who gives a flying rats ass where Egypt is?
Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
You do. You were the one who said it was the "funniest thing of all" and then went on to spend the bulk of your post pointing out that her not knowing where Egypt was proved how stupid she was and how she should have gotten an education.
it's just an excuse for her racism
Totally agreed. However, I was not the one who incorrectly placed Egypt in the ME while, simultaneously, insulting someone's intelligence for correctly placing Egypt in Africa.
i'll go up against anyone on this board in either World Geography or US Geography.
Good for you. Doesn't change the fact that, by your own words, you must have "skipped World Geography 101" because you don't know what continent Egypt is on.
how many here could correctly label all 50 states today, now? yeah you mighta been able to do that in school, could you do it now?
Probably not. But, again, I am not the one insulting someone for screwing up geography while doing it myself.
so you think it's funny what this chick did? yeah i figure you would. what ya gonna do when someone just like her bitch slaps you in the face for being white in "Black America"?
Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
You were the one who used the adjective "funny," I just followed the wording. Don't get upset with me for using your words, I was sticking with context in an attempt to make sure you understand what we are talking about.
In the interest of history, the girl as she describes it is wrong. Though (pay attention) Egypt lies upon the African continent, we are really talking about culture. The historical Egyptian culture was far removed from interior African culture. The African culture did not invent wheels but the Egytians were known for their chariots. From the time of Ptolemy the Egyptian royalty was hereditary Greek. Ptolemy was a Greek general who lay claim to Egypt, and this included what we call Israel, Gaza, Jordan, and parts of Lebanon, after Alexander died. So if this girl was talking geography then she was correct but if she is talking culture then she is less than correct.
Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn
Using similar logic, one could argue that - at least - neither Egypt, Libya, Algeria nor Morocco are part of Africa. That would mean that roughly 18% of Africa's land is not in Africa, culturally. The reality is that Africa is a very large and diverse continent, including culturally. If we could arbitrarily say parts of it are not of Africa because the culture is different from other parts of it, then we could argue that nothing is in Africa.