Assuming you haven't seen other people's nipples and maybe that's why you think they are pink. Nipple colour is influenced by skin tone/melanin & genetics. Caucasian people have less melanin, so their nipples tend to be more pink. Most people who are not white have light to dark brown nipples.
Idk about the science behind it though, other mammals don't have coloured areolas as far as I know.
Changed the title to avoid all the intersectional arguments but good point re the melanin. Altho ive definitely seen other mucosal membranes on colored folks that were more purple or pink than brown
Pretty sure "black" assholes are pinker or at least purpler than other areas. Also its more subconsciously racist to be constantly bringing up race where its not necessary
Do black people have black or brown blood instead of red like everyone else??
GMAFB. The question was about nipples being pink, implying a mostly Caucasian perspective. I simply said I hoped this was due to not thinking about the large and broad spectrum of other people for whom this is not true, rather than an intentional exclusion.
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genau@europe.pub · 8 pts · 323d
Mine ain't.
trashcroissant@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 323d
Assuming you haven't seen other people's nipples and maybe that's why you think they are pink. Nipple colour is influenced by skin tone/melanin & genetics. Caucasian people have less melanin, so their nipples tend to be more pink. Most people who are not white have light to dark brown nipples.
Idk about the science behind it though, other mammals don't have coloured areolas as far as I know.
sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 323d
Changed the title to avoid all the intersectional arguments but good point re the melanin. Altho ive definitely seen other mucosal membranes on colored folks that were more purple or pink than brown
FunctionallyLiterate@lemmy.ca · -9 pts · 323d
Hopefully this question is unintended subconscious racism.
sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz · -1 pts · 323d
Pretty sure "black" assholes are pinker or at least purpler than other areas. Also its more subconsciously racist to be constantly bringing up race where its not necessary
Do black people have black or brown blood instead of red like everyone else??
Down you gi
FunctionallyLiterate@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 323d
GMAFB. The question was about nipples being pink, implying a mostly Caucasian perspective. I simply said I hoped this was due to not thinking about the large and broad spectrum of other people for whom this is not true, rather than an intentional exclusion.
sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz · -3 pts · 323d
FunctionallyLiterate@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 323d
I concede. You've won the title of most useless comment here.
sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz · -4 pts · 323d
You already won that
FunctionallyLiterate@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 323d
While you've earned a block for acting like a douche. Goodbye.
cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 320d
Too late ;)