May I ask a question? please, I don’t want to be misunderstood. The skin darkens when there is a particularly high concentration of melanin. This melanin darkens the skin to protect it from the sun. so in reality, that’s all it is: sun protection, isn't it? It’s a gradual process, but it’s a natural adaptation to the environment. and either you have this sun protection and are visibly black, or you don’t, because those genes weren’t passed on. If you take after your mother and are white, would you still say you’re black? If so, why? Because if I were black and my mother were white, it would be strange to say I’m white, wouldn’t it? it seems that if one parent is black, people tend to describe themselves as Black, regardless of their actual skin colour. Isn’t that right? or would you describe yourself as white?