An A-to-O guide to Japan's obsession with blood types
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20090311a1.html
Upon reading this article, it comes to mind that this emphasis on blood-type may well be as a result of the homogenous populace. In diverse populations, there are other, more immediate markers that define a person than blood type. Here in the U.S. we have race and ethnicity, religious beliefs (or the lack thereof) and various languages and accents that can vary widely from one person to the next. In discussing and assigning social importance to particular blood-types, the Japanese may be searching for biological distinctiveness that is not apparent in thier population.
Upon reading this article, it comes to mind that this emphasis on blood-type may well be as a result of the homogenous populace. In diverse populations, there are other, more immediate markers that define a person than blood type. Here in the U.S. we have race and ethnicity, religious beliefs (or the lack thereof) and various languages and accents that can vary widely from one person to the next. In discussing and assigning social importance to particular blood-types, the Japanese may be searching for biological distinctiveness that is not apparent in thier population.
posted by ASWALD01 at 6:16 PM
1 Comments:
That's so weird!! I definately didn't know that they did this. That's a terrible way to categoize and separate people.
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