[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by tantric

For a LONG time religion played the role of race. There were black nobles in the Middle Ages in Europe - it was odd, but they were Christians. That same page have a link to a find of skeleton of a black African in 13th Century England.

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OT: But that's how I develop my multi-species worlds. Species isn't anywhere near as important as language and culture, for the most part.

It's odd that we all find that odd. Why should melanin amount matter more than whether we like the same music, books, or pronounce cumin the same way?