Jul 15 Word of the Day
The safeguarding of Earth and other worlds from biological cross-contamination (i.e. billionaires with too much time on their hands).
Also known as “planetary protection.” Planetary protection / quarantine “reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.”
There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.
Also known as “planetary protection.” Planetary protection / quarantine “reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.”
There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.
Billionaires are having a dick swinging space race while the earth experiences record breaking heatwaves that cause sea creatures to literally cook inside their shells. We need planetary quarantine.
by monkeylabor July 14, 2021
2
A really cool group of people that are also known as African-Americans. This is a race that has produced great music, awesome athletes, numerous intellectuals and scholars, hilarious comedy, excellent soldiers, and so much more. Most of them are fun to be around, likeable, and funny. The ones in the music business are talented with all kinds of instruments and they really can sing.
by Republican Warrior November 05, 2005
3
There are so many racist definitions of this it’s ridiculous. Black people are people with dark pigment and therefore dark skin. That’s it.
Black people CAN be anything. They are not defined by the color of their skin, and race is a concept constructed by society, and quite frankly I am offended by the other definitions. I may be white, I may be black, why does that matter to you?
by MLB lover 2020 April 16, 2019
4
... actually, I've never seen black people. I've never seen a person who was entirely pitch black. I've a frostbitten toe that black - due to the frostbite, but never an all-black person. It's probably time that we rethink some things, huh?
by eoutlaw October 09, 2009
5
The term black people usually refers to a racial group of humans with skin colors that range from light brown to nearly black. According to a recent scientific study, human skin color diversity is highest in sub-Saharan African populations.1 It is also used to categorize a number of diverse populations together based on historical and prehistorical ancestral relationships. Some definitions of the term include only people of relatively recent Sub Saharan African descent (see African diaspora). Among the members of this group, brown skin is most often accompanied by the expression of natural afro-hair texture. Other definitions of the term "black people" extend to other populations characterized by dark skin, including some indigenous to Oceania and Southeast Asia
White people who make racist post on here make it embarrassing to be white sometimes. There are good black people out here!
by pseudonym smoker August 25, 2010
6
as a black male reading some of the definitions about blacks on this site was very disturbing and highly offensive. I'm sure most of the people who wrote these definitions have gone solely on racial stereotypes and have not even been wronged by a black male or female. There are good and bad people of every race not just black people. education is not based on the color of your skin rather what you do with that knowledge. I'm sure if i went to any part of the world I would find an uneducated or person that eats fried chicken. I really hope one day people will change the way they look at black people. I really do.
other race: tch I bet all black people are sure to grow up and go to jail because they are all uneducated and commit crimes
black person: do you even know any black people?
other race: well...no but i hear from other people about them
black person: so what your saying is even though you have never met one, you have formed a stereotypical opinion about them
other race: yep because I'm ignorant and ready to put down an entire race of people because of what some guy told me
black person: well what if you were black and i was (other race) would you like it if I did that?
other race: hmm never thought of it that way
black person: do you even know any black people?
other race: well...no but i hear from other people about them
black person: so what your saying is even though you have never met one, you have formed a stereotypical opinion about them
other race: yep because I'm ignorant and ready to put down an entire race of people because of what some guy told me
black person: well what if you were black and i was (other race) would you like it if I did that?
other race: hmm never thought of it that way
by aproudblackteen August 04, 2010