Palto wrote:Good discussion!
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". It goes completely right, for many. Though, if we compared the traditional beauty standard (by some of our ancestors) with the modern standard embodied in Gisele Bundchen for example (damn the girl is hot!), then we might have a demon child or even a "dwarf shape-filled object" here and in the rest of the world.
What I can tell for sure is that the physical anthropology is evolving, again, the one to blame, is globalization. I heard from many foreigners here in SK that, we Kurd, are quite divers in looking, we have W European look, African, Far east Asian and absolutely Russian, don't forget the South American. This is all due to the miscellaneous races we came in contact with. Which finally developed this diversity that we have today.
The other critical factor was the change in demographic characters of people here in SK. Higher income, change in climate and environment, along with entry of some "artificial tools" such as plastic surgery and cosmetics.
Bottom line is: Kurd as a nation, has its own beauty in its own way. Just like African Americans and Japanese have.
Thanks,
AL
I have never seen an entirely African or East Asian looking Kurd,though I heard there is a small number of Kurds of Ethiopian descend(2-3 thousand). Also the "total" Russian or West European looking Kurds are actually more likely fair haired versions of the other. Genetically the Kurds are pretty homogeneous too.
