the Bell Curve, simplified

from the using-poor-science-to-justify-your-unenlightened-beliefs department:

Now you, as intelligent but busy blogreader could follow the back and forth of arguments to decide whether this really is science or closet racism masked as science, but you just don’t have the time. So here’s how to tell in a few easy steps:

1. The claims made about a group’s intelligence are consistent with racist stereotypes about this group?
2. It’s closet racism
3. Erm.
4. That’s it

[From Progressive Gold » Blog Archive » Real science or closet racism? How to tell in one easy step.]