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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Swenet: [QB] The root of melanchroes means 'jet-black'. But people generally aren't going to leave it at that because they feel that the Greeks objected to the idea that the modal skin pigmentation of the AE, Colchians etc. was literally 'melas' or [URL=http://www.color-hex.com/color/000000]RBG #000000[/URL]. Even though the modal AE skin pigmentation level was [b]neither of these[/b] in the minds of the Greeks, there are always going to be ideologues on both sides who [b]insist[/b] that melas (as used in reference to AE skin complexion) should be translated to modern racialized terminology/concepts that describes [URL=http://www.color-hex.com/color/000000]RBG #000000[/URL] or [URL=http://www.color-hex.com/color/FAE88A]RBG #FAE88A[/URL] ('swarthy'). For this reason, I see this issue (i.e., the meaning of 'melas' and its derivatives) as a giant red herring and the playground of liars. Thread carefully is all I have to say to those who are caught in the crossfire. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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