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While the skin is undoubtedly thicker, the "of course not" may also be based on a misconception and/or generalization. The same kind of misconception alive toda
by buran77 6y ago
While the skin is undoubtedly thicker, the "of course not" may also be based on a misconception and/or generalization. The same kind of misconception alive today even in doctors when it comes to the skin and pain tolerance of black people, for example.
- buran77 6y agoNot sure if this got downvoted to hell because I mentioned the well documented and studied misconception many medical students and doctors have wrongly believing black people have thicker skin and higher pain tolerance [0], or for challenging the "thoroughly" studied statement that "of course poking bulls with nails doesn't hurt them" [1]. If causing discomfort is not the purpose of a herding tool it makes you wonder why they don't use softer implements... [0] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/racial-differences-doctors.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/raci... [1]