black nativity angers italy's "white xmas" party

[Susita 175]

Italians are HAWT. whichever colors they come in, Nuff said

My grandmother is Italian and is super white with blonde hair and blue eyes. On the other hand, my great-grandfather was Italian and was dark-skinned with black hair and brown eyes.

So.... it totally depends. But they are all some good lookin' people I have to say.

I thought people from northern Italy were supposed to be lighter skinned than those from the south.

No idea how or if that is true today

Those from the northern borders (Switzerland and Austria and France) many times tend to have the Germanic and French physical features mixed in. However, the Southern part of Italy is much poorer so many South Italians moved to the north to work in the industry. This mixing has blended the society. The southern Italians have the darker complexion (especially in the case of Sicily) due to the influence of the Greeks, Byzantine, Islamic, Normans and Spanish, all of which combined to add to the cultural mix...

There is even Nordic bloodlines with red hair and blue eyes in Sicily.

However, generally speaking you are more likely to find light skinned/eyed Italians in the North, especially near the borders...

That makes much more sense.

[Danno 1,228]

I am certain that at some point Jesus was "lightened" to make him and the story more relatable to the Anglo masses... Kinda like Michael Jackson...

Or someone else that comes to mind....

Only you would make that inference Danno. You're attempts to inject partisan politics into each and every topic is really quite sad.

"Partisan" why must you see everything in one or two shades of light?

Jeez Dude.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Looks like Jesus got a Western European makeover...complete with blue contacts.

Yes. The imagery we usually associate with Jesus was derived entirely from western european civilizations. It wouldn't do to not have our God not look like us.

[The_Dude 1,142]

I am certain that at some point Jesus was "lightened" to make him and the story more relatable to the Anglo masses... Kinda like Michael Jackson...

Or someone else that comes to mind....

Only you would make that inference Danno. You're attempts to inject partisan politics into each and every topic is really quite sad.

"Partisan" why must you see everything in one or two shades of light?

Jeez Dude.

Danno, don't try to play coy. You simply aren't that clever to pull it off.

[Danno 1,228]

I am certain that at some point Jesus was "lightened" to make him and the story more relatable to the Anglo masses... Kinda like Michael Jackson...

Or someone else that comes to mind....

Only you would make that inference Danno. You're attempts to inject partisan politics into each and every topic is really quite sad.

"Partisan" why must you see everything in one or two shades of light?

Jeez Dude.

Danno, don't try to play coy. You simply aren't that clever to pull it off.

Coy? The conversation was about skin tone.

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

[insert inappropriate-Jesus comment here]

i iz workin on mah rezpect zkillz.... and it's killing me

this should be interesting.

[Chris_Жанна 11]

Wait wait wait a minute here. You mean to tell me that Jesus didn't have perfectly straight light brown hair, white skin and blue eyes?

No, he was actually colored paisley. True story.

[Chris_Жанна 11]

Looks like Jesus got a Western European makeover...complete with blue contacts.

I met this dude at Burning Man. He sold me some bum shrooms.....Fvcker!

Edited December 16, 2009 by Chris_Жанна