MetaKnigel If the Rule is Broken–Break It.

Do You Know Who Else Asked For Blood Types? Yeah, that’s right–Nazis

In Korea, people are very concerned about my blood type. Many, not all, Koreans attempt to guess my blood type based off of what they know of my personality. Once they believe that they have figured it out, they tell me how all of my characteristics match the Asian stereotypes of blood type--most enjoy calling me a "B" of which is usually considered the selfish jerk.

Being a jerk, I take joy in the schadenfreude of bringing up the history of this not-so-innocent pet superstition. This blood type nonsense may not only be pseudoscience, but also quite sinister (No offense lefthanders!). Apparently, Nazi Germany used previously debunked research regarding blood types to promote their racist agenda. A while later, Japanese researchers such as the uncredentialed Masahiko Nomi helped propagate these dangerous malformed ideas through Japan. This insult to science was meant to further the mission of breeding superior soldiers for Nazi Germany and militarized Japan. Now, it is used for for discrimination in the work force.

Bad ideas are hard to kill.

While I understand that we should all be cautious about telling other cultures that they should and should not do, I urge Japan, Korea, and other countries that use it, to drop this out of the culture. If you all stop asking people their blood types, I'll do my best to get Canadians and other countries that use it, to stop asking for your astrological signs.

I think this is a fair trade--right?