Were Romans white?

whiteness is a meme

>>2255805
By normal people standards yes, by /pol/ and /int/ standards no.

>>2255805
The inhabitants of central Italy are pretty fair skinned.

>>2255805
Romans were white in the same way Jews and Arabs are white

>>2255805
Pretty sure whites where the barbarians kid

>>2255805
Yes

>>2255863
>Nordcucks think the world cares about their definition of Whiteness
kys

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We have this fucking thread every day.

>>>/pol/
>>>/a/nywherebuthere

>>2255805
They were Italians, so yes.

>>2255981
The fuck are you talking about. It's the definition the US public institutions use.

Original ones yes. Late ones like Caracalla(1/2 Algerian 1/2 Syrian) well, not exactly.

>>2256019
>The fuck are you talking about. It's the definition the US public institutions use.
Jews and Arabs weren't always considered White but not a single instance in US history were Italians considered non-White by the government or prominent racialists like Lothrop Stoddard

>>2256048

Genetically Jews are barely less European than Sicilians.
A Jew with a German greatgreatgrandparent would be more European than a Sicilian.

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>>2256050
>A Jew with a German greatgreatgrandparent would be more European than a Sicilian.
Top keks nordcuck.

>>2256056

But it's literally true. Jews are mixed with North Italians, Sicilians are a South Italian and Moorish mix.
Just barely do Sicilians have slightly more European admixture than Jews.

>>2256068
{Citation needed}

>>2256073

Look up genetic studies about Ashkenazi Jews origins. All the peer reviewed ones acknowledge that they are mixed with North Italians.
As for Sicilians well that's pretty much common knowledge. I haven't read about genetic studies on them but I know they are quite similar to Jews on genetic maps.

>>2256084
I've heard Jews are descended from Italian proselytes in Roman times. Not any partially specific northern-Italian Jewish link. Ashkenazi's are German Jews bt'w. As for your claim a Jew with a German great great grandparent is more European than a Sicilian, post citation or your wrong.

>>2255805
The definition of "white" changes according to perception and politics.

>>2255863
Jews are completely white. It's only the Arabs that have that weird muslim skin color to them

>>2255836

>>2255805

First generation American from Scilian mother. She is not white, I'm not white. Also hate this bullshit happening in America right now how just because I'm an American born Europe descendent, with a car and both parents I'm so how call privileged-white male.

>Historically speaking, southern Italian was definitely more on the Mediterranean/middle eastern tan side during the time of Roman Empire. Still is today but the color is definitely diluted. Fuckin Vikings are to blame for the whiteness particularly after the fall of rome whites just started filling in the cracks of what was left. Middle aged italy becomes dominated by whites, and scilly is remained deeper tan due to its constant invaders from almost every Mediterranean nation in history.

>>2258340
>>Historically speaking, southern Italian was definitely more on the Mediterranean/middle eastern tan side during the time of Roman Empire.
Bro, a lot of arabs that live in places like palestine, syria, lebanon etc. can pass as meds coming from euro med countries

I doubt romans were much darker, northern invaders weren't that numerous

>>2258350
I'm sorry, are you agreeing with me? Was saying how today italy's traditionally darker skinned people have been diluted over the past 1500 years or so.

Was also saying Romans, from Rome and continued up North, Tucan, alps, and such were definitely not as dark as southern Italy during time of Roman Empire. I'm also saying if anything Italy has Grown whiter.

>>2258340
To my knowledge, roman women already imitated etruscan women way before the fall of the empire. They dyed their hair red and used make up to look paler, as always this fashion started with the prostitutes but was quickly snatched by the high class ladies as they wanted to be prettier than the rest. This indicates that the population started to white it out way before the invaders became a serious threat, and I'm surprised nobody still has used the old excuse that the invaders were romans themselves at least in regards to citizenship. Sources fail me currently but it shouldn't be hard to find.

[spoiler]It's kind of silly the idea of some white muricans wanting to be both fully roman and fully norse, I get your point, thread was possibly started with that idea in mind.[/spoiler]

>>2258350
I still consider this viewpoint as doubtful, however, since in many surviving art pieces of the period, even after chromatic restoration we can appreciate tan people with very well defined physical features distinct from the rest of Europe.

>>2258400

Gotcha, thanks anon! Gona go do some research on the whole idea of Roman high class society wanting to look white. First I've heard of this, but then again I'm not one to study social history or the History of fashion for the matter. If anything Art work and some translated literature or writings of significance.

Also in regards for
>nobody still has used the old excuse that the invaders were Romans themselves.

Do go on!

one thing i know is that Rome picked and choose where to put its military, so we could have white Northern /central Europeans stations in tan populace areas of Italy for long amounts of time. also have Tan guys or Asian guys in Britainia or Germania

>>2256056
I don't understand what is so bad about this comic. He saved the girl's life didn't he?

>>2255805
Define white.

>>2255841
Italians are mostly descendants of Germanic tribesman.

>>2255805
who gives a fuck they haven't been around for a thousand years

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>>2255836

>>2255805
iirc there were many contemporary accounts of the Germans considering the people of what are now France, Britain, and Germany to be unusually pale. On the other hand they said nothing about the appearance of Greeks, or the people of what are now southern Spain or Tunisia. Logic follows that they'd probably look more like the latter than the former in terms of skin tone.

>>2259031
>iirc there were many contemporary accounts of the Germans

*Romans, sorry.