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[–] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm no anthropologist but wouldn't her skin be a lot darker? This feels like people making depictions of Jesus look like a modern European person.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Yeah, one thing I've learned about human genetics is that the markers for skin color are wonky and unpredictable.

    I just feel like it'd be safer to assume she was a lot darker given the recency of African diaspora, but again I am far from an expert so I could be totally off.

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