is there still a "moor" race today? (people, black, German)

[mach234]

are there people in europe who still consider themselves of the moor race?
if so. where are they mostly populated?

[Ariete]

There is only one race left; the Human race.

[ABQConvict]

Was there ever a Moor 'race'? If you look at medieval depictions of Moors, they ranged from people who looked like Sub-Saharan and Nilotic Blacks, tan Berbers, and even European looking. All those 'looks' can be found today in North Africa.

Here is an interesting page on the subject: http://mathildasanthropologyblog.wor...s-really-were/

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Um, Morocco. Yes, they are still in existence.

[Perfect Stranger]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

Um, Morocco. Yes, they are still in existence.

They wouldn't call themselves moors though. "Moor" was basically a catch-all word for Mulsims of any ethnic origin: North African, Asian or European.

[FBF]

I was confused what a Moor was since Shakespeare's play depicted a Moor as black while most Europeans depict them as Middle Eastern.

[Jesse44]

Sorry but it's 'Moops'

[Clark Fork Fantast]

Originally Posted by FBF

I was confused what a Moor was since Shakespeare's play depicted a Moor as black while most Europeans depict them as Middle Eastern.

The British have used the term "black" for anyone with darker-than-white skin for a long time. People of India and Pakistan were traditionally called "blacks" in the UK. So an Arab would also be called "black" in Shakespeare's day, even though Arabs are today classified as Caucasians. Very confusing. But hey, they're just words. A German scientist in the early 1800s, Blumenbach, invented the term "Caucasian" because he thought the most beautiful of all peoples were the Caucasians, so he concluded that humans originated in the Caucasus, whites were the closest in terms of good looks, and all the rest were less pretty (but contrary to most of his contemporaries Blumenback didn't think different races were any different when it came to intelligence).
The beautiful skull and Blumenbach

[ABQConvict]

Maybe Shakespeare portayed Othello as a Black moor because he wanted to.

Why would a modern film maker portray an American character as a Black man? Possibly because some Americans are Black.

Also what Clark Fork said. 'Black' in the 16th century could refer to anyone who wasn't pale or otherwise obviously European. Even today, the American standard, 'Black=African heritage', is not a universal definition of of the term 'Black' when used to describe a person's appearance.

[SwedishViking]

Well the racial issue isn't really that "up there" in europe...
I don't know anyone who've spoke much about race since my history teacher in 6th grade talked about adolf hitler...

but in america it's still a "thing"