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[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

I always think it's so weird when someone uses the ~~aryan~~ ~~nazi~~ blonde hair blue eye chad guy or whatever it's called to show the "good old days" or whatever. Additionally in this case I find it curious that the images used for the folks who seem to represent the regressive anti-science crowd are a group of characters with more diverse looks. Care to explain your choices OP? @not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone

Edit: thank you for the correction!

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (5 children)

Not disagreeing with you, but we really need to stop letting "Aryan" mean what the Nazis decided it should mean. Aryan is, and always has been, a term for the Indo-Iranian languages. As scientists, we need to be the first to take it back to its actual meaning.

[–] nestle@lemm.ee 2 points 13 hours ago

Agreed, as an Indo-Aryan person that always made me feel uneasy

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