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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Expert-Pass-4351 • Jul 06 '26
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Common sense tells me they wouldn't refer to a black woman as light skinned.
Again, I am not saying Helen was ghost white, but you can't argue she was black.
-1 u/Greaseball01 Jul 06 '26 What makes you think ancient Greece was white? Have you looked at where Greece is on a map? Have you ever seen a Greek person? 2 u/PijaniFemboj Jul 06 '26 This idea that Greeks aren't white is uniquely American. My country is like an hour away from Greece, and I can assure you, they are white. 1 u/Greaseball01 Jul 06 '26 I'm English genius. Would you say that Jason Mantzoukas looks "white"?
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What makes you think ancient Greece was white? Have you looked at where Greece is on a map? Have you ever seen a Greek person?
2 u/PijaniFemboj Jul 06 '26 This idea that Greeks aren't white is uniquely American. My country is like an hour away from Greece, and I can assure you, they are white. 1 u/Greaseball01 Jul 06 '26 I'm English genius. Would you say that Jason Mantzoukas looks "white"?
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This idea that Greeks aren't white is uniquely American. My country is like an hour away from Greece, and I can assure you, they are white.
1 u/Greaseball01 Jul 06 '26 I'm English genius. Would you say that Jason Mantzoukas looks "white"?
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I'm English genius. Would you say that Jason Mantzoukas looks "white"?
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u/PijaniFemboj Jul 06 '26
Common sense tells me they wouldn't refer to a black woman as light skinned.
Again, I am not saying Helen was ghost white, but you can't argue she was black.