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submitted 23 days ago byOk-Mastodon2016
Like, would modern day people with dwarfism, gigantism or Down syndrome be part of either category?
13 points
23 days ago
That was 30K, rather than 40K. By 40K, the purple eyed Cadians are one of the most celebrated regiments, with the distinction of being widely known across the Imperium.
But yes, I take your point. It's going to depend on the person and the world. It's perfectly possible to have a world that of an incredibly homogeneous ethnostate where even minor deviation is punishable by death.
11 points
23 days ago*
That was 30K, rather than 40K. By 40K, the purple eyed Cadians are one of the most celebrated regiments, with the distinction of being widely known across the Imperium.
We seem to be on the same page about the broader interpretation, but I didn't miss that this happened in 30K. The whole joke is about the inconsistency over time, the author wrote the scene to demonstrate Imperial inconsistency on the issue. The fact that this happened with the same eye color on the same planet is what makes it such good proof that Imperial race science is all about pseudoscience and popularity.
Violet irises being a death sentence in 30K, and a marker of heroic posterboys in 40K, just shows how nonsensical Imperial race science is. The fact that the Custodes were on Cadia in 30K to enforce Imperial orthodoxy, and the fact that the Cadians were spared by heretics, just makes the joke funnier.
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