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Why do black people have white palms, is it because human ancestors were white?

Update:

As they lost fur and left the jungle did they then become black? 

Update 2:

I noticed chimps have white skin often times 

Update 3:

Actually its kinda mixed 

Update 4:

So it starte doff mixed most likely already evolved to be dark in the jungle 

Update 5:

A guess but since chimps our closest relatives have mixed skin and they stayed in teh jungle it was probably teh same so it probably got a bit darker to make africans but not by much then lighter in the cold weather 

Update 6:

for Caucasians 

Update 7:

I did not intend any racial insults here for real

Update 9:

Another reason they were likely mixed is blacks are mixed they still have white on feet and palms and we were able to change and get lighter 

Update 10:

quite quickly because itw as already in us 

Update 11:

that part isnt as good of a guess because im not sure how it works with tanned ppl , there's no tanned chimps 

Update 12:

yea there's tanned chimps too 

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  • Jamie
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    It is just meant to be that way  ,  it will to do with pigment I think .My palms are pink , and the rest of my body isn't .

  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    It’s the design of human hands

  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    i am east asian and my friend who is south east asian has lighter palm than me. i think the darker you are the whiter your palm, its like opposite

  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

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    No.

    If you used common sense once in awhile, youd realize palms have a different texture from the back of our hands. Theres more moisture in the palms (sweat). Hence why theyre lighter.

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