Indians Coming To Understand Its Mental Colonization As Effects of Climate cause More Economic Impacts To Brown Majority!
India has added more than a billion people since independence in 1947, and its Brown population is expected to grow for another 40 years. But its lighter skinned population growth rate has been declining for decades now, and the country has defied dire predictions about a "demographic disaster".
New research indicates that Indians and Europeans share a gene that plays a crucial role in determining lighter skin tone. A study published in the journal Genetics involved taking skin color measurements from approximately 1,228 individuals in Southern India. Through genetic analysis, researchers discovered that around 27 percent of the variation in skin color could be attributed to a specific gene related to skin pigmentation known as SLC24A5. This gene, which is responsible for lighter skin, is present in nearly all Europeans. Some suggest that climate change could have influenced the significant decrease in the population growth of fair-skinned Indians.
The team searched for a gene in over 2,000 individuals from 54 ethnic groups in the subcontinent. While some groups lacked the gene, it was common in the Northwestern region (90% occurrence). The gene, SLC24A5, is linked to lower melanin production, which may have led to its prevalence in Europe for increased vitamin D production in low-light conditions.
The research findings indicated that the gene underwent positive selection in North India, while this was not the case in South India, despite the presence of both light- and dark-skinned individuals in both regions. The study proposes that factors other than vitamin D production likely played a role in the gene's favoring in specific regions. According to the study, variations in the demographic history of the population and their ancestry also played a part in this genetic variation.
Climate change and racism are major interconnected obstacles of the 21st century. Ethnic minorities in developing nations face severe impacts of the climate crisis despite having low carbon footprints. Racial disparities within countries are rooted in historical power imbalances. There are individuals who may feel uncomfortable when discussions about climate change include terms such as "racism" and "white supremacy." Climate change is commonly seen as an environmental issue that impacts everyone as a whole, making it appear contradictory to link it with racism in any way.
In the 1960s, civil rights organizers Charles Hamilton and Kwame Ture introduced the term "institutional racism" in their book Black Power. They illustrated the concept using housing as an example. If a black family faced discrimination upon attempting to move into a white neighborhood, the community would acknowledge it as racism. While some may feel ashamed and denounce the abuse, if the black family was prevented from moving in due to obstacles like mortgage denial or biased estate agents, the racism would remain unseen. It would be embedded within the power dynamics of the housing industry. The white community could convince themselves that there was no racism present, despite the black family's firsthand experience of discrimination.
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