▲ 557 ▼ Sun Burn (lemmy.tf) submitted 3 years ago by sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] doggle@lemmy.world 69 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm no expert, but I think it's got something to do with prolonged exposure to the sun permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -13 points 3 years ago (2 children) But melanin is a shield for it, and the more melanin the darker the skin. As black people usually have a very dark skin, they have a lot of melanin and thus are way more protected against the sun than the average 60 yo fat guy that's sunburnt red permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] maajmaaj@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Maybe African-Americans, but apart from Khoisan people and East Africans (Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia) most Africans do have a very dark skin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Dont they typically wear fairly long sleeved clothes and sometimes a headdress like a turban? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* Not really, probably just Sudan permalink fedilink source parent [+] db2@sopuli.xyz -6 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's skin, not magic. Do you even human? 🤣 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -3 points 3 years ago (1 child) ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago To answer yours question Melanin adds a resistant factor to it, but the actual sunburn is caused by actual damage at the cellar level from UVA and UVB rays. Think of Melanin more like sunblock in that it extends the amount of time before noticeable damage to the sun will happen. While the time for sun damage to accumulate to be what you would call a sunburn might vary from person to person, everyone is still susceptible to UV damage. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -13 points 3 years ago (2 children) But melanin is a shield for it, and the more melanin the darker the skin. As black people usually have a very dark skin, they have a lot of melanin and thus are way more protected against the sun than the average 60 yo fat guy that's sunburnt red permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] maajmaaj@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Maybe African-Americans, but apart from Khoisan people and East Africans (Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia) most Africans do have a very dark skin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Dont they typically wear fairly long sleeved clothes and sometimes a headdress like a turban? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* Not really, probably just Sudan permalink fedilink source parent [+] db2@sopuli.xyz -6 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's skin, not magic. Do you even human? 🤣 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -3 points 3 years ago (1 child) ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago To answer yours question Melanin adds a resistant factor to it, but the actual sunburn is caused by actual damage at the cellar level from UVA and UVB rays. Think of Melanin more like sunblock in that it extends the amount of time before noticeable damage to the sun will happen. While the time for sun damage to accumulate to be what you would call a sunburn might vary from person to person, everyone is still susceptible to UV damage. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] maajmaaj@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Maybe African-Americans, but apart from Khoisan people and East Africans (Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia) most Africans do have a very dark skin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Dont they typically wear fairly long sleeved clothes and sometimes a headdress like a turban? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* Not really, probably just Sudan permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Maybe African-Americans, but apart from Khoisan people and East Africans (Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia) most Africans do have a very dark skin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Dont they typically wear fairly long sleeved clothes and sometimes a headdress like a turban? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* Not really, probably just Sudan permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Dont they typically wear fairly long sleeved clothes and sometimes a headdress like a turban? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* Not really, probably just Sudan permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* Not really, probably just Sudan permalink fedilink source parent
[+] db2@sopuli.xyz -6 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's skin, not magic. Do you even human? 🤣 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -3 points 3 years ago (1 child) ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago To answer yours question Melanin adds a resistant factor to it, but the actual sunburn is caused by actual damage at the cellar level from UVA and UVB rays. Think of Melanin more like sunblock in that it extends the amount of time before noticeable damage to the sun will happen. While the time for sun damage to accumulate to be what you would call a sunburn might vary from person to person, everyone is still susceptible to UV damage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world -3 points 3 years ago (1 child) ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago To answer yours question Melanin adds a resistant factor to it, but the actual sunburn is caused by actual damage at the cellar level from UVA and UVB rays. Think of Melanin more like sunblock in that it extends the amount of time before noticeable damage to the sun will happen. While the time for sun damage to accumulate to be what you would call a sunburn might vary from person to person, everyone is still susceptible to UV damage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago To answer yours question Melanin adds a resistant factor to it, but the actual sunburn is caused by actual damage at the cellar level from UVA and UVB rays. Think of Melanin more like sunblock in that it extends the amount of time before noticeable damage to the sun will happen. While the time for sun damage to accumulate to be what you would call a sunburn might vary from person to person, everyone is still susceptible to UV damage. permalink fedilink source parent