north africans are white? are we talking about the same north africa? you know with algeria, lybia, morrocco, egypt etc. so my flatmate from egypt is by your definition white? well seems as when i can deliver today some shocking news
A lot of human history has humans taking other humans and using them as slaves. It's not just black and white people, people.
Also, for the slave trade in North America African people were sold to white people by other African people. They weren't kidnapped by white people first.
im also from north Africa, i have dark brown hair, am super light skinned and brown/green eyes...and most people are white (dark hair and dark eyes but lightskined)..but there s a variaty of looks in north africa ...like in my family i also have blond nieces with blue eyes and relatives with dark skin, its really a mix. but most people, in for example morrocco and tunesia, look exactly like spanish or italian people
...and i agree that slavery isnt a black and white thing
It might depend on your ancestors or place that causes that then ? Italians and the Spanish and other people closer to Africa usually have darker skin. But if you're coming out blue eyed and blonde that means you have white people down the line somewhere in your bloodline. That doesnt mean white people were genetically there.
Plus they would technically be black as they are in the borders of Africa. Just as people in East Russia and East Turkey would be Asian, not European.
I just hate the fact that as a white american, we are immediatly held responsible for what our ancestors did and are supposed to feel inferior. (Even if our ancestors were still in ireland until well after the civil war) Egyptians enslaved the hebrews. Africans enslaved other africans. Romans enslaved people of all colors (honestly the Roman city Pompeii would have been the best place to be a slave no matter what color. Until the volcano destroyed them they were doing the whole slavery thing better than anyone.) My point is that no matter what race you are, no one should be punished and the governemt shouldnt be working so hard to make up for the way their ancestors were. Its over, its recorded. All we can do is work to stop it from repeating by treating everyone equally.
When the original guest said white, he was likely referring to the Caucasian race, which isn't necessarily light-skinned.
Also, I agree with you, badwolf, reparations are retarded. Unless it's something like the Japanese internment during the Second World War.
I'm also from north Africa I'm white and I'm the only one in my family with black hair since they're all blond. But like the third guest said it's a mix. And the only black people I've ever seen in our streets are Nigerian students.
Also, most of the white people in Africa are not native to the region, they are descendants from European explorers. Some of these explorers were forced into slavery themselves, but most of them collected the native Africans and sold them as slaves.
WTF? I stated facts of human migration, and I get downvoted? The this I stated are historical fact, not something that can be so easily disputed. White people come from different parts of the world, but not Africa. Light skinned Africans exist, but Caucasian people only come from specific regions of the world. Downvoting these facts will not make them less true.
Also, for the slave trade in North America African people were sold to white people by other African people. They weren't kidnapped by white people first.
...and i agree that slavery isnt a black and white thing
Plus they would technically be black as they are in the borders of Africa. Just as people in East Russia and East Turkey would be Asian, not European.
Also, I agree with you, badwolf, reparations are retarded. Unless it's something like the Japanese internment during the Second World War.