Is the Term “Yellow Race” Obsolete? A Modern Look at Human Ancestry
After moving to Japan, I often noticed a peculiar blue-gray pattern—a birthmark—on the backs and bottoms of adorable infants.
To me, a Westerner, it was a very strange sight.
“What exactly is that? Is it a bruise?”
This blue mark is known as “Mongolian Spot” (Japanese: Mōko-han).
And here’s the critical part: this seemingly harmless birthmark has, in the past, been tragically misinterpreted as a sign of child abuse by the uninformed, leading to serious international incidents.
Please grant me a few minutes this weekend.
Digging into the truth of the “Mongolian Spot” is a powerful first step toward mitigating the intense debates surrounding racial prejudice in the modern world.
Let’s equip ourselves with “next-level knowledge” that many still lack and lead our communities with a proper understanding.
