Black Egyptians

[Gaius Sempronius Gracchus]

"I'm not really sure why you care about this, or anyone here."

This seems to me a strange 'argument'. Given that the original intention of EB was to present a more historically accurate representation of the period depicted in R:TW, and by extension that historical accuracy might be something worthwhile attaining I think it is important, valid and a very interesting subject.

Whether we like to admit it or not, there is an attitude that prevails, more within some circles that within others, that Africa (and Africans) are/were somehow less culturally developed, and that can spill over into a view that Africans are/were in some way incapable of being as culturally deveoped as our own civilisations. I know this is a delicate subject and so will state that I am not, in any way, accusing anybody here of racism.

It should be noted that any accusation of racism was not necessarily directed at modern proponents, but rather that the initial prevailing attitude (during a time when slavery - in particular the enslavement of black people - was still acceptable in many parts) has somehow stuck (and let's not forget that appartheid was still in force within some of our lifetimes....). What damages the arguments put forth here by The Unbreakable is an imagined link with the madmen who would argue that, for eg, King Henry VIII was black (yes, I have seen those nutters). Any connection is mistaken, imo. The arguments that have been put against the more holistic approach put forward (by The Unbreakable) seem to be piecemeal. It isn't just morphology, or genetics, but also cultural, religious and archaeological, which all together make for a pretty compelling proposition.

I, for one, do care, and am interested, in the historical accuracy of our depictions of the ancient world.