March 16, 2009 06:16PM
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Greg Reeder Wrote:
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> I do not understand how determining the ancestry
> of an individual is "political correctness." Let's
> put it this way... was it important or not to
> mention the "caucasian" ancestry of the
> "MYSTERIOUS MUMMIES OF CHINA" Are you concerned
> that their racial makeup was mentioned?
>
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> Isn't determining the ancestry important in
> anthropological and archaeological studies?
Hello Greg,
I was referring specifically to the use of the word "African" instead of Black or Negroid (it smacks of Political Correctness by the author/editor to me).
Given the proximity of North Africa to the Mediterranean, and the Mediterranean to Europe, I would have thought it inevitable that there was a quite mix of Black and White (I use the terms in their broad sense) people throughout the Histories of that region.
China, however, is a different kettle of fish; Caucasian 'mummies' in China is a tad puzzling, don't you think?
Anyway, does it matter whether or not Cleopatra was Black (or Negroid), or White, or Mixed Race?
If she was not pure 'White' (for want of a better way of putting it) does it mean that the Macedonian rulers of Egypt were not a bunch of racist thugs?
It's like the King Tut business; what on earth does it matter whether he was Black, White, or sky-blue pink?
What am I - and lot of others - missing here?
MJ
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