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  2. Dark skin - Wikipedia

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    A woman with dark skin. Dark skin is a type of human skin color that is rich in melanin pigments. [1] [2] [3] People with dark skin are often referred to as black people, [4] although this usage can be ambiguous in some countries where it is also used to specifically refer to different ethnic groups or populations. [5] [6] [7] [8]

  3. Human skin color - Wikipedia

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    However, in light skinned populations, namely those of European descent, women have darker skin than men. [11] [110] It is unknown why skin color is sexually dimorphic in some populations. White women may have darker skin than white men because the female sex hormone estrogen is known to increase skin pigmentation in lighter-skinned populations ...

  4. Sex differences in human physiology - Wikipedia

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    A different study found that while females tend to have a lower frequency of black hair, males have a higher frequency of platinum blond hair, blue eyes and lighter skin. According to this one theory the cause for this is a higher frequency of genetic recombination in females than in males, possibly due to sex-linked genes, and as a result ...

  5. Melanin - Wikipedia

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    Dark-skinned people, who produce more skin-protecting eumelanin, have a greater protection against sunburn and the development of melanoma, a potentially deadly form of skin cancer, as well as other health problems related to exposure to strong solar radiation, including the photodegradation of certain vitamins such as riboflavins, carotenoids ...

  6. Black hair - Wikipedia

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    raven black; Naturally, hair reflects light, which is why even black hair does not appear fully dark in the light. However, the darkest shade of black hair, raven-black, does not behave as other hair would in the light. The name of the color comes from a raven’s wing due to similarities in behavior.

  7. Bridgerton's Simone Ashley Is 'Normalizing Dark Skin,' Loving ...

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    The Bridgerton star, 27, opened up about her appreciation for her dark skin and curly hair in her December 2022 cover story for Vogue UK. In the interview, which was published online on Tuesday ...

  8. 'Bridgerton' star recalls being 'shamed' for having dark skin ...

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    Whenever we’d go around in India, they’d always say, ‘Oh, you’d be pretty if you had your grandmother’s coloring.’ ‘Shame about the color of her skin.’ ‘She’s pretty for being ...

  9. Physical attractiveness - Wikipedia

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    In the painting, the black woman represents the beauty of a black pearl and the white woman represents the beauty of a white pearl. [83] Manual labourers who spent extended periods of time outside developed a darker skin tone due to exposure to the sun. As a consequence, an association between dark skin and the lower classes developed. Light ...