DNA Auction: African-American Sisters’ Copy of Avoid Boring People by James Watson
by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted October 24, 2007 in DNA on Auction
On the day Dr. James Watson proclaimed that Africans had lower intelligence, African-American sisters Karah, Safiya, and Diana Cesar had him sign a copy of his book, Avoid Boring People. Now the sisters have put that signed copy up on eBay at a starting bid of $300. The auction ends on October 31st at 7:29 PDT.
Safiya, 17, a senior at Cold Spring Harbor High School:
He signed our book and we’re African-Americans. With all the hype still up, we thought it might be valuable to someone.
Twin sister Karah ina letter to Dr. Watson:
This incident has taught me a lesson that may not be in your book. No matter how venerable you are, you are still human.
James Watson apparently lives just 10 minutes from from the Cesar girls.
Tags: genetics, genes, dna, james watson, avoid boring people, ebay, auctions, book
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Good for these young women! But, Oh my–did you read the comments to the article you linked to? Well, at least I know who was the intended audience for Dr. Watson’s remarks…
Hi Yvette, One of the reasons I’ve hesitated to actually make any comment about the whole Watson debacle is because I feel so woefully under informed. But that obviously doesn’t stop most people from saying whatever they feel like with or without the facts to support their opinions.
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