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Re:'Viking' was a job description, not a matter of heredity:... by Throaway1982 on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @11:03AM (#47138780)
The percentages come from their ancestry (their GRANDPARENTS), not culture.
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Re:'Viking' was a job description, not a matter of heredity:... by lo_zamoyski on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @11:04AM (#47153379)
Obviously. But the fallacy trades on that insignificant mathematical curiosity to imply something that is ultimately cultural in nature.

Being "Japanese" is a matter of culture, not some kind of "magical Japanese DNA". So it doesn't make sense to say you're "12.5% Japanese". There is no "Japanese DNA". This is different than claiming that you have Japanese ancestry.

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