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Author: Beau <cbeauhilton@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:15:16 -0500
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@@ -171,8 +171,27 @@ but have developed significant hand-foot syndrome,
and I would use it in this situation if I had it on formulary.
Also, though I practice in "the West,"
-I treat a diverse population.
-Having S1 as an up-front option for folks of Asian ancestry
+not everyone here hails from the Caucasus
+
+*"Harumph," he roared,
+suddenly on his feet and staring down at me,
+tweed elbow patches straining
+as he assumed the pose of a portly academic Superman,
+"most Caucasians do not, in fact, hail from the Caucasus.
+Very few do.
+That was proto-eugenic Neo-Platonic foolery.
+If you use the term Caucasian,
+you have to accept the fallacious philosophy upon which it was built,
+and you are equally obligated to accept the terms from which it is inextricable,
+namely 'Caucasoid,' 'Mongoloid,' 'Negroid.'
+Good sir, I do not believe this was your purpose nor desire.
+If you must use an imprecise term,
+at least let it be one of the cardinal directions,
+which are not unladen but are not actively destructive
+of scientific and societal progress, good sense, morality, and decency."
+The final word was given in a whisper.*
+
+so having S1 as an up-front option for folks of Asian ancestry
would be nice -
it's a clearly better drug in Asian countries,
and I doubt it was the ground underfoot that made the difference.
