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Define "high brow" and "low brow" #381

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bnb opened this issue Jan 12, 2021 · 1 comment
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Define "high brow" and "low brow" #381

bnb opened this issue Jan 12, 2021 · 1 comment
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bnb commented Jan 12, 2021 •
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Ref: https://twitter.com/MeltingSwans/status/1348715654950621184?s=20

just learnt that the terms 'high brow' and 'low brow' come from eugenics, and the idea that rich white Europeans had higher brow ridges Exploding head it shocks me (but also not that much) how much of our language is rooted in racism

They also clarified in a follow up tweet that they were referring to this podcast episode as the place they learned it from.
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Thank you, @bnb ! 💙

@tatianamac tatianamac added good first issue Good for newcomers; please defer these issues if you're not a first-time contributor Language · pt_PT Portuguese (Portugal) Type · Definitions Relates to specific definitions and removed Language · pt_PT Portuguese (Portugal) labels Apr 28, 2021
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