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Early Brit was dark skinned

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Early Brit was dark skinned
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Early Brit was dark skinned
February 7, 2018 at 5:23 pm
DNA shows early Brit had dark skin, that must be a blow for the English Defence League (AKA racist fuckwits)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-42970067...-dark-skin
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RE: Early Brit was dark skinned
February 7, 2018 at 5:37 pm (This post was last modified: February 7, 2018 at 6:17 pm by Anomalocaris.)
I think the same result was found for continental Neolithic population from 6,000 BCE.  Lighter skin was apparently a very late development that propagated through the population very quickly.

Another thing, lighter skin amongst East Asians apparently also arose independently after the end of the ice age.
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RE: Early Brit was dark skinned
February 7, 2018 at 5:49 pm
I can’t wait to see the BNP and EDL completely lose their shit over this.
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RE: Early Brit was dark skinned
February 7, 2018 at 5:51 pm
How long until someone claims light skin was evolution making humans better and racist fuckwits start "believing" in evolution?
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RE: Early Brit was dark skinned
February 7, 2018 at 5:54 pm
(February 7, 2018 at 5:49 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: I can’t wait to see the BNP and EDL completely lose their shit over this.

Why do that when one can just dismiss it as #fakenews?
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RE: Early Brit was dark skinned
February 7, 2018 at 8:09 pm (This post was last modified: February 7, 2018 at 8:11 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(February 7, 2018 at 5:51 pm)Shell B Wrote: How long until someone claims light skin was evolution making humans better and racist fuckwits start "believing" in evolution?

I think the Social Darwinists and eugenicists of the 1800s did that.

And the altrighters are doing it right now.
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RE: Early Brit was dark skinned
February 7, 2018 at 8:39 pm
Altrighters believe people were black first and evolved to be white? I thought they just thought we were better than other races for indecipherable reasons.

Is it bad that I'm okay with eugenics to some degree (not based on race, but other factors)?
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RE: Early Brit was dark skinned
February 7, 2018 at 8:42 pm
(February 7, 2018 at 8:39 pm)Shell B Wrote: Altrighters believe people were black first and evolved to be white? I thought they just thought we were better than other races for indecipherable reasons.

Is it bad that I'm okay with eugenics to some degree (not based on race, but other factors)?

You have to go to the bible for their excuses for hating black people. See, the bible says it's okay, the whole "Mark of Caine" thing.
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RE: Early Brit was dark skinned
February 7, 2018 at 8:52 pm
(February 7, 2018 at 5:51 pm)Shell B Wrote: How long until someone claims light skin was evolution making humans better and racist fuckwits start "believing" in evolution?


Huh, I was assuming it happened because of how often it rains or is cloudy there.  Scarcely any opportunity for pigment to darken the skin.  Plus it is cool enough to require lots of cloths much of the time.
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RE: Early Brit was dark skinned
February 7, 2018 at 8:56 pm
(February 7, 2018 at 5:23 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: DNA shows early Brit had dark skin, that must be a blow for the English Defence League (AKA racist fuckwits)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-42970067...-dark-skin

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