The problem is that because people in some parts of North Africa and/or the Middle East tend to…

There are thousands of arguments about whether Cleopatra (or Jesus) were White. These arguments are ridiculous. No one would argue that the British today are anything but White. At the time of Cleopatra, the ancestors of the British were indigenous tribes trying to fight off the Roman invaders that Cleopatra was jumping into bed with. Arguing that Cleopatra was the same race as the British (or the Slavs or anyone else) would have been seen as ridiculous by Cleopatra herself as well as the Anglo-Saxon tribes who she is being grouped with.
Ending the myth of the White Race
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The problem is that because people in some parts of North Africa and/or the Middle East tend to have lighter shades of skin than people from various other parts of the world, race essentialists choose to classify them as "White" because they subjectively refuse to view these folks as "Black enough" or "Brown enough" to join the BIPOC club.
All the more reason why there needs to be a "MENA" option added to the U.S. Census forms.
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Written by Anthony Eichberger2.7K Followers
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Gay. Millennial. Pagan/Polytheist. Disabled. Rural-Born. Politically-Independent. Fashion-Challenged. Rational Egoist. Survivor. #AgriWarrior (Deal With It!)
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