• Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    18 days ago

    Fun fact! ‘Mong’ is an abbreviation of ‘mongoloid’, a term used as a slur for people with Down’s Syndrome. The fun part is that the reason for the term being used is quite clever! Those with Down’s Syndrome have a usually noticeable difference in their facial structure, with a wide, flatter face and smaller eyes. Features that are rarely found elsewhere, first discovered in natives of the country Mongolia!

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      18 days ago

      damn I wonder which white guy discovered those features in the Mongol population, crazy that they all missed them