sherlock229:
why do Yorubas tends to have Asian like features compared to any Nigerian groups.
just an observation .

this is to prove race is just a social construct.


comparison.

just a google search,this two looks really alike lol
simi(Nigerian Yoruba) and chipo Chung(Zimbabwe/Chinese actress)


also Sade the singer have the feature too,she's half white and half yoruba but technically the Yoruba side is what gives her the Asian like looks.

also most Yoruba terracotas have Asian features.

morpheus24:


I wouldn't say similar, I would say their eyes are further away from the center of their head that's why.

these people below are the Africans that look more asian

sherlock229:


yeah khoisans looks more Asian especially since they're very light skinned too. but you can't deny Yoruba does share the look too.

morpheus24:


Their facial morphology is similar to that of Asians who also carry the same type of eyefolds as well.

Yoruba do not have these eyefolds.

The lighter variant of skin tones in the khoi I would attribute to adaptation and natural selection to their sub tropical environment, They are closer to the color of the Kalahari desert and further away from the sun that is hottest around the equator

HarryDuce:
I beg to differ. The regions just outside the equator are the hottest and the Kalahari is just outside the equator. Low humidity and dryness are peculiar to the regions that fall in this category. There are many factors responsible for this. Also, The equator is not the hottest but humidity is very high. The situation can be likened to Sahara also where the natives are not as dark as their neighbours down south in spite of the heat.

I agree with the bold.

morpheus24:


There is a correlation with skin tone and distance from the equator though

also most Yoruba terracotas have Asian features.

this is to prove race is just a social construct.

ariketalks:


Many Yorubas seem to look somewhere between Ghanaian and Guinean.

This may be true. There is this Ethiopian lady that could pass for Omowunmi's sister. Funny thing is she's also a model.

morpheus24:


Yoruba's to me look more similar to groups in close proximity with them to the west of Africa such as togoloese, benin republic and ivory coast and less like the groups to the east of them such as efik, Ibibio, Fang and so on

I have been mistook for an Ethiopian male before but specifically an oromo male, so there are some groups of people within Africa that can pass for other groups with distinct looks, after all we all cluster phenotypical together than people with zero to no African genetics.

ariketalks:

Are you Yoruba?

morpheus24:

Nope

OyinbowithaTan:
Lots of Africans, Asians, Europeans look very similar if an adjustment to skin color is made.

sherlock229:


yeah khoisans looks more Asian especially since they're very light skinned too. but you can't deny Yoruba does share the look too.