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Post by Planet Asia on Dec 18, 2005 11:02:14 GMT -5
I know people would like to say West and Central Africans because under the concept of idealized types and outdated anthropology only those two groups were the only "true Negroes". Can anyone define what constitutes a Negroid?
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Post by Dagaalyahan on Dec 18, 2005 11:15:56 GMT -5
The word negro = black. I would assume a negroid is anyone with very dark skin. But then again, what about those dark sri-lankans like Vijay Singh? And what abour light skinned blacks? lol
To me, a negroid is anyone who is of predominately sub-saharan heritage.
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Post by Planet Asia on Dec 18, 2005 11:26:02 GMT -5
The word negro = black. I would assume a negroid is anyone with very dark skin. But then again, what about those dark sri-lankans like Vijay Singh? And what abour light skinned blacks? lol To me, a negroid is anyone who is of predominately sub-saharan heritage. So those two women in your sig would be "Negroid" in your opinion? They both look to be predominately of sub-Saharan lineage to me. |
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Post by Dagaalyahan on Dec 18, 2005 11:36:08 GMT -5
The word negro = black. I would assume a negroid is anyone with very dark skin. But then again, what about those dark sri-lankans like Vijay Singh? And what abour light skinned blacks? lol To me, a negroid is anyone who is of predominately sub-saharan heritage. So those two women in your sig would be "Negroid" in your opinion? They both look to be predominately of sub-Saharan lineage to me. No they would be Asian. LOL, what kind of a question is that? |
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Post by Planet Asia on Dec 18, 2005 11:57:42 GMT -5
So those two women in your sig would be "Negroid" in your opinion? They both look to be predominately of sub-Saharan lineage to me. No they would be Asian. LOL, what kind of a question is that? I know that, I was just testing whats your definition of Negroid. |
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Post by Miguel Antunes on Dec 18, 2005 12:24:23 GMT -5
Well,when I think of negroid I think fo someone with dark skin...from brown to black but usually in the middle, dark brown, dark brown or black hair and eyes, nappy hair and broad short nose due to adaptation to the tropical climate..strong build...etc...Then there are elongated negroids...wich retain allmost all of the classifications...with the exception that they are usually taller and thinner...
Perhaps what I said should be only applied to Congoids and the Negroid terminology scrapped...they same way I think Caucasian should be separated in Capelloid (Meds in all its pigmentations forms) and Cromagnoid...
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Post by Mike the Jedi on Dec 18, 2005 14:55:27 GMT -5
In my opinion, it's a supergroup comprising the similar morphologies indigenous to West Africa (the broad Sudanid type and the elongated Sahelid type), Central Africa (the Congo and pygmy types), Southern Africa (the Bantu type) and East Africa (Nilotics/Nilotids and the much debated Horners/Aethiopids). If these areas were given as much study as the ones inhabited by Caucasians, I have no doubt more subvarieties would be identified and given names.
I sometimes include the Khoisan in this supergroup, but more often I just go ahead and identify them by their own category (commonly called Capoid) because of the generally accepted idea that they represent a more archaic morphology than their brothers to the north. Actually it's just because look really weird. Horners can be given the same courtesy, too, but I don't believe they're different enough from the others to warrant it. Not as much as the Khoisan anyway.
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Post by Dagaalyahan on Dec 18, 2005 14:59:21 GMT -5
Aethipoids would stick out in most of Africa while the Khoi would fit in. The khoi dont look that different from the the rest imo..
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Post by Mike the Jedi on Dec 18, 2005 15:03:27 GMT -5
Really? I would have thought the exact opposite.
But of course the Khoi are mixed with Bantus so maybe that's not surprising. But if you mean the San (who are more representative of the Capoid type), then that's where I would think differently.
As Magneto proved in his "what are these people" posts, I didn't have the easiest time distinguishing Horners from other blacks (like African Americans). But if he put in a Khoisan person, I would have spotted that immediately.
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Post by Haqiqa on Dec 18, 2005 15:10:47 GMT -5
Because he didn't use typical negrids like ghanians, congolese etc but AAs, Tuaregs and other stuff
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Post by Mike the Jedi on Dec 18, 2005 15:16:17 GMT -5
Nelson Mandela shows clear signs of Khoisan admixture. I think that type sticks out like a sore thumb, even when diluted.
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Post by Dagaalyahan on Dec 18, 2005 15:24:17 GMT -5
^¨There are many of them (south africans) here where I live. They really dont look that different from the rest.
A somali would stick out in most of West Africa for sure.. I once read an Article about a somali woman who worked in the Congo for the UN and how people would disrespect her because they thought she was None-african.
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Post by Planet Asia on Dec 18, 2005 15:27:57 GMT -5
^¨There are many of them (south africans) here where I live. They really dont look that different from the rest. A somali would stick out in most of West Africa for sure.. I once read an Article about a somali woman who worked in the Congo for the UN and how people would disrespect her because they thought she was None-african. In the Congo, I agree man, you guys would stick out, but maybe within the Sahelian zone in Northern Niger, parts of Mauritania and northern Chad would some Somalis fit in. |
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Post by Haqiqa on Dec 18, 2005 15:31:39 GMT -5
why do people think Fulanis/Tuaregs look so east african? they do not at all a slim nose or somewhat lighter skin doesnt make you look EA.
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Post by Dagaalyahan on Dec 18, 2005 15:32:21 GMT -5
Post pictures to illustrate your point. Show me a somali look-a-like from any of those regions.
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