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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wasn't the area considered part of Rome (aka Roman-occupied Israel) at the time? I didn't think "Palestine" came about until much later.

He also wouldn't have been considered Arabic as he was of Jewish descent (if I understand correctly, ethnic Jews supposedly follow a specific ancestry derived from Isaac's son, Jacob; you aren't ethnically Jewish unless you can reasonably trace your lineage back to Jacob or else someone who can).

Regardless though, it doesn't change the fact that Jesus was semitic (Jews and Arabs are both considered semitic) and probably fairly brown.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I dunno man. I'll take your word for all of that.

Edited to add: Like everything about this region, it's complicated. And I think that's mostly the point of the comic: Some Americans want to white-wash that history, act like nothing happened before 1957 or even October 2023. Short attention spans can kill.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I think getting into the minucia of facts in a comic strip is...an interesting take.

I don't think the artist went full on 'Merican GOP Jeebus enough

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The fun part is both Arabs and Jews are considered semitic people. All the infighting could be construed fratricide.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_people

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I am aware. I also want to be pedantic about it

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

Fair enough

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago