Tag: thank you!

I agree that Jesus wasn’t white, if we conflate white with European heritage – given that he was from the Levant, he would have been Middle Eastern, but might have had lighter, “white” looking skin. Tonnes of folks from the Levant have very light skin. So I think we need to get back to the point of recognizing that there is separation between race and skin color, to an extent. (Black folks with “brown” skin, white folks with “brown” skin, brown folks with “white” skin, etc.)

hymnsofheresy:

I think the vast majority of people understand that skin tone can vary among PoC. People living in Levant can range from dark to light… since it is in a region between Europe, Asia, and Africa. 

You are really insistent on the fact Jesus could have possibly been light-skinned. I think the bigger question should be: why do you fear a dark-skinned Jesus?