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I think that it is a bit disagreeable to tell an AA male that they can't find their super-hero in ancient Egyptian rulers. While the pharaohs weren't exactly black Africans, and no doubt enslaved quite a few, Egypt is technically on the continent of Africa. Who am I to question your hero, especially one that is pretty much a pop figure in today's world. I am guessing he was just "a pharaoh", no name tag with Ramses, Tut etc. [/quote]

Right? And I can't say that the HOS doesn't have Egyptian heritage, which would rule out concerns of cultural appropriation. The music teacher had a treble clef as part of her costume, so I just assumed the video participants chose alter-ego heroes based on things that were personally meaningful. [/quote]

It is not cultural appropriation to wear an Egyptian costume.  Appropriation or being offensive is when someone is denigrating or profiting off another person’s culture.  Egyptian culture belongs to all humanity as it was one of the first great civilizations.

As someone of Egyptian heritage, I think it is sad that Jewish people see symbols of my ancestors as symbols of hatred towards them.  Partly this is because for much of Egyptian history Egypt had a large and [b]indigenous[/b] Jewish population who had been in the country since ancient times and are just as much a part of the fabric of the country’s history as any other group.  Anyone who has read the Bible can see that Egyptian history and Jewish history are far more intertwined than the events of the Passover story suggest.[/quote]

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