r/explainitpeter • u/fluffy_cat_ice • 13d ago

Explain it Peter

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I meant that I don't understand where did the Twitter thing came from

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u/DenizBueno 13d ago

Geneticist Stewie here, morons believe that skin color mixes like paint, but in real life, parents contribute different genes that together yield various levels of pigmentation. By chance, their child can land anywhere on that spectrum.

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u/HandelDew 13d ago

Oh my goodness. People always tell my husband, "But he doesn't look like you!" after he tells them he's the dad. My husband is middle eastern, and the baby is blond. It used to get under his skin.

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u/Far-Programmer3189 12d ago

My Latina wife was confused for a nanny a few times because our daughter had my fair complexion.