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WHEN Are They Going To Start Casting Egyptians As They Were... AFRICANS!

posted 8 years ago by The_PhoenixRises
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This actress is NOT AFRICAN. It is a known fact DNA proven that Egyptians were AFRICANS.. OF what is NOW refereed to as "Sub Saharan"  Africans.

Just because you were born on a continent does not mean that you are of the race indigenous to the people of the continent!

If I were born in Japan would my race be Asian?

For the Love Of GOD PLEASE Stop with this.. Fake Ass "Socially Correct" Liberal Hollywood went all the way to Algeria to get an Actress when there are MILLIONS and i mean MILLIONS of descendants Of "Sub Saharan"  Egyptians here in the USA!!

I mean you would think that FAKE AS FK liberals would stop with this BULLSPIT!! .. Nope they are just going to keep on going pretending to be better than racist contards!

You could have cast an African American just like you cast white Americans in this film..

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[–] tyrexden 8 years ago

I'm confused.... Egypt is not part of "Sub-Saharan" Africa. In fact, the very name, Sub-Haranan perfectly conflicts with Egypt, which is plum damn smack in the middle of the Sahara..... not below it.

[–] The_PhoenixRises 8 years ago

I'm confused.... Egypt is not part of "Sub-Saharan" Africa. In fact, the very name, Sub-Haranan perfectly conflicts with Egypt, which is plum damn smack in the middle of the Sahara..... not below it

That is why i put in quotes SUB SAHARAN.. Why it is more Racist Liberal BS!

White people Immigrated to Africa in many parts after is was conquered! When whites started to dominate north African then it needed to be SUB and Upper..

Its all BS!!

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[–] tyrexden 8 years ago

I think you're saying, she closely resembles a modern-day African in that particular region, but does not resemble what an Egyptian looked like 5000 years ago, who were black. You have a point.

It does lend the question... why they did it.... Surely,there are many beautiful black women who they could've chosen from. Hollywood definitely has an 'image' of what Egyptians looked like back then, and i can't ever recall it being a black person. So, it might be, just using an actress with a look that we are used to. At this point of time, using an actual black person might even be confusing for today's audiences. They'd be like, "why's that mummy black? That makes no sense".

Jurassic World had the same conundrum. Dinos are now thought to have feathers.... But if the film-makers went with science, and put feathers on the T.rex, the audience would be confused.

You're right,... Hollywood should get it right, but a silly Tom Cruise vehicle ain't the picture to get it done.

[–] Modern-Prometheus 8 years ago

Ancient Egyptians were not "black" though. They were of a lighter complexion than Africans in more southern areas of the continent. This is something agreed upon almost universally by scholars of ancient Egypt.

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[–] CorporalNumb 8 years ago

I usually don't like getting into discussions like this, but I think it'd be beneficial to chime in with this photograph. Here is Safy Boutella, an Algerian jazz musician and Sophia Boutella's father.

http://algerie360.a.l.pic.centerblog.net/omza7di4.jpg

He is clearly not caucasian.

[–] Modern-Prometheus 8 years ago

THANK YOU!

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[–] joshuacarpino 8 years ago

forget it jake,it's social justice.

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[–] Alondro 8 years ago

Because if you look at modern descendants of ancient Egyptians, it's very clear they didn't look 'black'. That's even evident from the mummies. The facial skeletal structure is significantly different.

[–] darthdoctor1 8 years ago

"LOL" "LMAO" Shut the *beep* up @ThePhoenixRises. You're such a smug kunt