@masterbuilder91: Were the original Arabs Black? 🤔 Watch this Great White Hype scene with Damon Wayans and Michael Jace and you’ll see why people get confused. When early Arabs sometimes preferred a lighter brown shade like Damon’s over a very dark Ādam-colored complexion like Michael Jace’s, many assume two things: 1️⃣ That Arabs were white, like Europeans 2️⃣ That they hated Black people Both are wrong. The early Arabs were what we’d today call Black, with shades ranging from deep brown to pitch black. Damon Wayans’ tone would have been called “white” (أبيض) by their standards — but not European white. It simply meant “lighter” within a Black Arab population. Michael Jace’s darker complexion would have been called “Ādam-colored” (آدَم), meaning dark brown, nearly black. They even joked about it, like in this early Arab poem: أنا خيرٌ منك يا قُنبَ الفرس (“I’m better than you, sheath of the horse!”) Yazīd — described as آدَم شديد الأُدْمَة (intensely dark) — was roasted, but it was within a Black Arab population, not across races. So when you watch this clip, remember: Arabs would’ve called Damon’s shade “white” and Michael Jace’s “Ādam-colored” — but historically, both would’ve been considered Black Arabs.

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Saturday 23 August 2025 11:08:49 GMT