About people thinking Amanda is a woman of colour
It made me think.
The Iberian Peninsula was part of a Islamic Arab Empire, the Umayyad Caliphate, for a few centuries(?) and their influence is still very present in the Portuguese and Spanish languages to this day.
I'm not Portuguese so I can't say for sure (as a Brazilian and lover of the language history I would love to hear from a Portuguese Smosh fan about it), but is not far fetched to assume a lot of white Portuguese and Spanish people have a mixed heritage, so I can see how someone could assume Amanda is a woman of colour or see her as somewhat ambiguous, especially when she is tanned.
Any Portuguese or Spanish Smosh fans could bring their perspectives? Am I way off base here?
Edit: I didn't mean to assume or determine anyones ethnicity let alone someone from the cast whom I very much enjoy watching. I just liked the discussion that was brought up in the video, of how some people can be seem as something else and by different people, which only affirms that race is made up thing. I love history and language and I thought posting here, continuing the discussion from the video, would be a nice way to learn of the history of the Iberian Peninsula, the people who live there, and to connect with other Smosh fans.