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Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by khiaa(f): 9:02am On Mar 28, 2018 |
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Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Martin0(m): 9:04am On Mar 28, 2018 |
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Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Martin0(m): 9:05am On Mar 28, 2018 |
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Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Pusyiter(m): 10:02am On Mar 28, 2018 |
I thought I over heard him saying his maternal grandparents were Dutch? XhosaNostra: |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by khiaa(f): 10:44am On Mar 28, 2018 |
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Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Martin0(m): 12:42pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
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Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Nig4Greatness: 6:24pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
khiaa:...... Hmmmm...Lol 1 Like |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by khiaa(f): 10:36pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Nig4Greatness: Why is that funny? |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by khiaa(f): 10:41pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
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Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Martin0(m): 6:12am On Mar 29, 2018 |
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Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Nig4Greatness: 8:51am On Mar 29, 2018 |
khiaa:..... Don't know why I laughed anyway but I kinda love your sincerity but I think you are giving too much of yourself out in the open,not sure if it's gonna serves out the purpose better. |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by khiaa(f): 1:17am On Mar 30, 2018 |
Nig4Greatness: No one knew about us and still don't know who I am referring to, so I'm not open about him it has been private. |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by thedragon: 3:09am On Mar 30, 2018 |
It's from various non-black admixture present in African Americans. Some African Americans are not enough majority black African ancestry. Some are more European white than African black. The more pure black African blood African Americans are usually found in the deep American South where seregation still reigns (segregation is good for African Americans as it preserves their race in a country where they are only about 10% of the population). Enabled by segregation in American states like Alabama or Mississippi. Deep South African Americans, the purer and darker African American, dominate athletics. They look similar to this: [img]https://imgur.com/a/JeRZT[/img] American football already has Nigerian-Americans who can play tough positions. Chidobe Awuzie is a Nigerian-American who plays cornerback and he's very good: 1 Like |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by thedragon: 3:10am On Mar 30, 2018 |
XhosaNostra: The Khoi are genetically distinct to black Africans and thus don't represent the true spectrum of Black African skin tone anymore than Horners do. Black Africans in general are dark-skinned when they are poor. OP is full of mixed race people like Brazilians. |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Nobody: 3:27am On Mar 30, 2018 |
khiaa: You are so correct. Even the average Black Americans don't. Now they may use an umbrella to keep the sun off of their skin or complain about getting darker or even "wish" they were lighter ....but they very rarely bleach. It's just not done. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Originalsly: 3:55am On Mar 30, 2018 |
In short...African Americans have a lighter skin tone because they are not pure bred. Their history has a lot to do with that..... slavery....women being raped by Whites. Then the indoctrination. .... lighter is better than darker.... for the last 40 years or so...Black and Proud is what it is....while Black is Beautiful is becoming taboo in Africa. Don't worry...very soon ... mainly by force. ... Africans will bleach themselves and become generally fairer than African Americans. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by XhosaNostra(f): 9:49am On Mar 30, 2018 |
Pusyiter: Swiss/German father & Xhosa mother. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Nobody: 12:38am On Apr 06, 2018 |
khiaa: That's not entirely true. My mother traced her dna to Cameroon,British, Native American, and SouthEast Asian. Of course, the SouthEast Asian, and Native American components were small and generations ago. What Im saying is AA bloodline is complicated, DNA analysis proves this to be true. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Nobody: 1:24am On Apr 06, 2018 |
HORRORIZON: (looking around) Who's bleaching?? I'm brown-skinned and I know no one including myself who has bleached. Im glad you cleared this up. |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by khiaa(f): 7:01am On Apr 06, 2018 |
hiawathia81: Your mother's bloodline does not represent all A.A. and besides, those tests are bogus. |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Nobody: 1:53am On Feb 01, 2019 |
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Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by morpheus24: 5:26pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
Spot on and please don't mind people who don't understand DNA tests and what the results actually mean. AA's have admixture in them and are generally lighter in complexion to native Africans. A simple test of the cast of Black panther will attest to this. the AA characters are generally lighter than their African counterparts. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by morpheus24: 5:31pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
thedragon: The Khoi are as genetically distinct to Yoruba as are Yoruba to the Dinka tribes. They are genetically African in every sense of the word but have a much older genetic makeup. The term Black African encompasses all who are predominantly African in genetic makeup and appearance, this would include your Ethiopians, Sudanese, bantu, khoi, sene-gambian and the likes. Africans do not have one skin tone expression and generally speaking are a dark brown as opposed to a jet black skin tone. AA's would display these variations as well outside of any mixtures but would tend to have lighter tones because of admixtures as well. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by NileValley: 6:41pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
ripmyheartout: The first picture is a Bi-racial woman. |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by NileValley: 6:42pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
Nobody: the lady are u are quoting is not even Nigerian but South Africa why are u even talking about Nigerian? the topic here is not even about Nigerians. pls leave my country alone thanks. You filthy Jamaican,you're not Nigerian you're just a wannabe. |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Nobody: 11:09pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
NileValley:me a Jamaican? dude you are crazy 1 Like |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by NileValley: 11:52pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
ThatIjawBoy: No i'm talking about the user "Nobody". |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by NileValley: 12:30am On Feb 02, 2019 |
Originalsly: You don't know anything , countries llike Rwanda,Ivory Coast,Ghana,Kenya and South Africa have all banned skin bleaching creams. You wish Africans were self-hating skin bleachers but it will never be the case. The most known skin bleachers in the world are Black Americans like Michael Jackson,Lil Kim,Azalea Banks and many others. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Originalsly: 12:58am On Feb 02, 2019 |
NileValley:Good to learn those countries banned bleaching creams. Why not Nigeria?.. fear of a revolution? Black Americans?...notorious skin bleaches?..no they are not. You bleach ...Black Americans will come for you. .Michael Jackson caught hell from them for bleaching....they never bought his vitiligo excuse. Latinos...Puerto Ricans in particular....and Indians bleach a whole lot. |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Nobody: 7:26am On Feb 02, 2019 |
NileValley:I'm the one |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Nobody: 7:27am On Feb 02, 2019 |
NileValley:They are still using bleaching creams in Ghana |
Re: Why Do African Americans Generally Have Lighter Skin Tone Than Africans? by Nobody: 7:29am On Feb 02, 2019 |
Originalsly:Black Americans bleach oooo, you clearly have no idea even in Ghana they still use bleaching creams |
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