My African parents couldn't find a dark-skinned virgin Mary, so they they put Mary in blackfaceSubmitted by rhapsodygreen t3_zv6wxy in pics
Bubbagumpredditor t1_j1nsv7b wrote
Reply to comment by brainburger in My African parents couldn't find a dark-skinned virgin Mary, so they they put Mary in blackface by rhapsodygreen
Well, that's also a character where his ethnicity is a main point of his story.
Like a black guy playing Winston Churchill might not be historically accurate, but his ethnicity is not a main point of the story.
brainburger t1_j1pri31 wrote
> Well, that's also a character where his ethnicity is a main point of his story.
The Jewishness of Jesus is a very important aspect of his story though. That is erased by the typical European portrayal of him.
Hoelie t1_j1q2d7v wrote
He should look less white for sure. Like bernie Sanders
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