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Where the Hell did WHite people come from theory!

Kooky

Kooky

Freedom from Sanity
Muffled said:
Maybe it was the Greek gods messing with the gene pool. After all Zeus took credit for creating humans.
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No, it was Euro-American colonists who invented White people, alongside European intellectuals.
Black people had already been invented 1-2 centuries earlier.
 
Hidingfromyou

Hidingfromyou

Member
exchemist said:
Brilliant diagram.

It only remains to add a few explanatory words. Man would originally have had dark skin, at least according to the dominant Out of Africa hypothesis. Less pigmentation most likely occurred either because it became an advantage (for vitamin D synthesis) as Man began to explore higher latitudes where the sun is less intense, or else occurred due to genetic drift, because of not being selected against by sunburn and skin cancer at these higher latitudes.

Both mechanisms would have been reinforced by the practice of wearing clothing in colder climates, by making ability to withstand exposure to harsh sunlight even less relevant, and by making the ability to synthesise enough vitamin D from briefer exposure, of less of the body, more of an advantage.
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This is half correct. The part you're missing is that dark pigmentation evolved to protect against UV damage to serum vitamin B. As UVB and C drop out of sunlight as you leave the equator, dark pigmentation is less and less necessary for protection. However, above the arctic circle, UVA remains but no UVB or C, so no way to produce vitamin D, and dark pigmentation is necessary again. Hence, Inuit have darker skin than Europeans.
 
ironnero777

ironnero777

Member
lukethethird said:
Destroy the matrix, dude, not in our lifetime.
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this year is a very power eclipse that will focus the minds of 144000 souls to set the universe free. 2022 is the year of freedom. the line will be drawn in the sand and there time travelling mechanics will come to a screatching end.
 
exchemist

exchemist

Veteran Member
Hidingfromyou said:
This is half correct. The part you're missing is that dark pigmentation evolved to protect against UV damage to serum vitamin B. As UVB and C drop out of sunlight as you leave the equator, dark pigmentation is less and less necessary for protection. However, above the arctic circle, UVA remains but no UVB or C, so no way to produce vitamin D, and dark pigmentation is necessary again. Hence, Inuit have darker skin than Europeans.
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Yes I covered the point about the Inuit being darker in post 22.

But thanks for the explanation on UV A, B and C, and the information that the Inuit get little or not vitamin D from sunlight. I presume the Inuit traditionally got their vitamin D from their diet.
 
Hidingfromyou

Hidingfromyou

Member
exchemist said:
Yes I covered the point about the Inuit being darker in post 22.

But thanks for the explanation on UV A, B and C, and the information that the Inuit get little or not vitamin D from sunlight. I presume the Inuit traditionally got their vitamin D from their diet.
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They do and well said. Lots of Vit. D in fat.
 
Hidingfromyou

Hidingfromyou

Member
exchemist said:
So it's all that seal blubber that saves them from rickets, then? Nice! :confused:

In fact, I read that as they move to a more conventional diet, they are getting more health problems due to vitamin D deficiency. Is that true?
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I don't actually know the answer to your question, but I suspect it's not just the changing diet, but changing political-economic system that introduces economic inequalities and healthcare disparities that contribute to the health outcomes of Inuit and other indigenous peoples.
 
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