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[–] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Wait, if Aztecs thought white people are gods (unless it's a "Television would never lie" moment), do we have records of how they treated albinos born in their countries?

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

The Aztecs did not view the white men as gods. Depictions of Quetzalcoatl that make him look like a white man/the claim that they confused Cortes for him is pseudohistory based on Spanish depictions and lies.

Here’s an interesting thing I found on ancient Mexican albinism.

[–] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ooh, nice find!

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