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Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:36:31 UTC No. 16629053
Question for geneticists here. I notice most beautiful eastern video game characters have this downwards pointed top lip (tubercle/procheilon?), and, irl, while you occasionally see it in whites/other races it's way more common in asians. Idk if it evolved from diet, sexual selection, whatever, but it's a subtle but important part of cuteness in asian characters. Just check any game character you like and you'll start noticing it. And conversely it's quite rare in western character design.
I just want to know what this comes from. And also why it seems to sometimes pop up in other races. Thanks.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:19:37 UTC No. 16629073
It could represent a well developed bodily midline. East Asians specifically Japanese are the most neotenous race so they likely have more 'baking time' extended into life after birth.
TDG !!OQvC3qmVz0I at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:06:36 UTC No. 16629195
>>16629053
First guess, look at genes where known mutations can cause defects such as cleft palate. Good assumption that these control the overall growth of this facial region, might be some minor mutation in one of these causes the feature you describe ... must not necessarily but it is a decent bet.
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:03:48 UTC No. 16630149
>>16629073
Yet they evolved to have absolute retarded down syndrome eyes