A cure??

by skully Mon 12 Mar 2012, 20:36

Global warming, financial greed, world hunger, war. All nasty stuff, but one of the world's greatest problem, racism, may be able to be cured with a pill.

"A common heart disease drug may have the unusual side-effect of combating racism, a new study suggests.

Volunteers given the beta-blocker, used to lower heart rates, scored lower on a standard psychological test of 'implicit' racist attitudes."

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I don't think it is that black and white.

by Guest Mon 12 Mar 2012, 21:04

Well.... Firstly, it's probably bollocks, but even if it were true I don't think any racists see themselves as "ill" so unless forced to due to a hate crime conviction it's unlikely whether it would have any effect on racism.

But again, it's probably bollocks.

by Basil Mon 12 Mar 2012, 21:12

It's a bit early for an April Fools gag.

by Guest Mon 12 Mar 2012, 22:35

Basil wrote:It's a bit early for an April Fools gag.

If it was published in 20 days or so that would definately be my first thought.

by embee Tue 13 Mar 2012, 01:40

cyanide also cures racism

by embee Tue 13 Mar 2012, 01:42

Spoiler:

by Big Dog Tue 13 Mar 2012, 06:42

The criteria used to establish the outcomes seem to be extremely dodgy & open to all sorts of interpretations.

by LeFromage Tue 13 Mar 2012, 08:40

Do they put the pills in their eyes? That'd cure racism: blindness.

What they really need is a pill that makes everyone whatever shade they want to be. Kind of like how it goes in Essex, but without all the fake bake.

Get to work, pill technicians of the world. We can do this!