Perspective on the Asian Fold

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We, Asians, are known for our squinty eyes. Some people may find this sort of stereotyping upsetting or insulting, but personally, I embrace it! If our eyes didn't squint just a little bit, we just wouldn't be Asian anymore. Apparently, our eyes are so unique that there's a term for it! I discovered this today when I was reading an article and stumbled upon the phrase "the mongoloid fold of the eye". I'm not sure why it's established as the mongoloid fold of the eye, as if the mongols are the ones who have ownership over all asian eyes, but it may be because mongols are among the most ancient of asian ancestors. Anyways, our distinguished eyes are actually a result of the way our upper eyelid folds over the inner corner of our eye. This fold of the eye that is characteristic of asian people, has a scientific term: the EPICANTHIC FOLD!!

I feel that there is a lack of knowledge about this term, and awareness must be spread. We are not simply squinty, we are epicanthic!!