JESUS WASN’T
WHITE AND WHY
THAT MATTERS
"Historically, white Jesus has been used
to oppress and erase the histories of
people of colour (Blacks) ” - Taryn Finley
he traditional image of Jesus as a
blue-eyed, blonde-haired white
man is historically inaccurate. In
her latest video for MTV Decoded,
Franchesa Ramsey tells us how this
picture of Jesus came to be even though
the Bible doesn't mention race.
"This globally recognized image of
Jesus didn't come from Bethlehem,"
she said in her video. "This man is
actually a 20th century American."