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Wait...is the racist part the idiocy of trying to say Cleopatra was black or the "wog" calling part? Tom Send a noteboard - 15/06/2010 01:38:42 AM
It's clear that Cleopatra was mostly Greek with a a potential admixture of native Egyptian ancestry. Native Egyptians were not black Africans though some may have been partly black; ethnically they were closer to Arabs and Berbers (Berber languages in particular are close to ancient Egyptian etymologically). Plus, considering that most of the Ptolemies married their sisters and nieces in what is arguably the longest-running history of direct family incest in recorded history, her family tree resembles a line, and there were limited opportunities for native Egyptians to diversify the DNA.

However, I'm not sure why that means calling Egyptians "wogs" or placing the blame for the plight of Africa solely on the inability of said "wogs" to govern their "craptacular continent" is acceptable.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Wait...is the racist part the idiocy of trying to say Cleopatra was black or the "wog" calling part? - 15/06/2010 01:38:42 AM 626 Views
it's not even a proper use of the term wog. - 15/06/2010 10:16:25 AM 588 Views
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Well, yes, or the non-Coptic Egyptians. - 17/06/2010 12:57:54 AM 583 Views
Yah...i don't see why people ever think Cleopatra should be black. - 15/06/2010 10:18:12 AM 563 Views

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