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Revelation 1:14-15

"His (Jesus) head and his hairs were white like WOOL, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto fine BRASS."

This passage shows that Jesus had a brass color to his skin and curly hair.

Psalms 45:2 descriptions speak of the coming Messiah and describe him as "fairer than the children of men".

It's not much to go on to be sure but it's all we've got out of a very very very suspect HISTORICAL (not theological) source.

As far as the historiography is concerned, the Ethiopian Christian Church is believed by most historians to have the most accurate and unaltered point of view on Jesus's background. This is so because the Ethiopian church survived largely in isolation having been mostly cut off from larger Christendom by the fall of the Roman Empire and the advent of Islam which completed the isolation.

Unfortunately, due to the human propensity to make their gods look like themselves, we must view the Ethiopian Christian view as suspect for that reason.

On this issue, some have stated that it's an effort to "cancel" Jesus. Others have stated it's an attempt to simply acknowledge reality that the "SoCal surfer Jesus" is simply not, and never could be, accurate.

I don't think the vastness of Christianity is ready to accept multiple visions of Jesus according to what the worshipers look like. Some have even gone as far to say that Korean Jesus is blasphemous.

I leave it to you good GaGers! Let's discuss!

For over a thousand years, their have been certain black people who were able to gain acceptance in many instances because of their attractiveness. This could include being accepted into certain social circles, activities, or even interracial dating.

In 1950’s America, in states where interracial dating was legal, who had more people who had these looks?

black men or black women?

and I mean dark skinned ones.