she is mestizo , which most central americans are , it simply means that her ancestors were native americans and white,she would like to bleach her skin to look lik her mom who is lighter complexd than her and so is her dad-my friend inherited her grandma's appearance because her grandma was very dark-she looked black almost but she said she was native american-anyway since there is a big issue with illegal aliens from mexico and they have a dark complex and she does too except she is around 5'7'' some peolpe think she is mexican and hates herself for it-she wants to know why isn't she light when both of her parents are-i dont know what to tell her
2006-10-26 18:39:49 · 9 answers · asked by sweetness 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
they are white people from mexico and central america-in fact, people from costa rica are white and there many white people in central and south america as well as mexico , but my friend would like to know why isn't she one of them-she wants to know why she has to have a dark complex skin when both of her parents are lighter complexed..
2006-10-26 18:42:28 · update #1
i'm in the same boat shes in - i'm native anerican and have dark skin and i'd love to lighten my skin. i think its because all poeple have the light = pretty and dark = ugly. so to most my kind i'm very ugly
2006-10-26 19:19:11 · answer #1 · answered by Kai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friends skin tone must have to do with recessive genes that her parents carried. Even though they are light skinned, some of their parents - your friends grandmother for example - were darker and so her parents carried that DNA. Since you can't change your skin color tell your friend to look at women like Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell, Iman etc., these women are recognized around the world as beautiful and they have dark skin.
2006-10-26 18:48:52 · answer #2 · answered by strgoddss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you're being extra sensitive. I'm sure you say things to her too. If you're "extremely" proud of your skin why are you writing a yahoo answers question? She probably calls you a porch monkey because you hang outside on the porch and look like a monkey. HAHA J/K Just make fun of her back.
2016-05-22 00:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dna in all people are the same. We are all alike. No matter what the color of the skin. That is just a color, doesn't mean one thing.
We are all people, and we are all equal
Who we are and what we are are on the inside, a lovely person, can be any color. I love color, what would we do if we were all alike?
I don't think I would like that at all.
2006-10-26 18:45:16 · answer #4 · answered by Gifted 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just that she's beautiful the way she is, and she doesn't need to damage her skin to be beautiful. Plain and simple. Tell her how lucky she is that she can wear really bright colors--us white people look awful in shades like lime green, but I bet she'd look great!
2006-10-26 18:46:00 · answer #5 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like My mother used to tell me. God never makes mistakes and if he chose to create her, he made her in a perfect image.. Its only the lowly bigoted media crazed dumbos that think otherwise.
2006-10-26 19:58:14 · answer #6 · answered by Mintee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her that you wouldn't like it if she changed her skin colour, because she already looks beautiful. Try and compliment her on her looks more often. But remember, it is her choice.
2006-10-26 21:58:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move to Newyork city, where the problem is minimised
2006-10-26 18:43:46 · answer #8 · answered by Devaraj A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
brown is beautifull ,tell her to be proud of what she is
why do you think billions of white people lay torturous hours on the beach with all kinds of creams to get suntans ,they all want to be brown
tell her that
2006-10-26 18:48:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋