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The concept has returned in recent years in modern internet culture, particularly among the [[alt-right|right wing]]. This usage is often accompanied by the term 'physiognomy check,' often in the context of mocking the personal appearance of political opponents or personal rivals. This usage further implies that the target of the 'checks' character matches their facial appearance.<ref>https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/physiognomy</ref> | The concept has returned in recent years in modern internet culture, particularly among the [[alt-right|right wing]]. This usage is often accompanied by the term 'physiognomy check,' often in the context of mocking the personal appearance of political opponents or personal rivals. This usage further implies that the target of the 'checks' character matches their facial appearance.<ref>https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/physiognomy</ref> | ||
Due to its vast and varied pseudoscientific or pre-scientific history, physiognomy has gone out of fashion in mainstream scientific research. It is also a common liberal cultural ideal to not 'rush to judgment' or 'judge a book by its cover,' which makes such research inherently controversial. | Due to its vast and varied pseudoscientific or pre-scientific history, physiognomy has gone out of fashion in mainstream scientific research. It is also a common liberal cultural ideal to not 'rush to judgment' or 'judge a book by its cover,' which makes such research inherently controversial. The fear here is that the social implications of such research will reinforce harmful biases. | ||
Furthermore, physiognomy is commonly confused with related concepts such as phrenology, which is the belief that one can determine a person's personality, intelligence, and propensity to engage in criminal activity by evaluating the shape of their skull, mainly the bump on the crown, said to correlate with the development of specific brain regions. Phrenology was popular in the Victorian era and has since fallen out of favor in the scientific community. | Furthermore, physiognomy is commonly confused with related concepts such as phrenology, which is the belief that one can determine a person's personality, intelligence, and propensity to engage in criminal activity by evaluating the shape of their skull, mainly the bump on the crown, said to correlate with the development of specific brain regions. Phrenology was popular in the Victorian era and has since fallen out of favor in the scientific community. | ||