack in the middle. It's just amazing to me how obvious it is yet they will deny, if they acknowledge it at all, that they didn't change any thing until I claimed to be better.
Back to 23 and me. Nothing was done on their end even after I pointed out to them that this Neanderthal competition was creating a lot of turmoil and conflict amongst its members. I pointed out that it's not fair to create a competition around something that no one can change. I mean its not like this number will ever change or became what it is due to outstanding performance or talent. They did nothing. It wasn't until I wrote a blog stating that I was smarter because my variance was lower than most that they made any changes. They made sure that I didn't fall on either end but right smack in the middle. It's just amazing to me how obvious it is yet they will deny, if they acknowledge it at all, that they didn't change any thing until I claimed to be better.
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