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    North Africans did, right. But we’re talking about black Africans.

    Tbh the whole thing depends on what the character is trying to portray. If it tries to portray everyday normal Ancient Greek, yeah that’s an issue. If it is meant to be someone from Ethiopia, something like that, yeah no issues.

    Unless the trailer shows what they’re portraying (and imu the movie isn’t even out yet) then the complaints are premature.

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      Like Aethiopians that are literally in the Illiad? Maybe Homer was woke too. /s

      There were some black people in the Mediterranean in ancient times. Egypt even had dynasties led by black people.

      Europeans didn’t find about black people suddenly in the 14th century.

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        Are they portraying someone from Ethiopia or just some regular fella from Ancient Greece? That makes all the difference. Like said, if the trailer doesn’t tell, it’s premature upset.

        Nobody is debating existence of black people here lol

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            What mythical creature is the black person portraying? I haven’t seen tg the trailer/movie

            Take your meds

            No need to get emotional

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        Like they literally exist in Greece today.

        today

        Uhh we’re talking about Ancient Greece…

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          Did you read the articles? Guess not.

          These small communities are direct descendants of the ones from ancient Greece.

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            I don’t see where the article mentions that these are direct descendants of people who moved to Greece in ancient times? Both articles seem to talk about Greeks in these other countries…

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                It’s just that you keep linking to stuff that doesn’t actually prove what you claim it does, while asking if I have read the articles…

                Your newest link:

                with roots dating back to Ottoman times

                I don’t get what is the point of this conversation. You keep linking me stuff that doesn’t actually talk about the topic…

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                  Ever heard of the term “genetic admixture” and population dispersion / cultural assimilation?

                  Let’s disregard Herodotus’ description of Colchians for now since it’s disputed.

                  Here is an example of an ethically African population living in present-day Eastern Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Abkhazians

                  Not to mention all the ethnic groups displaced during the population exchange during the Greco-Turkish war in the 1920s.

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                    This conversation is so weird. We’re specifically talking about Ancient Greece and again and again you share stuff that isn’t about Ancient Greece?