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RE: Are there black people in the future? - t0l - 09-03-2013
(09-03-2013, 02:26 AM)Ursus Wrote:(09-03-2013, 01:59 AM)Tal Wrote: Is it just me, or does no one RP a black person?since you roleplay them as black, what behaviors do you use to indicate that they are black?
Lyth and I do, is that really it?
I don't think that all black people act differently than white people.
But seriously, pull up a transmission bar or two and no one is black.
RE: Are there black people in the future? - sindroms - 09-03-2013
I actually found it strange we had sleeper ships from the US, Europe, Asia and such, but not from Africa.
Though upon reflection I can see that putting a bunch of Africans on a large, overfilled ship for a long voyage was something Digital Anvil did not want to associate their game with.
RE: Are there black people in the future? - oZoneRanger - 09-03-2013
Re: Are there smart people in the future?
Considering how long it has been since traditional thinking (and other mental activities) took place, surely we would have become quite stupid.
RE: Are there black people in the future? - Huhuh - 09-03-2013
(09-03-2013, 06:50 AM)oZoneRanger Wrote: Re: Are there smart people in the future?
Considering how long it has been since traditional thinking (and other mental activities) took place, surely we would have become quite stupid.
That logic was bad and you should feel bad.
RE: Are there black people in the future? - JayDee Kasane - 09-03-2013
The Coalition have African people. Afro-americans should be present in Liberty I guess.
Other then that - who knows. NPCs is not all the people in Sirius.
RE: Are there black people in the future? - Huhuh - 09-03-2013
(09-03-2013, 07:05 AM)JayDee Wrote: The Coalition have African people. Afro-americans should be present in Liberty I guess.
Other then that - who knows. NPCs is not all the people in Sirius.
It doesn't matter if they're of African descent, what matters is the 1000 years spent doing space things. Their skin would likely lighten over time as they spend less and less time in the sun.
I'm just wondering that after 1000 years of lightening, would they have skin coloured any different to the white folk?
RE: Are there black people in the future? - sindroms - 09-03-2013
Dunno, do African Americans become more white each year?
RE: Are there black people in the future? - Lythrilux - 09-03-2013
They forgot to bring KFC and coolade with them, hence why they stayed behind in africa and joined the coalition.
In all seriousness, I actually saw one black NPC once. He was really african though, just a really really dark tan.
RE: Are there black people in the future? - Calmodulin - 09-03-2013
If we examine things from an evolutionary perspective, we need to know for how long people have been away from the Sun. The 815 years in Sirius is nowhere near enough to significantly lower melanin levels in humans genetically, albeit white people (that have a more variable expression of the protein) would probably be a lot paler. And since I'm guessing it can't be more than 2000 years humans have been flying around in ships in FL, it's a tiny-tiny time frame for evolution to work.
Also, it's interesting to ask WHY black people would lose their melanin through the generations, given due time:
Not because it's not needed, but because it's actually blocking the intake of Vitamin D (the one associated with the Sun), to the point where even here in Earth black people living in Scandinavian countries do take Vit. D supplements (don't take my word for this, I've heard it through third parties).
And the answer to our previous question leads to an even more critical conclusion:
If the black people in space get medical assistance in the form of Vit. D pills, then the genes that cause their increased melanin production and color wouldn't actually be disadvantageous to their survival.
If anything, their genes would probably just mutate and stop working after a while, since they are useless, but that's going to be a looooong while.
People in Sirius are actually going to become albinos in half a million years, if they actually don't take much Sun in, and don't get treated medically for their lack of Vitamin D. But that's a long shot.
RE: Are there black people in the future? - sindroms - 09-03-2013
They live in systems with a star in it. Correct me if I am wrong, but you could get a tan even if you are sitting next to a window at home. Or just blame it on magnets, this is scifi so soft you can spread it on your bread.