Why do black people think Napoleon shot off the Sphinx's nose?

[Slithy_Tove]

@Derleth

He was an anchor baby.

Well, did you ever hear of Mary getting deported?

She and Joseph “self-deported” before the Massacre of the Innocents.

[Leo_Bloom]

@Knorf

So, you’re saying it MOSES who attacked the Sphynx’s nose??

It was probably “too Jewish.”

[Little_Nemo]

@Derleth

He was an anchor baby.

Well, did you ever hear of Mary getting deported?

I heard Jesus was born in a car during the trip. The story I got was something about a Pinto, a niño, and Santa Maria.

And I think they were driving to Ohio.

[voltaire]

@Leo_Bloom

As for Afrocentrism, you will hear very pointed assertions that Moses was black.

Naturally. How many white people do you know who are named Moses?

Q.E.D.

[CalMeacham]

Ahh – found some more of them. I posted about this six years ago (05-08-2006)

Aladdin (Disney movie)

Prince of Egypt (Spielberg cartoon)

Bill and Ted (TV cartoon)

In addition, Eureka claimed it was in a Smurfs coloring book. And Winston Bongo claimed it was shown in a Fafr Side cartoon.

[Reloy3]

Interestingly, from the news this morning, the rest of the sphinx might not be out of the woods, yet. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/11/12/Salafist-leader-wants-Pyramids-destroyed/UPI-30571352719234/

[Acsenray]

@CalMeacham

I know it’s aombie thread, but I can’t resist posting.

I’d heard the story about Napoleon’s soldiers (not Napoleon) shooting off the Sphinx’ nose, but I didn’t realize anyone took it seriously.

The loss of the nose has become a trope in cartoons and comics – everyone is responsible for the loss of the nose

Obelix is responsible in Asterix and Cleopatra

Mark Twain is responsible in The Adventures of Mark Twain

I’ve seen many other examples, which I can’t recall now. But the Great Sphinx losing its nose gets attributed to lots of cartoon characters.

Yeah, this legend has been around far, far longer than Farrakhan and Afrocentrism. White people told this tale plenty.