Skin color

[Hybrid]

Horta, why do Somalis classify each other as dark skin or light skin when we are all dark skin. My skin tone is the same as trey songz

But that's considered dark skin from the world point of view. Whites, Hispanic and asians always refer my skin tone to be dark skin. Or are there many light skinned Somalis that I'm not aware of.

 

[FarahAbdi]

In Sub-Sahara Africa that would be considered as light skinned. Other parts of the world, no.


I would consider this as light skin:

Mashallah.

 

[yuusufdiin]

he's between light and dark

 

[PiratePrincess]

I

he's between light and dark

Its called marin.

 

[yuusufdiin]

I

Its called marin.

that means brown in somali right?

 

[PiratePrincess]

that means brown in somali right?

You're a grown man and you can't understand your own language? You're asking a teenager o define words for you? Evolute your life friend.

 

[yuusufdiin]

You're a grown man and you can't understand your own language? You're asking a teenager o define words for you? Evolute your life friend.

i see why you atheists are considered terrorists in saudi arabia i didnt deserve all that buuq

 

[Vision]

You're a grown man and you can't understand your own language? You're asking a teenager o define words for you? Evolute your life friend.

?

 

[PiratePrincess]

?

*evaluate

 

[Vision]

*evaluate

 

[bluebird]

White people classify each other as fair, medium, tawny while to us they are all white, do you see them saying this? They don't have an inferiority complex that's why

 

[AussieHustler]

I'm yellow, (Princess, what's yellow in Somali) did my ancestor come from Sheishuang?

 

[Hybrid]

This is what maarin skin tone looks like

You guys just can't classify as something you're not. Europeans, middle easterns, asians, Hispanics don't call themselves dark skin. they are either brown or lighter.
So don't call yourself light skin unless you are maarin or lighter.

 

[yuusufdiin]

White people classify each other as fair, medium, tawny while to us they are all white, do you see them saying this? They don't have an inferiority complex that's why

cadaans can be over the top at times when talking about skin tone, i remember watching this ancestry dna video where this one white girl said she suspects having native american ancestry because her grandfather was "a very dark man" and when she showed his pic he was just slightly lighter than george clooney

 

[ExcessFame]

In Sub-Sahara Africa that would be considered as light skinned. Other parts of the world, no.


I would consider this as light skin:

Mashallah.

You noticed her skin color?

 

[MARAQ DIGAAG]

This is what maarin skin tone looks like

You guys just can't classify as something you're not. Europeans, middle easterns, asians, Hispanics don't call themselves dark skin. they are either brown or lighter.
So don't call yourself light skin unless you are maarin or lighter.

That is not maarin . Those girls are referred to as Casaan in Somali and they could even pass for xamari cadcad.

In fact , Maarin is much darker than that and can be sometimes be used to describe someone like me who is almost halfway between dark skin and light skin . Skin tone phenotype is an ancient Somali science which becomes confusing if you try compare it to western descriptions . For example , have you ever heard of the Somali surname sugule? It essentially means a man who was pitch black . It differs slightly from someone who is madow ( black ) or madoobe ( very dark ).

 

[Qansax]

Im maarin personally

But @TheMadMullah is legit white thoe wtf

 

[maestro]

Didn't even know men discussed skin tone to the extent the ones here do.

I'm starting to believe Somali men are truly effeminate smh.

Very embarrassing

Don't worry mangirls. There's always Diana to fix things

 

[Bernie Madoff]

Didn't even know men discussed skin tone to the extent the ones here do.

I'm starting to believe Somali men are truly effeminate smh.

Very embarrassing

Don't worry mangirls. There's always Diana to fix things

Hahahah you just reminded me when a poster made a introduction thread and mentioned he was lightskin
https://www.somalispot.com/threads/asc-brothers-and-sisters-here-is-my-new-member-thread.26115/

 

[maestro]

Hahahah you just reminded me when a poster made a introduction thread and mentioned he was lightskin
https://www.somalispot.com/threads/asc-brothers-and-sisters-here-is-my-new-member-thread.26115/

Don't know whether to laugh or cry. This is a big L for us man