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<blockquote data-quote="Agastya" data-source="post: 1078710" data-attributes="member: 5663">What do you think about his exhortation to black people to return to Africa? Seems counterintuitive to me, considering the fact that black people are unquestionably American. Their ancestors were in America at least as long as most white people's ancestors. His remark about Qatar was also a little off; I've been to the Gulf states and to other Arab countries, and there are tons of black Arabs there as a result of years of slave trading. They can't really hate black people while having a heavy dose of African genetics themselves. I'm a dark ass Indian guy, and when I traveled to other Arab countries everyone thought I was from the Gulf -- Qatar/UAE/Oman especially have a ton of genetic influence from black people and Indians thanks to historical trading ties to East Africa and the subcontinent (as well as slavery).&quot;Arab&quot; isn't a race, when I was there I saw people who could pass for Nordics, people who looked Central African, and everything in between. I think the worst thing I saw or heard of happening was my friend being called &quot;my nigga&quot; by some cab driver. Apparently some North Africans are extremely racist towards refugees from Sub-Saharan Africa, but a lot of these North Africans would themselves be considered black if they came to the states.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Agastya, post: 1078710, member: 5663"] What do you think about his exhortation to black people to return to Africa? Seems counterintuitive to me, considering the fact that black people are unquestionably American. Their ancestors were in America at least as long as most white people's ancestors. His remark about Qatar was also a little off; I've been to the Gulf states and to other Arab countries, and there are tons of black Arabs there as a result of years of slave trading. They can't really hate black people while having a heavy dose of African genetics themselves. I'm a dark ass Indian guy, and when I traveled to other Arab countries everyone thought I was from the Gulf -- Qatar/UAE/Oman especially have a ton of genetic influence from black people and Indians thanks to historical trading ties to East Africa and the subcontinent (as well as slavery). "Arab" isn't a race, when I was there I saw people who could pass for Nordics, people who looked Central African, and everything in between. I think the worst thing I saw or heard of happening was my friend being called "my nigga" by some cab driver. Apparently some North Africans are extremely racist towards refugees from Sub-Saharan Africa, but a lot of these North Africans would themselves be considered black if they came to the states. [/QUOTE]

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