Is every human really from africa?, if so my ancestors were onces black, i shouldn't be racist then?

Question

i was watching the science chanel and i thought i heard that all humans came from africa, i've also read an article about this, and it really opened my eyes. i've always thought that humans came from the middle east or something. so that means that all human on earth are all related. we could have all been one big black family in the past, but now we all think we are different. "weild"

Answer 1

hi, i'm with Smithers, u should never be racist full stop. regardless of external (mind pun) factors

Answer 2

We all have ancestors that are from Africa and Africans have ancestors that were from Asia.  The out of Africa religion that prevails in Anthropolgy is more fantasy than factual.  There is plenty of evidence such as tools and fossils from Asia but it is almost a requirement to pay homage to the "out of Africa" gods if you want your theory to be taken seriously.  Just my opinion.

Answer 3

Uh, you only JUST hear that human originated in Africa?

Where have you been the last 3 decades?

Yes, racism is stupid and hateful and sub-human.

Where have you been the last 3 decades?

Answer 4

not everyone from Africa is black just so you know

Answer 5

Well, were we all black, I don't know. I think we were all brownish when God made us, something like Arabs, and then some people lost some and some people gained some color. See the article for explanation!

BUT, NO, YOU SHOULDN'T BE A RACIST!!!

Answer 6

You shouldn't be racist because it is bad not because your ancestors were once black

Answer 7

So, you think you should not be racist because your ancestors were once from Africa!  Does that mean that if they were not, you would then have the right to be?  Aside from skin color and religious beliefs, people are more alike than not.  We all have the right to live, practice our beliefs, educate our children etc... No one race has more of a right to this than another.  We are all part of diverse culture, but we are all HUMAN!  Whether your ancestors are African, Irish, Italian or whatever, the best thing for you to remember is that people should be treated the way you would want others to treat you.  We don't all have to be from the same place to be a happy family!

Answer 8

we're all from Africa originally. There are hundreds of more modern reasons not to be racist

Answer 9

For some reason I never really bought that theory.  If life could begin in Africa, it could also simultaneously begin in Europe or Australia, for instance.  I think that  they just found more early evidence in Africa.  I dont believe that black humans suddenly (millions of years , even) changed to blond hair and blue eyes.

Answer 10

It isn't 100% true no but certainly we mostly came from that part of the world! Then over time countries formed and drifted to different parts of the world. Then of course colonies began and slavery which meant more people became displaced and made new lives in new countries. Take Scotland for exmple, apparently the name SCOTLAND came from an African Queen known as Scotia. Its certainly the case you cannot say you are of a certain nationality simply because you are born in a certain country but because you share common culture, norms and values.