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How tf can a black person get sunburnt?
I'm no expert, but I think it's got something to do with prolonged exposure to the sun
But melanin is a shield for it, and the more melanin the darker the skin. As black people usually have a very dark skin, they have a lot of melanin and thus are way more protected against the sun than the average 60 yo fat guy that's sunburnt red
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Maybe African-Americans, but apart from Khoisan people and East Africans (Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia) most Africans do have a very dark skin.
Dont they typically wear fairly long sleeved clothes and sometimes a headdress like a turban?
Not really, probably just Sudan
It's skin, not magic. Do you even human? 🤣
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To answer yours question Melanin adds a resistant factor to it, but the actual sunburn is caused by actual damage at the cellar level from UVA and UVB rays.
Think of Melanin more like sunblock in that it extends the amount of time before noticeable damage to the sun will happen. While the time for sun damage to accumulate to be what you would call a sunburn might vary from person to person, everyone is still susceptible to UV damage.
I just get a bit darker. My girl on the other hand, got sun poisoning.
Sun poisoning?! First 5G now this! I'm just gonna wrap my whole body in tinfoil!
I am baked potato man and this is my origin story.
I mean, I'm talking about a really dark skin, not like kinda dark
Anybody can get a sunburn. The melanin in the darkest skin tone only gives a baseline SPF of around 10. While they are far less likely to get burns, it's still possible and when they develop skin cancer it's usually diagnosed in a later stage with a negative prognosis.
Sunburns are radiation burns, and doesn't have to include red skin to be present.
It works the same way it works for anyone else who is in direct sunlight for too long. Black people can get melanoma too.
"All skin tones are susceptible to sun damage. Sunburn will cause darker skin tones to go darker, and the skin will feel hot and painful to touch. While darker skin tones are less likely to burn, almost anyone can get sunburnt or develop skin cancer."
A part of me knows this is true, but I've never gotten sun burned.
My sisters and mom have, but myself and my dad haven't.
Can't wait for that skin cancer to sneak up on me ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Hahaha, yeah. The black kids at the summer camp I volunteer for always think it's funny when I'm chasing them with sunscreen in my hand too. Luke seriously though, y'all, have you ever burnt the tops of your ears?? Trust me, don't find out.
Same. I'm not even black, but my family's from Sicily so I just go from pale in winter to dark caramel in the summer. Never been sunburned even after hours in the boat. Just waiting to find out I got skin cancer.
From the million mile wide fusion bomb in the sky thats 5000 degrees? No idea
The sun burns