what do you consider arabs

[ltb]

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[appealgod123]

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MENA is arab

There gulf arabs levant and berbers

 

[ltb]

MENA is arab

two separate categories MENA = any country in the middle east & north africa Arab = countries that speak arabic

There gulf arabs levant and berbers

but i mean racially

 

[appealgod123]

two separate categories MENA = any country in the middle east & north africa Arab = countries that speak arabic


but i mean racially

racially i mean the gulf, southern part of thr levant, and most North Africans

 

[XWJJ]

Why would Arabs be something that is not brown i am curious what's the reasoning

 

[Zygos]

idk like i’m not arab but persian, i have very fair skin but i don’t consider myself white, but if you’re referring to complexion then im as white as a lot of white people. not quite as pale as some brits and irish ppl i see but yeah.

 

[ltb]

Why would Arabs be something that is not brown i am curious what's the reasoning

there are arabs with blue eyes and blonde hair that look basically white (thats the minority though) and i just dont think theyd be considered brown and most arabs have a skintone similar to a mediterranean white person but facial features features and hair color similar to a brown person

 

[appealgod123]

there are arabs with blue eyes and blonde hair that look basically white (thats the minority though) and i just dont think theyd be considered brown and most arabs have a skintone similar to a mediterranean white person but facial features features and hair color similar to a brown person

Idk for me i get mistaken for being spanish and im syrian (im like 15%-20% latino prolly) but us syrians are pretty diverse (most of the levant are the same)

Gulf countries are different tho

 

[ltb]

Why would Arabs be something that is not brown i am curious what's the reasoning

also by the US census MENA people have to pick white on official documents if you look into the history of it its bc
1. during segregation MENA people white washed themselves so theyd get access to the superior white ammenities
2. the guy who made the categories was racist & said ancient egyptians must be white bc nobody execpt whites were smart enough to do what they did

 

[ltb]

Idk for me i get mistaken for being spanish and im syrian (im like 15%-20% latino prolly) but us syrians are pretty diverse (most of the levant are the same)

Gulf countries are different tho

yeah levant & north africans are diverse most levants have light features from admixture and some north africans do to gulf arabs are split majority are brown but the wealthier population is pretty fair

 

[XWJJ]

there are arabs with blue eyes and blonde hair that look basically white (thats the minority though) and i just dont think theyd be considered brown and most arabs have a skintone similar to a mediterranean white person but facial features features and hair color similar to a brown person

I feel like white is generally just referring to European features, most Turks are *technically* Asian but are going to look mediterranean for example and I think this also applies to some arabs maybe!