# Why do people look the way they do?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-look-the-way-they-do/426059
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [November 12, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-look-the-way-they-do/426059 "2007-11-12T00:08:42Z")
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### Author: ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2007, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-look-the-way-they-do/426059/21 "2007-11-15T22:51:20Z")

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Actually, **Lumpy** , my whole disagreement with your post was in your use of the word “exaggerated” for describing African traits…as if African traits are distorted versions of some “norm”. My nose and lips are not more exaggerated than yours, thankyouverymuch. I guess have a thing about the kind of language we use.

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