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What types of modern Egyptians do you think best resemble the ancients?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Djehuti: [QB] ^ That's a good question. From what I've read by some Egyptian authors (Mustafa Gadallah being of one them) some Afrangi seem to suffer from an identity crisis where they ignore their own colonial history and adopt the Eurocentric notion that they themselves are the direct descendants of the dynastic Egyptians whereas the dark-skinned inhabitants are descended from foreign slaves. Others like Zahi Hawass are not that dumb and acknowledge that the Baladi are the best representatives but that Baladi are not "negro" but North African "caucasoids". And still others admit that yeah Baladi are black regardless of whether they are "negro" or not while Afrangi are foreign. This is why you have the selective outrage over the [URL=http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=15;t=013382]Neflix black Ceopatra[/URL] but they had no such outrage for the white-washed portrayals of other Egyptian kings or queens. The situation is similar to Latin America where the elite are white Europeans but right below them are Mestizos who have better claim to the indigenous heritage but of course those that have the best claim are the unmixed Indios who live in the rural areas. The difference is that there is no racial stigma attached to the Indian identity as there is the Black identity in Africa. So white Euros can't get away with portraying Aztec royals the same way Turkish or Circassian Egyptians can portray pharaohs and queens. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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