Reply #93: 90% dark German-Jew, 10% black Irish

[Samurai_Writer]

actually, 87.5% and 12.5% if you want to be technical about it.

My dad's parents came from southern Germany and were 'dark Germans' and Jewish ... Dark Germans are a result of dark strains that were introduced during Roman times. The Romans set up people from different areas in charge of conquered people. The people set up to administer for Rome in what is now Germany were mainly from North Africa, survivors of the Punic Wars.

My mom's grandparents all came from Germany except one grandmother, who was from Ireland and was 'Black Irish'. Most people think it was from the 'Spanish' invading Ireland, but it was not the light-skinned Spaniards, but the Spanish Moors.

So I am 2nd generation American on Dad's side, 3rd generation on Mom's. What's funny is that Mom's grandparents and my dad's parents all emigrated to the US about the same time.

I've often been mistaken for hispanic, creole, Italian, Native American and Middle Eastern. Guess any brownskinned ethnicity will do for some people. LOL



Judge for yourself. :)