Charlemagne [...] your ancestor. I am making an assumption that you are broadly of European descent, which is not statistically unreasonable but certain

Charlemagne [...] your ancestor. I am making an assumption that you are broadly of European descent, which is not statistically unreasonable but certainly not definitive. That's a disappointingly exclusionary way to open an otherwise interesting article that attempts to convey the interconnectedness of humanity. It's also a good example of putting too much weight into statistical "reasonableness" when making generalizations about your audience. Even if the expected audience is just native-English-speaking countries, you've excluded millions of potential readers. The article is mostly about Charlemagne, so fair enough to frame the intro using him, but "he's your ancestor, unless you are a statistical anomaly"? I find that depressing.