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[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That shit comes from phrenology.

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[–] Redditmodstouchgrass@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

I hate phrenology, for the obvious reasons, but also because it makes people scared to death to discuss any kind of bone structure differences between regional groups.

I remember when Elizabeth Warren was getting flack for lying about being part Native American. The "high cheekbones" comment got a lot of derision, despite being a fairly tame comment outside of the lying.

Not saying it's useful in a biological sense, just in colloquial speak.

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[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

The problem with phrenology is linking bone structure with behavior. But it's stupid not discussing bone structure for a pseudoscience.

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[–] chunk6235@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

Nah, this is just basic biological racism. It wouldn't be phrenology until they were making arguments that the shape or the lumps on his head made him stupid/insane/an insatiable raping machine/some other dumb bullshit.

Somehow, biological racism isn't nearly as stupid as phrenology.

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[–] DokPsy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

No, it is just as stupid, racist, and grounded in as much verifiable science but this is a rectangle/square conversation. Phrenology is a subsect of biological racism.

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[–] chunk6235@piefed.social 1 point 1 day ago

but this is a rectangle/square conversation. Phrenology is a subsect of biological racism.

True, but the situation described was that PoCs have an internal defect making them "lesser", not that the shape of a person's head can determine their abilities or characteristics.

I have no issue with limping them together generally, but the specific situation is not phrenology.

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