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[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 66 points 2 years ago (21 children)

That's just factually wrong. The Middle East (and by extension the Levant) has always been a hotbed of diversity because its unique geography.

You would have found anything from black to pale white (but tanned obviously) skin, black to blond/red hair, brown to blue eyes. Most were darker skinned and dark haired like a modern Middle Eastener, but it wasn't a monoculture, like implied here.

Easiest counter example are the Scythians, but there are countless more.

[–] isthingoneventhis@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (5 children)

While this is true, I feel like this is more a jab at how jesus is so whitewashed he'd make wainscoting blush, given that we have a pretty good idea that he would in fact, not be SO light skinned.

[–] StalksEveryone@futurology.today 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

also jesus is a white name so…

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We just went over this, it's a Mediterranean civilization name which means anything goes

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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