Usually elves are portrayed as either white, other European, Asian or Middle-eastern in movies, TV-series, games and in other art. I'm curious if it's written a place which human phenotype ("race") an elf are supposed to resemble mostly. E. g. the authors saying: "Elves are tall and have fair hair, eyes and skin" or something like that: "Elves have narrow noses, slim faces and big eyes". I've noticed a lot of racial diversity among elves, but rarely seen any black elves. I'm just curious. No, I'm not accusing anyone for being racist. I'm just asking if there are any traditional or cultural reasons for it; if there's a meaning behind it or if it symbolizes something special. Same reason I'm curious on why witches are either portrayed as old, ugly and green hags wearing pointy black hats and having a big nose and why more human looking witches are portrayed as either redhead or blackhead. #Elf #Elves #Race #Black

There are dark elves. They're black.

Good question. Why do YOU think?

Because black people are a minority

Why does santa always wear red?

because they're beautiful and pure creatures

because elves are helpful and love children

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There are dark elves. They're black.

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Good question. Why do YOU think?

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  The Western beauty standard. East-Asians, middle-eastern and South-Europeans have more similar facial features as white Nordic people than blacks, therefor they fit the Nordic beauty standard more and elves are invented by the Nordics. Often people likes familiar features more.
  
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- Anon-ymous1
  
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  Yes I'd say that plays some part of it.
  
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Because black people are a minority

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- Wammu
  
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  In Africa, white people are a minority. Of course, black people still manage to get called the K-word over there.
  
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Why does santa always wear red?

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  Good question!
  
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- Edanurus
  
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  Because coca cola marketed it that way. He traditionally wore green.
  
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cuz of white supremacy.

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Some are like in bad Santa

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because they're beautiful and pure creatures

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- curiousnorway
  
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  What do that have to do with the question I asked?
  
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- drdudebro69
  
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  Well, elves don't mug people or do drugs or rape or murder or make rap songs talking about how great they are
  
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- curiousnorway
  
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  J. R. R. Tolkien's elves went to war. By the way, not every black people does the thing you mentioned.
  
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- drdudebro69
  
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  Probably about half of them do. Tolkiens elves are smart
  
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Racism.

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because elves are helpful and love children

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Good grief

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