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Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth
It doesn't even need to be stylized tbh.
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They ARE NOT stylized, that's my point. They are realistic depictions.
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If the man that statue resembles had black skin and curly hair he'd be considered black. If he had brown skin and straight hair then he wouldn't. The facial features alone are not enough to determine his race.
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Yes, they are. The features are clearly Negroid.
Negroid [ˈniːgrɔɪd]
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) denoting, relating to, or belonging to one of the major racial groups of mankind, characterized by brown-black skin, tightly-curled hair, a short nose, and full lips. This group includes the indigenous peoples of Africa south of the Sahara, their descendants elsewhere, and some Melanesian peoples.
Negroid - definition of Negroid by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
In fact, I lean toward the Olmecs being--a Samoan/Melansian people from the South Seas.