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Re:Why is East Asian earwax different from black and white p... by leeale10 on Friday May 25, 2018 @06:49PM (#17158778)
I've wondered the same! Earwax has been a proxy to categorize race in U.S. history. What is Latinx, or American Indian earwax like?
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Re:Why is East Asian earwax different from black and white p... by forkLding on Friday May 25, 2018 @08:52PM (#17159423)
Isnt Latin a very general term, as in you could have mixed Native, Black or White ethnic heritage.
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Re:Why is East Asian earwax different from black and white p... by rainieri on Friday May 25, 2018 @08:26PM (#17159308)
American Indian will probably share more with Asian than european or african ear wax.
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