2006-09-21 04:53:33 · 6 answers · asked by BoMbS_aWaY 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
No. It varies from very pale, freckly or pinkish skin, to so dark the skin can almost appear "blue black" as can be found in some very dark Africans (but usually isn't found as often in African-Americans anymore due to mixing). You can find people from the whole spectrum just about anywhere. Lighter skinned "black" people, and darker-skinned. Fairer Hispanics and lighter. Non-Hispanic Caucasians whose skin has a more naturally "tan" or "olivish" hue to it, such as often found in ethnicities such as Italians, Greeks, some French and some Slavs as well. So it's hardly a clear cut case of Caucasian = "white", Hispanic = "brown", East Asian = "yellow", and so on. That in fact seems like a rather simplistic and childish way of viewing skin color and the vast varieties of it that there are amongst human beings.
2006-09-21 05:23:37 · answer #1 · answered by DinoDeSanto 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just a comment: The "blue-black" skin tones are not often seen in African Americans because of the parts of Africa from which slaves were taken, not because of "mixing," although that plays a part in skin colors of people all over the world.
Africa is a VERY large continent, and groups from different parts can look quite different. But they looked quite different long before transportation allowed much mixing.
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2006-09-21 12:33:54 · answer #2 · answered by LazlaHollyfeld 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
black (African diaspora), pink (Caucasians) and olive (Asians).
Arabic people have black in them and so do Latinos. I am not sure whether Native Americans and Pacific Islanders fall under Asians. Nor do I know what category the natives of Australia and New Guinea fall under. They have very dark skin as do East Indians.
2006-09-21 14:11:29 · answer #3 · answered by Laughing Libra 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think TJD nailed it pretty good, but I would like to add Arabic (Tan) Some think that they fall into the catagory of caucasian, but I disagree, if anything they should be under hispanic.
2006-09-21 12:37:09 · answer #4 · answered by Harry_Cox 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there are three broad categories
cucasianoid white descent
mongoloid asia descent
african black descent
and of course nowadays with so much intermarrying there is of course a blurring of color lines
2006-09-21 12:02:51 · answer #5 · answered by ajm_jr_2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White (Caucasian), black (Afro-American), brown (Hispanic), yellow (Asian), red (Native American)
2006-09-21 11:57:00 · answer #6 · answered by TJD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋