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Am i allowed to speak these words without hurting anyone's feelings here. There is no hate in my heart. If it helps you understand i have been told since i can remember that i am half black and white.
Melanin (/ˈmɛlənɪn/ ( listen); from Greek: μέλας melas, "black, dark") is a broad term for a group of natural pigments found in most organisms. Melanin is produced by the oxidation of the amino acid tyrosine, followed by polymerization. The melanin pigments are produced in a specialized group of cells known as melanocytes
In the human skin, melanogenesis is initiated by exposure to UV radiation, causing the skin to darken. Melanin is an effective absorbent of light; the pigment is able to dissipate over 99.9% of absorbed UV radiation.[1] Because of this property, melanin is thought to protect skin cells from UVB radiation damage, reducing the risk of cancer, and it's considered that exposure to UV radiation is associated with increased risk of malignant melanoma, a cancer of melanocytes (melanin cells). Studies have shown a lower incidence for skin cancer in individuals with more concentrated melanin, i.e. darker skin tone. However; the relationship between skin pigmentation and photoprotection is still being investigated.[2]
The melanin in the skin is produced by melanocytes, which are found in the basal layer of the epidermis. Although, in general, human beings possess a similar concentration of melanocytes in their skin, the melanocytes in some individuals and ethnic groups produce variable amounts of melanin. Some humans have very little or no melanin synthesis in their bodies, a condition known as albinism.[4]
Archaic humans evolved to have dark skin color around 1.2 million years ago, as an adaptation to a loss of body hair that increased the effects of UV radiation. Before the development of hairlessness, archaic humans had reasonably light skin underneath their fur, similar to that found in other primates.[44] The most recent scientific evidence indicates that anatomically modern humans evolved in Africa between 200,000 and 100,000 years,[45] and then populated the rest of the world through one migration between 80,000 and 50,000 years ago, in some areas interbreeding with certain archaic human species (Neanderthals, Denisovans, and possibly others).[46] It seems likely that the first modern humans had relatively large numbers of eumelanin-producing melanocytes, producing darker skin similar to the indigenous people of Africa today. As some of these original people migrated and settled in areas of Asia and Europe, the selective pressure for eumelanin production decreased in climates where radiation from the sun was less intense. This eventually produced the current range of human skin color. Of the two common gene variants known to be associated with pale human skin, Mc1r does not appear to have undergone positive selection,[47] while SLC24A5 has undergone positive selection.[48]
If it helps you understand i have been told since i can remember that i am half black and white.
This would coincide with my thought that some have the power to turn on the light and to some it was givin to turn off the lights?
Notice how the human white slaves constantly keep the black nations impoverished with wars and famines.
It could be argued that blacks are spiritually superior because they are more linked to Earth (natural green) and not Money (fake Green Dollars).
originally posted by: SailorJerry
a reply to: howtonhawky
If it helps you understand i have been told since i can remember that i am half black and white.
Youve been "told"? You dont know? You cant tell? This comment is a bit odd, but then again so is the whole premise of the OP.
This would coincide with my thought that some have the power to turn on the light and to some it was givin to turn off the lights?
What "lights"? What are you talking about?
do you know what a light switch is? lights on lights off light dark your question of what lights is the most ignorant statement yet and i am very aware of my own seeming ignorance
originally posted by: Rapha
a reply to: howtonhawky
Actually blacks have stronger will-power and can resist those nasty Annunaki skum-bags better.
They gave the technology to the whites / browns at Mount Hermon - Babylon back in Syrian mythology. Notice how the human white slaves constantly keep the black nations impoverished with wars and famines.
It could be argued that blacks are spiritually superior because they are more linked to Earth (natural green) and not Money (fake Green Dollars).
originally posted by: howtonhawky
a reply to: SailorJerry
it is a day and night subject perhaps your intellect is hiding from you?
my theory could explain much of the division we see in our world
originally posted by: howtonhawky
a reply to: SailorJerry
it is a day and night subject perhaps your intellect is hiding from you?
my theory could explain much of the division we see in our world
originally posted by: Woodcarver
a reply to: howtonhawky
You can say whatever you want here, but, You’re going into the weird zone a little bit. Electric universe is a bit vague. What do you mean by that? What do you mean by switches?
I’m with Athetos, melanin is skin pigmentation. It protects you from the sun. If you live near The equator, you will have more of it than someone who lives way north or way south of equator.
originally posted by: Woodcarver
What do you mean by spiritual? It seems like a term that is subjective to everyone who claims it, so i think it is just a buzz word for good/bad?