The average height of black women is decreasing, and the average white woman is now three quarters of an inch taller than the average black woman according to a Chicago Tribune article linked below.
The article doesn't mention it but the average height of black men and White men in the U.S. appears to be roughly the same, around 5'9" or 5'10". From checking a few sources it appears that white men are slightly tallerthan blacks by the age of 30.
But I'll bet that most whites believe that black men are taller than white men on average, maybe significantly so. This false stereotype is created from basketball's domination by tall blacks, and the media's glorification of black athletes in general. But also because a favorite media tactic is to often use black males in advertising, TV shows and movies who are taller than white men (and alsousually appearing to be more physically fit than Whitey).
This Chicago Tribune article also states that almost 80 percent of black females are overweight or obese.
But what is most interesting from a Caste System perspective is this tidbit in the article (which deliberately obscures racial differences as being thecause ofit), whichis in line with ourposition here about whites often maturing later with that factor overlooked by college recruiters:
Another oddity, according to Komlos, is that black children, both male and female, grow faster and taller than their white counterparts in early childhood, but whites catch up and pass them during the teen years.
Pediatric growth experts offer one possible explanation. High caloric intake from an unhealthy diet fuels an early growth spurt among black children, plus it speeds the onset of puberty, especially for black girls, who now begin menstruating 81/2 months ahead of white girls. This early onset of puberty reduces the duration of the critical pre-adolescent growth spurt, resulting in a lower adult height.
Article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-black-wom en-shrinkingdec25,0,2562107.story
Edited by: Don Wassall
The article doesn't mention it but the average height of black men and White men in the U.S. appears to be roughly the same, around 5'9" or 5'10". From checking a few sources it appears that white men are slightly tallerthan blacks by the age of 30.
But I'll bet that most whites believe that black men are taller than white men on average, maybe significantly so. This false stereotype is created from basketball's domination by tall blacks, and the media's glorification of black athletes in general. But also because a favorite media tactic is to often use black males in advertising, TV shows and movies who are taller than white men (and alsousually appearing to be more physically fit than Whitey).
This Chicago Tribune article also states that almost 80 percent of black females are overweight or obese.
But what is most interesting from a Caste System perspective is this tidbit in the article (which deliberately obscures racial differences as being thecause ofit), whichis in line with ourposition here about whites often maturing later with that factor overlooked by college recruiters:
Another oddity, according to Komlos, is that black children, both male and female, grow faster and taller than their white counterparts in early childhood, but whites catch up and pass them during the teen years.
Pediatric growth experts offer one possible explanation. High caloric intake from an unhealthy diet fuels an early growth spurt among black children, plus it speeds the onset of puberty, especially for black girls, who now begin menstruating 81/2 months ahead of white girls. This early onset of puberty reduces the duration of the critical pre-adolescent growth spurt, resulting in a lower adult height.
Article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-black-wom en-shrinkingdec25,0,2562107.story
Edited by: Don Wassall
