The bust of the iconic Queen Nefertiti of Egypt has survived a lot of obstacles for a 3,300 years old carved rock. When the bust was discovered it had a broken piece of its right ear, and a missing left eye. The bust was attributed by the sculptor Thutmoses who did most of the art work of the royal family. Missing eye and broken ear seem to have no impact on the beauty of the queen. Although in most recent reports archaeologists do tell another story on this timeless beauty. People are now speculating that the bust might have gotten a makeover sometimes over the years. Perhaps during the time when it was in the hands of Hitler.
Scientists who have supposedly X-rayed the bust have said that it is possible that it might have been repainted. Some speculate that her skin was made lighter and her features white-like. It would make a lot of sense though. The Egyptian queen was a black beauty perhaps of Nubian descent but has no connection to anything other than Africans/Blacks and to make her be more appealing to whiter audiences, her features may have possibly been made white-like. People do that even on magazine covers today. They give more shine to the lighter women such as Halle Berry, Beyonce, Alicia Keys because they have light skin complexions and long straight hair. Editors refuse to give a cover to a dark girl because dark girls do not sell. It is but a sad truth. I'm not exactly sure how much truth there is behind these tales but i guess it's a matter of personal opinion at the end of the day. I can personally say it could be true, Hitler may have wanted his Egyptian Queen to be a little lighter but i think that it would have been extremely difficult to try to change the features of the bust. Nefertiti was known to Egypt during her prime to be the most favored wife of the King Akhenaten. 3,300 years ago she was very admired and people wrote many poems on how beautiful she was. Her husband is the only Egyptian king to speak publicly about how beautiful his wife was and how without her he would be nothing. To this day, Nefertiti is still looked upon as being the most beautiful woman in the world and i think it's because her beauty is timeless and unique. You can't walk down the street and see a girl that looks just like that and that's why many are all so in love with her.
Now speaking of controversy, for a long time a lot of people have compared Cleopatra to Nefertiti who many still think was a black queen. She may have ruled Egypt and fucked a lot of powerful men but she doesn't come close to Nefertiti. Their eras were very different and Cleopatra was of Greek descent. There is no proof that she was a black woman. Many have speculated that her father was Greek and mother black but there is no evidence to support that. Her ancestors had already positioned themselves in Egypt and paved the way for her. Her mother was queen of Egypt before her so there was nothing special about her. I'm sure Cleopatra was very beautiful because a lot of men fell for her, a lot of men! I refer to her as the slut queen. She used men to get what she wanted and killed most of her relatives to stay in power. I have no respect for her because i think she cheated her way to stay in power. I do admire her for being a strong woman during her prime and doing whatever it took to stay relevant. But, If we were to compare her to Nefertiti, i would pick Nefertiti. Not because i'm already bias but because Nefertiti was hated by all the priests during her reign and things got even worst after her husband's death. She did rule Egypt as Queen Pharaoh despite all of the bullshit and she was the first ever. We know nothing beats that.
So we have concluded that Cleopatra was not a black queen, and that Nefertiti's complexion could have been made lighter (possibly by Hitler) to make her more appealing to white audiences. There you have it!
Scientists who have supposedly X-rayed the bust have said that it is possible that it might have been repainted. Some speculate that her skin was made lighter and her features white-like. It would make a lot of sense though. The Egyptian queen was a black beauty perhaps of Nubian descent but has no connection to anything other than Africans/Blacks and to make her be more appealing to whiter audiences, her features may have possibly been made white-like. People do that even on magazine covers today. They give more shine to the lighter women such as Halle Berry, Beyonce, Alicia Keys because they have light skin complexions and long straight hair. Editors refuse to give a cover to a dark girl because dark girls do not sell. It is but a sad truth. I'm not exactly sure how much truth there is behind these tales but i guess it's a matter of personal opinion at the end of the day. I can personally say it could be true, Hitler may have wanted his Egyptian Queen to be a little lighter but i think that it would have been extremely difficult to try to change the features of the bust. Nefertiti was known to Egypt during her prime to be the most favored wife of the King Akhenaten. 3,300 years ago she was very admired and people wrote many poems on how beautiful she was. Her husband is the only Egyptian king to speak publicly about how beautiful his wife was and how without her he would be nothing. To this day, Nefertiti is still looked upon as being the most beautiful woman in the world and i think it's because her beauty is timeless and unique. You can't walk down the street and see a girl that looks just like that and that's why many are all so in love with her.
Now speaking of controversy, for a long time a lot of people have compared Cleopatra to Nefertiti who many still think was a black queen. She may have ruled Egypt and fucked a lot of powerful men but she doesn't come close to Nefertiti. Their eras were very different and Cleopatra was of Greek descent. There is no proof that she was a black woman. Many have speculated that her father was Greek and mother black but there is no evidence to support that. Her ancestors had already positioned themselves in Egypt and paved the way for her. Her mother was queen of Egypt before her so there was nothing special about her. I'm sure Cleopatra was very beautiful because a lot of men fell for her, a lot of men! I refer to her as the slut queen. She used men to get what she wanted and killed most of her relatives to stay in power. I have no respect for her because i think she cheated her way to stay in power. I do admire her for being a strong woman during her prime and doing whatever it took to stay relevant. But, If we were to compare her to Nefertiti, i would pick Nefertiti. Not because i'm already bias but because Nefertiti was hated by all the priests during her reign and things got even worst after her husband's death. She did rule Egypt as Queen Pharaoh despite all of the bullshit and she was the first ever. We know nothing beats that.
So we have concluded that Cleopatra was not a black queen, and that Nefertiti's complexion could have been made lighter (possibly by Hitler) to make her more appealing to white audiences. There you have it!
1 comment:
I understand why you would chose Queen Nefertiti and yes I agree with you a hundred present. Also one of the rezones why Cleopatra would have used sex to get what she wanted was one because that could have been all she knew how to get what she wanted without having to kill anyone. Two sex is something powerful especially if your try get powerful men on your side. Although for me personally I think she could have done better than fucking pips to get what she wanted. Queen Nefertiti did a really good job with it.
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