File talk:Neighbor-joining Tree.svg

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Weird, possibly racist figure[edit]

The figure seems false, and quite unsettling to me.

  • It presents the "Caucasoid" in a central place, and "Negroid" at a larger distance of "Caucasoid" than other groups. I think that we now know that the "Homo Sapiens" has its origins in Africa. Genome analysis shown that European, Asian groups are derived from African's homo sapiens, with possibly incorporation of genes from other human species such as Neanderthal. So "Caucasoid" (whatever it means) should not be in the center of the figure.
  • We know also that Bantu are genetically closer to European that they are close to San or Khoi (the correct name for the people that inhabited Sub-Saharan Africa before Bantu migration).
  • I have some problem to understand the distinction between Nigerian and Bantu as Bantu is a human group with its origins in Southern Nigeria and Cameroon.
  • And finally, even if English is not my native tongue, I do know that words like "Negroid" (which is still used on some WP pages), "Bushmen" are derogatory.

JPLeRouzic (talk) 12:41, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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