Serious qustion: Why is it african-american isn't as ''black'' as african people?

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You gonna watch Chelsea-Arsenal play today?

[Rich Loc]

Not all light skinned African Americans have white in them. I am guessing you are from Demark. Have you seen Somali people? A lot of them are very light skinned

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Not all light skinned African Americans have white in them. I am guessing you are from Demark. Have you seen Somali people? A lot of them are very light skinned

The ones I've seen from Somalia and Senegal have a very dark skin color..

[Derranged]

Red eyes!? I didn't know that was an eyecolor.. Heard about Brown, Blue and green though. Got any pics?

I meant the whites of their eyes are red, not their pupils... That would be crazy..

[fight_professor]

The average AA is about 12% white. This is due to centuries of rape during slavery, and now days from intermixing. Also, yes some black folk are lighter then others.

Jimmy Adams, 2 Jamaican parents, is very light skinned.

[Chr0nic]

It's really wierd to me. Usually when watching black american fighters like Roy Jones Jr, George Foreman and SRL they're lighter in skin than pure african fighters.. Why is it all African-american fighters doesn't have the dark color of say.. Antonio Tarver? It's a legitimate question i'm just wondering about..

less exposure to sun less melanin, and it's been going on for generations therefore the skin color will go lighter, tarvers family is probabley still in the early stages

and there is no black skin color, just brown...really light brown-really dark brown

[ILLuminato]

White slave-owners knocked up the black slaves.

[PBDS]

...It has more to do with being pulled out of hot ass, disease infested, skin baking Africa for a life of luxury in the USA where they can have soft light colored skin. Additionaly, African-Americans can live the American dream instead of running around a jungle with a bone in their nose, dying of the HIV, or chasing a cargo ship in a rubber raft. The easier life gives the skin a less harsh look.

[PBDS]

The average AA is about 12% white. This is due to centuries of rape during slavery, and now days from intermixing. Also, yes some black folk are lighter then others.

Jimmy Adams, 2 Jamaican parents, is very light skinned.

...Link please???

[Chups]

Only a few % have white in them. It's the environment and the lifestyle. Africa is hot, people work hard.....etc, people are bound to stay black. It's the same as American-Latinos being a little fair skinned than those who are in their native country.