Jimpalaya@lemmygrad.ml to Comradeship // Freechat@lemmygrad.ml · 16 days agoSeeing people spread the idea that "bad genetics" are what make bad people makes me want to bang my head against a fucking wall.message-squaremessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up165arrow-down1message-squareSeeing people spread the idea that "bad genetics" are what make bad people makes me want to bang my head against a fucking wall.Jimpalaya@lemmygrad.ml to Comradeship // Freechat@lemmygrad.ml · 16 days agomessage-square12linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareClocks [She/They]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·16 days agoHappened in my workplace, in the implied sense as a coworker I no longer interact with proclaimed I had “good genetics”. Some background, There is a massive amount of light skin bias in indo-eurasia. Pathan or Pusthans are a group of people in Pakistan/Afghanistan. We are stereotyped as “tall”, “strong”, “stubborn”, “beautiful”, " light colored skin", “black hair”. Of course this leads into eugenics. Because of course we get viewed as a “superior” people throughout Indoeurasia. I don’t get sick often? It’s because I am genetically good (implying others inferiority). I have lush hair? It’s because I am genetically good. (implying again). Overall interacting with said coworker was exhausting, and now I don’t. But this reality remains whenever someone learns I am Pathan.
minus-square☭CommieWolf☆@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 days agoI thought good hair was actually genetics, or am I wrong about that? Several generations of bald relatives had me convinced if I’m being honest.
minus-squareClocks [She/They]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·16 days agoAll hair types are equal, and none are better or worse. Lush vs Thin have their evolutionary rationales. Balding is a unique unfortunate downside of male biology, and from what I understand, happens regardless of genetic inheritance.
Happened in my workplace, in the implied sense as a coworker I no longer interact with proclaimed I had “good genetics”.
Some background, There is a massive amount of light skin bias in indo-eurasia. Pathan or Pusthans are a group of people in Pakistan/Afghanistan.
We are stereotyped as “tall”, “strong”, “stubborn”, “beautiful”, " light colored skin", “black hair”.
Of course this leads into eugenics. Because of course we get viewed as a “superior” people throughout Indoeurasia.
I don’t get sick often? It’s because I am genetically good (implying others inferiority).
I have lush hair? It’s because I am genetically good. (implying again).
Overall interacting with said coworker was exhausting, and now I don’t. But this reality remains whenever someone learns I am Pathan.
I thought good hair was actually genetics, or am I wrong about that? Several generations of bald relatives had me convinced if I’m being honest.
All hair types are equal, and none are better or worse. Lush vs Thin have their evolutionary rationales.
Balding is a unique unfortunate downside of male biology, and from what I understand, happens regardless of genetic inheritance.