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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

kristopher

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3. Jake Adelstein is engaged in spreading hyperbolic nonsense

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2017, 01:41 PM

May 2017

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"According to professor Yamaoka’s studies, the general awareness of blood group stereotypes and people’s tendency to judge others on that basis have declined. But books on the subject are still being published and blood-type-based fortune telling is a regular on morning TV shows. It’s commonly referred to when looking at relationship compatibility. The imprinting is on-going."
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Discussions around blood type are no more discriminatory than the banter that goes on between fans of rival sports teams. This article is pure bullshit - the paragraph I quoted above is even an admission of that fact.

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Longing for a reason to discriminate other people, Japan simply invents one. [View all] DetlefK May 2017 OP

Wow. I wouldn't have guessed that one luvMIdog May 2017 #1

The fuck JHan May 2017 #2

Jake Adelstein is engaged in spreading hyperbolic nonsense kristopher May 2017 #3

It's not banter. Some Japanese do practice this kind of racism. From the same article: DetlefK May 2017 #4

I lived in Japan for 11 years kristopher May 2017 #5

Although Japanese people discuss blood types GeoWilliam750 May 2017 #6