
To define what it means to be white only furthers a perceived difference in humans. We are all of the same race, but with diverse skin tones based on where on the planet we exist or our ancestors lived. Skin pigmentation is a result of exposure to the sun. Our body creates most if its supply of vitamin D from direct exposure to the sun. As humans migrated away from the equatorial regions of the Earth, the intensity of solar exposure declined. This diminishing exposure, coupled with the darker skin tone of our ancestors, created a vitamin D shortage. The human body reacted by decreasing the melanin levels contained in the surface of our skin, allowing more sun to penetrate our flesh. Over time, our bodies adapted to the new climates and areas in which we now exist. The new pressures placed on our bodies caused our musculature, bone structure, and skin tone to change. Tracing our human origins, we would find that all humans had dark skin. Our whiteness is merely an adaptation to the environment in which we exist.
We cannot divide ourselves into colors or tones because these colors do not define the people we are. Our skin merely defines what our bodies were exposed to over time. Using physical parameters to determine which is the better race only works through natural selection. The reason the current type of human is prevalent is because we are better suited for survival on this planet. The color of our ancestors' skin played little role in the dominance of the Homosapien. It was our sum total of collective adaptations that allowed our species to succeed.
Our stylistic and linguistic mannerisms are influenced by our cultures and locations, not skin color. Skin color is another way humans find to parse our species into several groups in order to facilitate violence or to subjugate one another. If all humans were human (without racial groups), it would be difficult to rationalize causing harm to each other; albeit we would rely on other factors such as religion or nationality.
When a shopper is interested in buying a shirt and finds two colors, one white and one black, that shopper does not simply say that one is better than the other due to its color. The shopper will consider the thread count, material, design, quality, and cut. People will always judge others; however, we should at least judge other people on their merits and character. A good person is good regardless of the color of his or her skin.
When a shopper is interested in buying a shirt and finds two colors, one white and one black, that shopper does not simply say that one is better than the other due to its color. The shopper will consider the thread count, material, design, quality, and cut. People will always judge others; however, we should at least judge other people on their merits and character. A good person is good regardless of the color of his or her skin.
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