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[–] BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca 82 points 2 weeks ago (17 children)

i think it has more to do with what color skin people think they had and not how advanced they actually were...

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 54 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

When your civilisation is white enough that documentaries don’t credit alien

[–] BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca 34 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Even then I'd say "whitewashed" more than actually being white. Many Romans would have had skin dark enough that they wouldn't be considered white by today's standards

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago

Also the slavery.

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