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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Far too many people think that Jesus from the Bible was light skinned, even though he grew up in what we call the Middle East. (self.showerthoughts)

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[–] MothmanDelorian 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Do you think Ancient Jewish people were black? Have you ever met anyone who lives around the Mediterranean? He would look like a version of that guy who worked outdoors. He was from the Levant not sub-Saharan Africa. He wouldn't be "black" rather he would be seen as Middle Eastern.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Have you ever met anyone who lives around the Mediterranean? He would look like a version of that guy who worked outdoors. He was from the Levant not sub-Saharan Africa.

I live in Greece, so ...yes, I meet lots of them every day. Firstly when I had the script-idea I didn't think there would necessarily be a need to "prove" that he "returns" as the same race as previously anyway. Of course just having him return "not white" would nudge people to connect dots to the historical whitewashing regardless. As an atheist I would see the whole thing as a fiction-based-on-fiction-based parable anyway. Aside from that there are quite a few who debate that he wasn't from the Levant, as mentioned here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_appearance_of_Jesus (not that I agree with any particular theory, just that there are many competing theories, and I'm not even convinced such a human even existed).