I hate phrenology, for the obvious reasons, but also because it makes people scared to death to discuss any kind of bone structure differences between regional groups.
I remember when Elizabeth Warren was getting flack for lying about being part Native American. The “high cheekbones” comment got a lot of derision, despite being a fairly tame comment outside of the lying.
Not saying it’s useful in a biological sense, just in colloquial speak.
I hate phrenology, for the obvious reasons, but also because it makes people scared to death to discuss any kind of bone structure differences between regional groups.
I remember when Elizabeth Warren was getting flack for lying about being part Native American. The “high cheekbones” comment got a lot of derision, despite being a fairly tame comment outside of the lying.
Not saying it’s useful in a biological sense, just in colloquial speak.
The problem with phrenology is linking bone structure with behavior. But it’s stupid not discussing bone structure for a pseudoscience.