I guess that offends Me on several levels:
First, Joseph was sementic, ie an Arab for all intents and purposes, so are Arabs white guys?
Second, why bring race into this at all
And finally, what's wrong w/ white guys?
I'm way past tired of people thinking I should apologize for being a white guy.
This article highlights the bias of the author far more than the wackie theory of Dr Carson.
“First, Joseph was sementic, ie an Arab for all intents and purposes, so are Arabs white guys?”
It all depends on how you define “white” I guess. They’re not East Asian, and they’re not sub-Saharan African, so they are “caucasian”. Probably not white enough to be members of the KKK or something like that though!
Middle eastern people are generally considered to be Caucasian (white), rather than Negroid or Oriental, although they may have darker skin coloring for sun protection. Ancient Egyptians may have had various mixtures as they conquered well to the south in Negroid Nubia (Sudan) and sometimes were conquered from there as well. On the other hand Solomon may have impregnated Sheba and have blood in the future Ethiopian king line.
My Prussian German ancestors probably had some tartar oriental blood from the Genghis Kahn period. My late husband was a blue eyed, red haired man of Scots decent, and was surprised when his mother told him he was 1/16th Cree Indian. One of my sons, a handsome lad, has high checkbones and slightly almond eyes. Looks a bit like a Latino rock star whose name I do not know. Probably one reason why his Puerto Rican wife fell for him. At any rate we are all mongrels, but just too stupid or ignorant to admit it. Has anyone ever heard of “heterosis?” Ever wonder why the US has such a vigorous population? [Heterosis, hybrid vigor, or outbreeding enhancement, is the improved or increased function of any biological quality in a hybrid offspring.... An offspring exhibits heterosis if its traits are enhanced as a result of mixing the genetic contributions of its parents.] And to top it all off, scientists now find we may have from 1 to 4% Neanderthal blood. So, racial purity, get over it.