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**Optosypoeds** · 07-13-2011, 12:51 AM

1)Well it depends. Some aboriginal people consider themselves black, historically yes even in the 70's they were considered black, Even had a Panther inspired movement.

2)As far as their phenotype it can most definitely be found in Africa, part of why they were called black in the first place was their similarity to other people who were called black. Madagascar, to Nigeria you can find people who look Native Australian.

3)Lastly, why are people acting as if there is something definitely black about africans Native Australians are no more/ or less black than Africans. its a social term there isn't anything that makes Africans definitely black.

They may be called black because they're dark, but other than dark skin they don't really resemble Africans in general. Maybe you can find individual Africans who resemble individual Aborigines, but they have some significant differences in their phenotype. But I can see some vague similarity with some of the Mbutid influenced people (Although from a quick glance they seem more like Melanesians in their looks, imho). Any similarity is otherwise very vague, imho.

If they're considered Black due to dark skin, then all people with really darks skin can be called "black" - and that also means that any light skinned black aren't black, if such a literal interpretation of the term is used.

07-13-2011, 12:51 AM	#6
Optosypoeds Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	1)Well it depends. Some aboriginal people consider themselves black, historically yes even in the 70's they were considered black, Even had a Panther inspired movement. 2)As far as their phenotype it can most definitely be found in Africa, part of why they were called black in the first place was their similarity to other people who were called black. Madagascar, to Nigeria you can find people who look Native Australian. 3)Lastly, why are people acting as if there is something definitely black about africans Native Australians are no more/ or less black than Africans. its a social term there isn't anything that makes Africans definitely black. They may be called black because they're dark, but other than dark skin they don't really resemble Africans in general. Maybe you can find individual Africans who resemble individual Aborigines, but they have some significant differences in their phenotype. But I can see some vague similarity with some of the Mbutid influenced people (Although from a quick glance they seem more like Melanesians in their looks, imho). Any similarity is otherwise very vague, imho. If they're considered Black due to dark skin, then all people with really darks skin can be called "black" - and that also means that any light skinned black aren't black, if such a literal interpretation of the term is used.
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