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Mongolian spot (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 5 hours ago by merde@sh.itjust.works to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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They occur in around 80% of Asians, and 80% to 85% of Native American infants. Approximately 90% of Polynesians and Micronesians are born with slate grey nevus, as are about 46% of children in Latin America, where they are associated with non-European descent. These spots also appear on 5–10% of babies of full Caucasian descent. African American babies have slate grey nevus at a frequencies of 90% to 96%.

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[–] NateSwift@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 5 hours ago (9 children)

Maybe flag this as NSFW?

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (8 children)

i'm guessing that you're not writing about the article but the photo used in that Wikipedia article.

what's nsfw about a photo of a 6 months old baby, used to demonstrate the birthmark that's the subject of the article?

are even baby bums nsfw now?

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Youre mistaking NSFL and NSFW.

I wouldn't open any baby bum at work with my boss beside me.

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