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Well, not that I agree with the grandparent comment, but in many parts of the world left-handers are indeed discriminated and forcefully trained to become right
by lou1306 8y ago
Well, not that I agree with the grandparent comment, but in many parts of the world left-handers are indeed discriminated and forcefully trained to become right-handed, which leads to all sorts of problems. This was also commmonplace in Europe until not long ago.
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bias_against_left-handed_people#/Forced_use_of_the_right_hand https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bias_against_left-handed_people#...
- kgwgk 8y agoCesare Lombroso and the pathology of left-handedness: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60009-3/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...
- smichel17 8y agoA relative of mine, currently in their 50's, was forced to write right handed while growing up in New York. They still do to this day, though they do everything else left handed.
- thrower123 8y agoLefthanders tend to suffer a higher rate of accidents and lower lifespan, typically attributed to having to operate machinery optimized for the right-handed. https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/04/us/being-left-handed-may-be-dangerous-to-life-study-says.html https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/04/us/being-left-handed-may-...