From: Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Date: Mon Sep 20 1999 - 22:43:49 MDT
Christian Weisgerber wrote:
>
> Lee Daniel Crocker <lcrocker@mercury.colossus.net> wrote:
>
> > The label "Neandthal" bothers me a bit though: Neanderthal man
> > was Homo Sapiens, so we /are/ Neanderthals.
>
> Er, no. Neandertal Man was Homo neanderthalensis. Stronger bones,
> physically much stronger, different facial features, slightly bigger
> brain, throat sufficiently different that it remains unclear whether
> Neandertals were capable of articulating speech. It is still subject
> to scientific dispute whether Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens
> did (or even could) interbreed. In fact, we know infuriatingly little
> about the Neandertals and their relation to contemporary modern man.
>
> The use of "Neandertal" as a derogative term is questionable, of
> course.
Ug mad at bad words said about him. Ug want hire law-yer. Ug want file
defamation lawsuit and civil rights complaint. Ug not happy. If Ug get
rich Ug might be happy. Then bad words no make Ug mad any more. Ug then
grunt all way to bank....
Mike Lorrey
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