""" The story of the curse of Ham, or rather his son, is one of the earliest Eurasian myths. It wasn't known only in Hebrew and Christian culture, but also in the world of Islam. […] In an Irish commentary to the Bible from VIII century, we can read that Celtic people, presented as monstrous bodies: monsters, giants or elfs, were the descendants of Ham. The Arabs conquering India in the Middle Ages called the Hindi "sons of Ham". In the Modern Age in Europe the Roma became the slaves of slaves, and the legend of their supposed descent from Ham can be found, for example, in Bulgar folklore. Basically whenever there was a need to justify human captivity through Bible reference, the story of Ham's expulsion from Noe's family was recalled, expulsion from the womb that brought out the humankind. The exact details changed across different countries and periods to best match the local context and to stigmatize the inferior people. Those who were necessary for labor, but who were supposed to stay outside the social order. What makes the Modern Age special is that the myth of Ham's curse became clearly racial. The association of descent from Ham and dark skin is almost as old as the legend itself, but for a long time it was secondary. From one of the Hebrew myths we can learn what the offended Noe was supposed to say to Ham: "Moreover, because you twisted your head around to see my nakedness, your grandchildren’s hair shall be twisted into kinks, and their eyes red; again, because your lips jested at my misfortune, theirs shall swell; and because you neglected my nakedness, they shall go naked, and their male members shall be shamefully elongated." Then we read the explanation of these words: "Men of this race are called Negroes; their forefather Canaan commanded them to love theft and fornication, to be banded together in hatred of their masters and never to tell the truth." """ (Kacper Pobłocki, Chamstwo, translated myself; except for the ultimate quotes, taken straight from R. Graves, R. Patai, Hebrew Myths – Book Of Genesis)