Melanated people
mel·a·nin/ˈmelənən/
noun
a dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye in people and animals. It is responsible for tanning of skin exposed to sunlight.
These new people, the new trending phrase I am a melanated beings. Why are these people still leaning on Greek words. Also, what language, culture and names do Melanated people have.
They projected Africa always in a negative light: jungles, savages, cannibals, nothing civilized. Why then naturally it was so negative [that] it was negative to you and me, and you and I began to hate it.
We didn’t want anybody telling us anything about Africa, much less calling us Africans. In hating Africa and in hating the Africans, we ended up hating ourselves, without even realizing it.
Because you can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. You can’t hate your origin and not end up hating yourself. You can’t hate Africa and not hate yourself.
African people since we have been under the influence of Europeans. We been taught to hate ourselves. They have made everything about Africa evil or a joke. To the fact that African people are delusional. We can’t look into the mirror, and accept it. So, we come up with every other word other than what we are Fula, Yoruba, Amhara. We have to be mixed Cherokee etc. We are African people. Not black, not colored, not negros, not Hebrews etc. The problem with the term Melanin all humans except Albinos have Melanin. Europeans tan, their Asians that are lighter than a lot of Europeans. Europeans also have freckles does that count. We keep coming up with things to force us not to accept what is in the mirror. An African person.- Khepri Neteru
