Asians don't have black hair. Our hair color is actually red. It's just so red that it looks black.

Edited August 29, 200619 yr by Eddo36

I'll bite. How is Asian hair red? Other than with the aid of some rather garish dyes I've seen.

If it looks black then its black. If it looks red then its red.

Polar Bears have black skin and hollow hair.

I wouldn't want to see a shaven polar bear, Meta. It would probably be pissed.

No one has truly "black" hair in that, viewed under a microscope, it is some shade of brown, even verging on red.

 

However, I agree with Hades. Let's not overengineer our view of hair color. Water is not blue, but the ocean is.

Some things are just not worth over analyzing.

My hair is black, although it has brown outlines sometimes when the light is just right.

 

Asian hair is often black. It IS NOT a deep shade of red, it is just black or brown.

Well, I don't know about sweeping generalizations or 'is black a color' debates, but I do know that my hair, when the sun shines through it, has a very visible reddish brown core, like redwood tree bark.

 

But it's very black on sight, otherwise. At least, it was before the grey started popping out all over the place...

Mine's a kind of red/blonde again, after all these months in the sun. A few weeks in England should see it heading back towards brown, though.

 

Eddo, if you read about Asian hair being red somewhere online, I'd appreciate the link. I think my students might find it funny.

Edited August 29, 200619 yr by SteveThaiBinh

Well, I don't know about sweeping generalizations or 'is black a color' debates, but I do know that my hair, when the sun shines through it, has a very visible reddish brown core, like redwood tree bark.

 

But it's very black on sight, otherwise. At least, it was before the grey started popping out all over the place...

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Oh, you're not alone. I still like to think my sprinkles of grey make me look distinguished. hahaha

Well, I don't know about sweeping generalizations or 'is black a color' debates, but I do know that my hair, when the sun shines through it, has a very visible reddish brown core, like redwood tree bark.

 

But it's very black on sight, otherwise. At least, it was before the grey started popping out all over the place...

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Me too... apart from the grey part, that might take some years, or if I'm lucky and inherited that part from my mum, then not for a very long time (she's almost 50 and not a single grey hair yet!)

SO the question I have here is why is this such a big deal?

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I don't think it's a big deal, Hades...just something to blather about.

 

Although from a genetics point of view, it might be interesting to know what the codes are for 'black' - ie, does DNA mix color codes (or whatever) to come up with 'black' or is it a single unique 'code' with some minor variables that make black be various shades...

 

...er, someone stop me, I know nothing about genetics. lol

I don't think it's a big deal, Hades...just something to blather about.

 

Although from a genetics point of view, it might be interesting to know what the codes are for 'black' - ie, does DNA mix color codes (or whatever) to come up with 'black' or is it a single unique 'code' with some minor variables that make black be various shades...

 

...er, someone stop me, I know nothing about genetics. lol

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I've just been told by a very clever person that grey hair isn't actually genetically inherited... however said clever person didn't explain what it is that causes it... anyone know? Stress is an obvious candidate, but can't be the only cause. Hormones? Exposure to the sun/hair products?

I want a polar bear

I'm guessing it's a lot of factors, though I'm not sure if I believe it's not genetic at all. Because I know that in some families for instance, premature grayness is common. I know a lot of thinks like hormones, diet, are big ones. There are certain foods that will cause you to age faster than normal if consumed heavily. I couldn't tell you if black hair is caused by one single gene or not, but I'd be willing to bet it is. Then again, hair color can change as someone gets older, like going from almost blonde to brown.

Edited August 29, 200619 yr by Dark Moth

I'm guessing it's a lot of factors, though I'm not sure if I believe it's not genetic at all.  Because I know that in some families for instance, premature grayness is common.  I know a lot of thinks like hormones, diet, are big ones.  There are certain foods that will cause you to age faster than normal if consumed heavily.  I couldn't tell you if black hair is caused by one single gene or not, but I'd be willing to bet it is.  Then again, hair color can change as someone gets older, like going from almost blonde to brown. 

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About the single gene thing... I'm not sure about physical characteristics since I haven't studied them in great detail, but I know for many other inherited traits, such as personality and such, there's no "single" gene coding... things like that are done on a scale... that's why personality has a normal distribution and not a bimodal distribution... extremes rarely exist

I was platinum blond when I was a kid. I mean, I was white haired. I always wanted to have darker hair and I've preferred a darker haired look over the years.

My hair used to be a very light brown, almost blonde. Now it's a very dark brown, it almost looks black in dim lighting.

I use to have red hair when I was a kid.

I want a polar bear

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You and Bj

Edited August 30, 200619 yr by Laozi

I want a polar bear

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Let me relate to you a story I just read. It's about a little bunny rabbit.

 

The Fable of the Excellent Bunny

 

Once there was this excellently perfect bunny (like you).

The bunny always did perfectly excellent things.

One day the bunny met this chicken who was a huge jerk.

And this chicken always did mean horrible things.

The excellent bunny wanted to make friends with the jerk chicken.

But as you know, there's no talking to jerks like that.

So the bunny let his friend, Mr. Bear, eat the chicken.

And then everything was great!

 

Moral: All problems can be solved by letting a bear eat them.

 

May I ask why you want a polar bear? "

I want a polar bear

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