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> I’ve seen some light criticism that there appears to be no black traders which would exist in those times, and that the characters are uniformly white while S
by deogeo 8y ago
> I’ve seen some light criticism that there appears to be no black traders which would exist in those times, and that the characters are uniformly white while Slavic skin color is actually a range between pale and olive.
Having been born and raised in a slavic country, I don't think I've seen a black person for the first 15 years of my life, except on TV. In a city with far more people than anything included in the Witcher. And skin color was very very close to uniformly white. So it's always fun to be told by Americans that no, actually, slavic countries have always been vibrant and diverse.
- mcguire 8y agoWell, there was this whole geopolitical fluffup throughout the twentieth century....
- deogeo 8y agoAnd there is evidence there were significantly more black people in slavic countries before that? Taking the example of Yugoslavia, this doesn't seem to be the case [1]. We're just assuming diversity, while demanding proof of homogeneity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia#Demographics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia#Demograp...