Are Ethiopians and Somalians Black?
I dont know much about Eastern Africans but I think Ethiopian and Somalian women are gorgeous. They have a unique beauty different from every women on the planet but I have often heard that Ethiopian and Somalians do not consider themselves to be black. They may have a point because having brown skin or being born in Africa doesn't automatically make one black for e.g. Northern Africans like Moroccans and Egyptians are considered to be Arabic.
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Sorry to burst your bubble, but Aquiline features are native to Mediterraneans and Middle-Easterners. Europeans did have their fun in Africa and Asia whether you like it or not. Those came as a attribute of mixture. All we know right now is that during evolution, Blacks gained wider noses, tightly curled hair and of course sustained darker skin (which causes things to expand or coil), which is already believed to be the original human skin tone. This is the exact opposite for Caucasians, whom gained a variation of eye colors, thinner noses (with Aquiline features) and lighter variation in hair color from being in extremely cold climates compared. These are the slight genetic drifts that caused everyone to look so different after what Darwin called the Exodus from Africa. It's not a big deal to me, because as I see it, we're one big family whom are seeing each other again after evolutions long separation. Understanding our roots is the only thing that can make us understand and bring us together. Black or not....take your pick....because a word is just a word.
M Berhane said:I think you need to hear it from real North East African like myself before you guys project your ideas on the people of Ethiopia or Somalia. I am from Eritrea, go look up the map where Eritrea is if you don't know. We don't consider ourselves anything but African. We are as native Africans as a Nigerian or Kenyan is. BTW, all this talk of Arab, or European mixing never happened in East Africa. It is all a lie to discredit Africans from having variation like any other race of people. Why is it that when you see broad faced Europeans they don't imply African admixture while if you see a native African who seem to posses fine features and soft textured hair they automatically assume Arab or European admixture? It is all nonsense. Majority of Eritreans, Ethiopians and Somalis consider themselves Native Africans and we dislike it heavily when people attribute our natural fine African features on foreign influence. It is simple really, just like a black haired Spaniard who doesn't remotely look like a blond Swedish but both are still considered European, then why it is hard for people to accept that an Eritrean or Ethiopian will look different from a Nigerian but are still native Africans? Only the people with colonial mentality will not understand this.
Anyway, we are native Africans and don't have a drop of non-African blood. We are just a natural variation of native Africans who adapted to our arid and dry environment. I hope this has enlightened your view on Eritreans, Ethiopians and Somalians.
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The mulatto woman in this story seems quite confused. If she wants to call a pretty black girl "negrita"....then call her "negrita". It means the same thing as black girl. Of course when it doesn't sound affectionate when she said black girl, but she should understand those two terms are one in the same.
Charmer said:Hey Derrick,
I found this article from race and history.com called 'Racial Label Surprises Many Latino Immigrants'.
http://www.raceandhistory.com/selfnews/viewnews.cgi?newsid104112592...
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