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[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

It had a range of skin colours as far as Africa goes. But it wasn't white as in European.

They the realistic art of the time showed them as highly variable, but they generally depicted themselves as brown. The mummies that survive include individuals who would've been considered white today, and individuals who would've been considered black. And many in between.

Egypt was, however, unavoidably African.

[–]DragonerneJesus is white 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Egypt was, however, unavoidably African.

Ok, but when people talk about africans in this sub, we are talking about blacks ie. subsaharan africans, not north africans that fall under the white/caucasoid race.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Egypt was mixed. There were and are people there of Subsaharan ancestry.

[–]DragonerneJesus is white 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

No

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Here's an Egyptian mummy.

[–]DragonerneJesus is white 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Ok mr we wuz kangz

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Well, certainly there were black Egyptians with sufficiently high status as to be mummified.

[–]DragonerneJesus is white 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You're not acting in good faith

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What?