Why do white people all look so different?  I mean they have like 20 shades of different hair color, blond, dark blond, light blond, dirty blond, light red hair, dark red, light brown, dark brown, and a few different shades of black, then they have a bunch of different eye colors, and their skin pigment can be a bunch of different shades.  I go to school with this one cat who has brown hairon his head, and red facial hair??? Wtf is up with that? Why isn’t his facial hair brown like the stuff on his head?\n\nI’m black and we all pretty much look the same, unless we have some white in us then we can have brown hair or green eyes.\n\nI don’t get it… Blacks all look about the same,  Asians all look about the same….why do whites all look so different?
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Funny question, I thought the same thing until and Asian friend told me that we white people looked all the same to her while she could tell differences among Asians.\n\nBut the real answer to your question is that whites are not pure white either. If you look at full Caucasians, they are all blonde with blue eyes. It's when people started migrating all over and getting mixed that all this diversity started to show up. \nAlso, dark colors tend to be dominant genes so they "stick" more.
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Well, let`s see. My mom is hispanic and has hazel eyes and very black hair with medium skin. My dad is anglo and has black hair and green eyes and medium skin. My sister has brown eyes and black hair with a little darker skin, my brother brown hair and green eyes with medium skin, and I have grey eyes and reddish brown hair with medium skin. My mom`s sister is darker than her and all her kids turned out darker than us with black hair and brown eyes. Her husband was anglo also with brown hair and blue eyes. So what you get is a luck of the draw.
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First off, the alleles that control hair and eye color are on more than one gene, so it isn't one specific gene, that control the color of hair or eyes. Brown hair is not a mutation. Allele wise you can either have light(blond) or dark hair, dark being dominant. As i stated it is a polygenic trait so varying gene configurations account for shades of hair.
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I will say idefinitely that about 95% of Hispanics have med brown, dark brown or black eyed color. Our hair is typically medium brown to dark, we also have people with blonde and red hair..not too often. Many just dyed the hair lighter but is not the "typical" Hispanic hair color.\n\nThere is also Hispanics with green eyes and the most unusual color is blue.  It really depends the country. For example most Mexicans/Peruvian/Colombian have brown eyes(I will say about 98%)  but   Argentinian, Uruguyan, Spanish have higher % of people with green and blue eyes. It really depends the history in the heritage (ex.more Spanish, indian descendentsetc). I hope it helps to answer your question. I personally very fair skin  and I am 100% Hispanic some people think Iam caucacian, so it really depends
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I think you are looking at it from the wrong prospective, I wouldnt look at the melanin correlation in chimps or other great apes as to humans. Melanin is the pigment in our skin that helps protect us from the harmful Uv radiation that is present in our everyday lives.\n\n"Dermal melanin is produced by melanocytes, which are found in the stratum basale of the epidermis. Although human beings generally possess a similar concentration of melanocytes in their skin, the melanocytes in some individuals and races more frequently or less frequently express the melanin-producing genes, thereby conferring a greater or lesser concentration of skin melanin. Some individual animals and humans have no or very little melanin in their bodies, which is a condition known as albinism." Wiki. \n\nTherefore, you would see that certain races where melanin was more needed due to their living conditions would have more genes that would express the pigment. If you look at the trend of the globe, enviroments that arent on the poles or on the equator tend to have lighter skinned individuals.Its because they arent getting the direct sunlight/uv radiation that the people on the poles or the equator are getting.\n\nNow there is also the fact that there are different races of human and that these races tend to express pigments very differently from eachother. Such as why chimps are lighter skinned than gorillas... (not exactly a great example, but it will do) over long periods of time natural selection causes fluctuations in these trends, and now that we are seeing increased radiation, those that have stronger forms of melanin and a smaller predisposition to cancer tend to "pass on their genes" or have better reproductive success. Now, this is all relative and I could probably go on for hours about it, but in todays society since we arent nomadic / are particularily sedentary, if you tend to have darker or lighter skin colors it is due to your heratige.
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ever noticed that lots of western men really like asian women? don't you think the black hair might be part of the attraction?\nIt seems futile to be stressing about the hair color you were born with.
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Well, I don't like the term "coloured" for people that have dark skin. It's rude and it's wrong. Then what does that make me, clear? Invsible? Why do we have to pay so much attention to people's skin colour? Why can't we see people as people? We all breath, bleed and breed the same ways. I don't see a difference. I just see people.
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Though I have to admit Blacks look better in clothes usually than Whites do, I really don't hate being White. And I think we've all gotten to the stage where it doesn't matter to Blacks what Whites think of them - only a small percentage of Blacks measure themselves against whites. What's the point? There are too many differences. I'm of English background, so my skin doesn't tan much. That's restricting, because too much sun these days can lead to skin cancer, so I avoid the sun. Black skin has more oil so Blacks age better. Lucky you guys! Then again, I'm not too concerned about aging. I have never been particularly attracted to Black men - I go for personality more than looks. I've dated guys of many different races. People are people. Anyway, don't evaluate yourself in relation to Whites - it doesn't make sense.
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Why is everyone asking this question??? My man is Black and I'm his Kryptonite. He thinks white women look nasty, just like some white men think black women look nasty. I don't feel less of a person just because a black man likes a white woman. I get hit on by both white men and women, and other races too. It's their preference, so why should we care?\n\nAnd in case that "additional detail" was towards me allybama...\nI'm a black woman. No I didn't choose the dark brown complexion for my avatar because I am not dark brown. I'm more of a caramel or honey complexion. Black people come in different shades of brown in case you didn't know.
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You're talking two different things.  When we call people black, we're really referring to their ethnicity, not their skin color.  Black people are of African descent so they would be referred to as black no matter how dark or light their skin is.\nI have seen an albino black person and you can definately tell that person is of African descent even though they have no skin pigment.\nSo, yes, a black person can be classified as an albino if they don't have the melatonin necessary to make skin pigment.  \nWhat I don't understand about albinos is that even their hair and eye color are affected.  I'm not sure if melatonin is responsible for that as well. \nThe black albino I knew had blondish yellow hair.
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Well, you shouln't make the situation so general as in asians are the only ones who go through the situation.  I am from a tropical island (I'm hispanic) and I'm white, blonde and have blue eyes. Whenever I hang out with "white" people I get asked the same question.  And nobody believes me that I'm hispanic, and yes it's very annoying.\n\nAnswer:  A lot of people of different race/ cultures go through the same thing, why? Because a lot of society is very ignorant and feel most comfortable when they categorize things/people and situations.  Being different is at times scary/ uncomfortable for others.  Ignorance.
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It happens early to some people, it's genetic. My mom's hair turned white in high school and college. (At the time, a frost job was the style, so that worked out for her.) It's normal. Other than dyes, there isn't much you can do about it.
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Many people fear the unknown (races different from their own), they don't recognize the fact that our bodies are just the shells of our beings and certainly don't define who we are inside, they're ignorant, small-minded, prejudiced, or racist.  \n\nOne thing that has always bugged me is when an ignoramous will defend racism by giving this example, "Look at the animal world -- dogs don't mate with cats.  They stick to their own kind."  But black dogs mate with white dogs or with dogs that look a LOT different from themselves.  As humans, we ARE sticking to our own kind -- our own kind just happens to be composed of all colors and looks (just like dogs).
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I see your view! But it is mighty funny how we see every other race trying to be like us. It seems as if almost everybody wants to be black so bad but yet they put us down. But I know why it's because we are unique we have our own style that some will never understand. Don't trip off of what others think about us just be proud that we have so many haters. We must keep on doing things to make them hate on us and continue to move on. But I also see the points of others some black people give off that vibe and make that reputation for us. But I don't because I know that I am not the stereotypical black person I am aobve others expectations of  what black people are.
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Good question!  I suppose it's because natural blondes are in a minority.  However, I wonder if the fake blondes really realize how artificial they look.  A lot of people did have naturally blond hair as children, and I think that a few highlights in light brown hair can be very attractive.  But a lot of brunettes really spoiled their natural beauty by trying to completely change mother nature.\n\nI'm not upset about the fake look, but it's a non-issue with me.  Those of us who are aesthetes realize how ridiculous many of the people who look who try so desperately to be what they're not.\n\nI must laugh at the response of the person who said that he didn't like "natural blondes' personalities!"  Can you imagine saying that you didn't like "natural brunettes' personalities?!"\n\nWe do love to pen people into little boxes, based on one identifying characteristic, don't we?  As you know, all African Americans share the same intelligence, wealth, and personality traits.  Same with blondes.  And religions.  And......\n\nAddition:  I'm a heterosexual female, but I hope you don't mind my saying that you're one of those rare individuals who exudes a natural beauty.  It's fun to experiment with different hairstyles and clothing, but I hope you don't do anything to change what you were given naturally.
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I like to take a few things from all races.... as far as fashion goes. I am white and I was born with a big ol booty, thick hair and big lips.....so guess its not just a black thang anymore. I really don't understand the conflict between black and white.....I live in the south and its always a heated debate. We live in this world together and I think that we just need to open our eyes and realize that. Learn from one another
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wow.... i'm sorry but this is a really dumb question. but if you really want an answer as to why you THINK all black americans look alike whereas other blacks don't, then here goes....\n\nblack americans usually don't have reservations about marrying and having children with other black americans, regardless of their true origin. (we won't even get into the unfortunate idea that many black americans don't know their true country of origin... thanks america!)\n\nso anyway, some "pure" africans (and caribbeans for that matter - don't forget we exist too!) tend to marry and have children with people from their same country. this is why the physical features of haitians, nigerians, ghanians, jamaicans, etc... might be a little more noticeable to you than those of the black americans.