queennubian: vintagegal: Really?   yes really. Cleopatra was black. Not european. Not white, not light skinned. Not elizabeth taylor and every other white woman that portrayed her after, not these white girls…like you who because they don’t know the history THINK that cleopatra is white. Egypt was in Africa, which was formally named Khemet, land of the Blacks. When white people potray POC it is a racist action. It is an erasure of a people. It is white washing. And it is blantant.

queennubian:

vintagegal:

Really? 

 yes really. Cleopatra was black. Not european. Not white, not light skinned. Not elizabeth taylor and every other white woman that portrayed her after, not these white girls…like you who because they don’t know the history THINK that cleopatra is white.

Egypt was in Africa, which was formally named Khemet, land of the Blacks.

When white people potray POC it is a racist action. It is an erasure of a people. It is white washing. And it is blantant.

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    She was from the Ptolemaic Dynasty, who were Greek in origin. Thus, she was probably not as light-skinned as Elizabeth...
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    Goddamnit, you people. http://www.catchpenny.org/race.html Not trying to argue this, but above translation of kemet...
  9. cherishthelies reblogged this from angrybanette and added:
    Cleopatra was of Greek origin.
  10. je-suis-blue reblogged this from the-wolfbats and added:
    Nope. Egyptians were a variety of skin tones. They were neither exclusively black nor white. Ancient Egyptian artwork...
  11. the-wolfbats reblogged this from shadesoffantasy and added:
    …This is news to people? Egypt was in Africa. I know about the conquering, but it never crossed my mind that Cleopatra...
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    I feel really very befuddled by all this reverse racism I’ve been seeing lately. Not that us pale faces don’t probably...
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  16. dragony-little-scamp reblogged this from angrybanette and added:
    I think that cleopatra would have looked more middle eastern/mediterenian than black tbh.
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    Personally I am more offended when an untalented person gets a big role and so makes it horrible rather than a talented...
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    THANK YOU. And seriously…How is there anyone who doesn’t know Cleopatra was Greek? I’ve known that since I was in middle...