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Let's get the peaceful protests going. Reparations are just around the corner, now.Was Beethoven black? The evidence is scant and inconclusive. The case rests on two possibilities: that Beethoven’s Flemish ancestors married Spanish “blackamoors” of African descent, or that Beethoven’s mother had an affair. But the truth Carmichael and Malcolm X sought was not scientific. “Beethoven was black” was a grand metaphor designed to unsettle and shake certainty.
The idea that he was black started with a Jamaican writer Joel Rogers . Rogers was obsessed with sex and race and wrote a book called 'sex and race'. I wrote an essay on this back in college and never found any contemporary refs that said he was black, a few say 'of moorish descent' - which is not nec. black as we define it Negroes in Europe were so rare in his day that it would have been shouted from the rooftops if he were not of apparent European stock.'Beethoven was black': why a century-old idea still has power today
Let's get the peaceful protests going. Reparations are just around the corner, now.Was Beethoven black? The evidence is scant and inconclusive. The case rests on two possibilities: that Beethoven’s Flemish ancestors married Spanish “blackamoors” of African descent, or that Beethoven’s mother had an affair. But the truth Carmichael and Malcolm X sought was not scientific. “Beethoven was black” was a grand metaphor designed to unsettle and shake certainty.
You mean, you are a racist and cannot accept the facts. (see the picture)I wrote an essay on this back in college and never found any contemporary refs that said he was black, a few say 'of moorish descent' - which is not nec. black as we define it Negroes in Europe were so rare in his day that it would have been shouted from the rooftops if he were not of apparent European stock.
where is he, at peaceful protest or something?
I wonder sometimes if he wasn't extraterrestrial ...
You know he wasnt blackDon't know if he was black, but he was cool.
The Race Card - yours must be frayed and tattered on the edges you use it so often. "Can't accept the facts?" -lol - show me some and perhaps we can have a meaningful discussion .You mean, you are a racist and cannot accept the facts. (see the picture)I wrote an essay on this back in college and never found any contemporary refs that said he was black, a few say 'of moorish descent' - which is not nec. black as we define it Negroes in Europe were so rare in his day that it would have been shouted from the rooftops if he were not of apparent European stock.
I am very confident that IM2 will confirm
Not enough evidence on this even though I believe he did have some recent African ancestors'Beethoven was black': why a century-old idea still has power today
Let's get the peaceful protests going. Reparations are just around the corner, now.Was Beethoven black? The evidence is scant and inconclusive. The case rests on two possibilities: that Beethoven’s Flemish ancestors married Spanish “blackamoors” of African descent, or that Beethoven’s mother had an affair. But the truth Carmichael and Malcolm X sought was not scientific. “Beethoven was black” was a grand metaphor designed to unsettle and shake certainty.
How do you know he wasn't Black? Just your opinion or do you have some documentation?You know he wasnt blackDon't know if he was black, but he was cool.
Bullshit. Moor literally means Black. This guys skin isnt olive-skinned.The Race Card - yours must be frayed and tattered on the edges you use it so often. "Can't accept the facts?" -lol - show me some and perhaps we can have a meaningful discussion .You mean, you are a racist and cannot accept the facts. (see the picture)I wrote an essay on this back in college and never found any contemporary refs that said he was black, a few say 'of moorish descent' - which is not nec. black as we define it Negroes in Europe were so rare in his day that it would have been shouted from the rooftops if he were not of apparent European stock.
I am very confident that IM2 will confirm
The Moors [Morroccans] were North Africans, neither black or white if you're ignorant such as you appear to be and judge people by the color of their skin, , they were PREDOMINANTLY olive in complexion like Sicilians. The Moors were / are berbers. Of the 100s of berber klans only 2 could be remotely considered 'black' that's the tuaregs , and the sahrawi - both dessert dwelling groups whom are brown skinned in addition to being roasted a tad by living in the desert they roam further south and are mixed with Africans whom they have taken as slaves for Centuries. I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.
if you believe that Beethoven was black you may have seen too many performances of “Hamilton” on broadwayHow do you know he wasn't Black? Just your opinion or do you have some documentation?
Never seen Hamilton. I dont watch performances about white people.if you believe that Beethoven was black you may have seen too many performances of “Hamilton” on broadwayHow do you know he wasn't Black? Just your opinion or do you have some documentation?
dont take modern bullshit revisionist history seriously
Except that the producers chose a gay black guy for the lead roleNever seen Hamilton. I dont watch performances about white people.
Doesnt change the fact that Hamilton was a white dude. Its no more ridiculous than white people portraying ancient Egyptians. If you can believe that then a Black Hamilton shouldnt be that different.Except that the producers chose a gay black guy for the lead roleNever seen Hamilton. I dont watch performances about white people.
its seems ridiculous to normal people but business as usual in lib la la land
Everybody who was in the Apollo Program knows that Black astronaut candidates were superior and used for teaching/training the second rate white guys, because they wanted white en to be the face of the Program - the usual AmeriKKKlan racist culture.And the astronauts that landed on the moon were black and found that the moon was made of cheese.
