The whole “I’m 22% Scottish and 45% Italian” types of American make more sense the more I learn about the history of eugenics and its popularity in the US.
I remember speaking to an American sociologist, and they told me that there’s a really interesting line of literature exploring the somewhat uniquely American fixation with “heritage”, and its origin in settler colonialism.
The whole “I’m 22% Scottish and 45% Italian” types of American make more sense the more I learn about the history of eugenics and its popularity in the US.
I remember speaking to an American sociologist, and they told me that there’s a really interesting line of literature exploring the somewhat uniquely American fixation with “heritage”, and its origin in settler colonialism.