Are you the same person who posted this exact same thing on Redditt seven years ago?

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Wow, did I go down the rabbit hole for this one. I'd never heard this quote before and googling I got a lot of Afrocentrist websites and books, with no clear origin for the quote. A few people attributed it to a Dr. Maget.

Before I go into the details of who said what when, I'll be clear that the "proverb" is probably completely made-up, no one in Japan seems to have heard of it, and it has its roots in racist anti-Asian and anti-black writings. . . .

It is indeed a proverb and people in Japan have heard it. I'm good with including it in the story.