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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (9 children)

All Europeans are white... You mean to tell me Italy is not in Europe or that the amount of melanin in their skin is inconsequential?

no white people in the Bible

What about the Greeks?

I could give two shits about the Bible, but what you are saying is dumb as fuck.

[–] DadVolante@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

Like I said, more Olive toned. Sorry it offends you but ancient Europeans, especially people in the Italian peninsula and Greece didn't exactly look like the Europeans of today, being as most of them came from a different part of the world

They weren't white people who left the middle east, they were middle eastern people who eventually turned white due to the different climate conditions of the area.

Not dumb as fuck, nuanced. History is neat like that

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

Good info. Looks like I'm the one here who is dumb as fuck.

[–] DadVolante@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

You're not dumb as fuck.

It's a common misconception. Wasn't even really until around the time of Queen Isabella (Might have the wrong queen as it's pretty late here) that fair skin was considered preferable and a sign of religious purity.

Humans are a weird species.

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