Then why are there white people in Africa?
2006-08-14 09:05:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
well, people can move. did you know that their was an indiginous white race in africa. i belive the dutch wiped them out for the gold mines. why does it matter.
2006-08-14 09:10:31 · answer #1 · answered by Lfeata 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Emigration. Most Caucasian people on the continent of Africa are from other areas like Europe. South Africa was colonized first by the Dutch, then British I believe and some Germans early on as the language of Afrikaans is a mix of Dutch, German, English and Swahili.
Where we live, climate wise, if we are there long enough determines the amount of melanin in our skin.. but you are talking many many centuries here.
If I moved to somewhere equatorial I'd probably end up with skin cancer because my skin is so fair I'd be constantly burnt.
2006-08-14 16:12:10 · answer #2 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reasion for that is human life started in Africa -thats where the garden of Eden was- Its been proven that the first life was in Africa and the first people was Black-they just moved north to eorope and the complexion got real light they also went into east Asia and got a yellow/light brown complexion and walked over to Americas and got a dark red complexion- thats the way it was till after Columbus
2006-08-14 16:15:55 · answer #3 · answered by Jay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think where you live had something to do with skin color originally way back in the cave days. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a generalization that people from such-and-such region are this or that color. Like asians are classified as 'yellow', africans 'black', european 'white', native american 'red', etc. NOW there are white people in Africa because people can totally travel, man. There's, like, footpower, and bicycles, and buses, and trains, and boats...
2006-08-14 16:12:13 · answer #4 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before migration and colonization, specific groups of people lived in specific regions of the world. Dark skinned people lived in Africa and South America and various places that got plenty sunlight. Light skinned people lived in Europe and Asia and various places where sunlight was not as plentiful. Once man started migrating and establishing colonies in various parts of the world then white people were born in Africa and black people were born in Europe.
2006-08-14 16:23:20 · answer #5 · answered by ERIC W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People have to adjust to their environment.... Where your ancestors *came from* has to do with skin color... someone with skin as light as snow, without proper sun protection, would get severe sunburns in the middle of the sahara dessert.
Common sense, there are all types of people everywhere because they emigrate there.
2006-08-14 16:15:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know it makes no sense. There are whites, anuits and samis who have lived in the artic and none of these 3 groups look the same.
2006-08-16 20:17:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go read Darwin's Descent of Man.
2006-08-14 16:15:21 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are Different Race's and Language's for Each Race.
We are all a Variation of Brown.
Ditto............
2006-08-14 16:22:01 · answer #9 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this the cute and stupid routine?
2006-08-14 16:41:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋