Devo Mongoloid

Devo is band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1974. Mongoloid is a song about Down syndrome. The song says he had "one chromosome too many"; people with down syndrome have an extra chromosome 21. The word "Mongoloid" has been used in the past, ever since the Langdon Down described it in 1866. Down theorized that the disease was a reversion back into the Mongolian race. Because of the racism involved in the use of the word, Mongoloid it is no longer used in most English speaking countries. ^{1 2 3}

Fast Facts

1. Director: Bruce Conner
2. Released in the late 1970s
3. About Down syndrome
4. People with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome 21

Lyrics

• Mongoloid he was a mongoloid
• Happier than you and me
• Mongoloid he was a mongoloid
• And it determined what he could see
• Mongoloid he was a mongoloid
• One chromosome too many
• Mongoloid he was a mongoloid
• And it determined what he could see
• And he wore a hat
• And he had a job
• And he brought home the bacon
• So that no one knew
• Mongoloid he was a mongoloid
• His friends were unaware
• Mongoloid he was a mongoloid
• Nobody even cared¹

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