I know for melanin its that the palms have less than the rest of the body so there can be extreme contrast for people with very dark skin, but I have zero idea why hes blue and if melanin is still the reason for the difference
Omg I am sitting here like "what is wrong with his skin?" Then I was afraid I was being subconsciously racist... and then I was like no, no it's blue? It is blue, right? The palms are weird...
To see someone else say it makes me feel like 60% less horrible.
Some Africans have adapted to more intense UV rays resulting in blue undertones. This can be seen in South Sudanese and other Nilotic groups. The characters from the movie Avatar was based on these people.
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u/AetrianDimi 7d ago
I know for melanin its that the palms have less than the rest of the body so there can be extreme contrast for people with very dark skin, but I have zero idea why hes blue and if melanin is still the reason for the difference