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Immersion ruined because of black people? 🙄
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I don't think just the connections shows that they were a common feature over in Ancient Greece. It shows they were well known about, and no wonder since Greeks had plenty of contacts and even colonies over in sub-Saharan Africa, but not imo that there were plenty in Ancient Greece.
And burden of proof works exactly so that the one making the claim should provide evidence for it. I don't think anything so far has done that, there's just been a lot of off-topic stuff and proving connections and that sort of thing. But them being culturally connected wasn't the claim, there being plenty in Acient Greece was.
I think this is such an emotional topic to some that it is easy to lose focus on the actual topic. But this particular chain has for me been just about that specific claim. You want me to "elaborate on my beliefs"? I don't get it. I just wanted to see what source the other fella maning the claim had. That's allÂ
In a debate or conversation, both parties state beliefs and, if it is a debate, which this appears to be, both parties state sources and/or studies conducted by themselves or others.
It will be hard to prove anything about skin colour of an ancient civilization, especially when the civilization just did not give a fuck about skin colour.
I think they had mixed skin tones (as in a bit of both) if there were white people in Greece. People can and always have been able to move to a different country, and thus, the country will have a bit of a mix.
Ricecake has given plenty of sources. You should also drop a few sources if you want any chance of recovering from this absolute ratio. Please grow up, educate yourself, all civilizations have had multiple skin colours, most just don't give a fuck, and learn how to have a debate and find sources.
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When starting a debate, you should also have sources to back yourself up, otherwise it's an accusation, not an argument or debate. Please come back when you have sources and learn how to debate.
I hope everyone involved has a day as good as they are.
I'm asked for them to provide a source for their claim, that's all. Noting so far has really shown the claim to be true.
https://lucas.leeds.ac.uk/article/skin-colour-in-ancient-greece/
See my other comment
See my other comment. I think since these two chains just repeat each other it would make sense to continue this on in just one chain. What do you think?