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https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/07/ancient-greek-beauty-standards-beautiful-greece/
>Ancient Greeks who were beautiful, particularly men, were often described as “kaloskagathos,” an adjective that combines “kalos,” meaning beautiful or handsome, and “agathos,” which mean virtuous or good.
>In fact, ancient Greeks believed that physical beauty had a direct correlation to internal beauty, meaning that good-looking people were also morally good while those deemed “ugly” were lacking character.
>pale skin was sought after in ancient Greece
>There are countless ancient texts advising women to don powdery, white makeup, which was largely lead-based, on their skin to maintain a pale complexion while covering any blemishes.
>In ancient Greece, blue eyes and reddish-blonde hair were considered extremely beautiful.
>Even heroes were given this distinction, relating to the idea that physical beauty related to inner goodness in ancient Greece. The Mycenean king Menelaus, an integral figure in the Trojan War, was described as “red-haired” in the Odyssey.
>His wife, Helen of Troy, considered the most beautiful woman in the world, was fair, with long, golden-red hair and blue eyes, according to the ancient Greek poets.

Basically browns were always considered ugly and therefore evil. Not including oliveskins, who had lighter complexion and some genes for blonde/red hair/light eyes.

This fact is as old as human history itself.

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When did Europeans start to compare their skin colour to others? And when did they start correlating it to their superiority?