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Why no movies on the Arabic Slave trade?

posted 9 years ago by alboz11
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Arabs enslaved blacks 1000 years before the white man even showed in Africa. Also arabs were the last to end slavery in the world some arab countries still had slavery until the 1950's......

[–] IDonWanYoFucha 9 years ago

The "white" man has had a presence in Africa since Roman and ancient Greek times. Nice try though.

The arab slave trade does and SHOULD be studied for the purpose for broadening one's knowledge on history, NOT merely as some retarded reactionary tool designed to deflect attention away from white/European involvement in the slave trade.

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[–] tjejen 9 years ago

The "white" man has had a presence in Africa since Roman and ancient Greek times. Nice try though.

Only in the North of the continent.

[–] MELlSANDRE 9 years ago

Because the Arabs simply don't give a crap and there is no market for it? Here however, the white man must be vilified and the black people eat it up. Yumm.

[–] kremicoco 9 years ago

Lol, this train is never late. Always on time. So sad.

[–] YoureNotWorthy 9 years ago

Arabs are CAUCASIANS. So technically it is being showed everytime the transatlantic slavery is shown. The Portuguese, Spanish, French, British, Arabian and Jews, you're all the same. Only small genetic differences seperate you but you still tend to overlap.

[–] tjejen 9 years ago

Em, since when is Arabia in the same region as the Caucasus? Did you fall asleep during geography lesson at school? If you mean white, then no, not all arabs are white. Many are very dark skinned. It's a very diverse population.

[–] YoureNotWorthy 9 years ago

And did you miss your genetics and anthropology class in school? Stop speaking on topics where your knowledge is limited, or where your opinions rule. What people call arab and other Semites, are classified as Caucasian. You obviously have access to the internet, so I suggest you do some research before challenging someone with more knowledge.

Egyptians and Jesus? More like European Jews trying to place whiteness on Jews and Egyptians to fit their agenda.

[–] tallard 9 years ago

That is only valid if your world view is limited to three genealogies. There are many more than that. No, a semite (North African + Middle East) is not Caucasian. Indian continent is different than Asian, etc, Inuit is different than "First Nation" (Canadian) (the USA version being Eskimo are different than Indians)... The Genographic Project estimates 9 regions for humans.

***So I've seen 4 movies/wk in theatre for a 1/4 century, call me crazy?**

[–] YoureNotWorthy 9 years ago

Semites are classified as CAUCASIANS.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_race

[–] LadyofAzul 9 years ago

In America, Arabs and all Middle Easterns and North Africans are considered "white." Some don't see themselves as white; some want a separate category for Middle Eastern people; and others fought in court cases to be labeled as Black instead, but that's how America labels them.

Either way, even if you don't see them as white, they are still Caucasian. In fact, they are more Caucasian than any Anglo-Saxon. Remember, it's from the Middle Easterns that the rest of the Europeans descend from.

[–] YoureNotWorthy 9 years ago

Thank god someone with a brain has entered the conversation!

[–] AngelCake56FJS 9 years ago

Hello, people only claim Arabics as White or Caucasian when the dispute of Jesus and the Egyptians come about.

[–] sabelmouse 9 years ago

white people keep bringing that up as if it excused them. what is your collective age,4?