
Originally Posted by
Steppe Merc
But what about say a place like Iran (sorry, I know a pretty good amount of ancient Iranian history, so I'm trying to work with what I know). I mean there were the Iranian speakers such as the Persians and Sakae and Parthians. They were "white" (varrying degrees of darkness, from blonde to dark haired). After that, first Huns then Turkic and and other non Iranian nomads began to encroach into Iran. Then the Arabs invaded, and evauntaully took over. So what is a current Iranian? Other than a genetic test, how do you know what race he is just by looking at him? Is he "white"? Or an Arab?
Is an ancient Iranian nomad "European", even though he lived in Central Asia? Many were probably quite pale, some mummified Scythians looked like Nords.
And what about the many blacks in America who have white blood in them, due to the large amount of children that slave owners had with slaves? If the mother is black and the father is white, what is the kid? Is he black?
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