Question

Given below is a placard exhibited in a school rally organised ‘Against Racism ’.

It is not racial difference that makes the skin colour different; This is an adaptation to live under the sun.

a. How will you explain the difference in skin colour of people living in different parts of the world?

b. What attitude should be adopted by a scientifically enlightened society towards the idea in the placard? Substantiate.

Answer 1

a. Melanin, a pigment protein imparts colour to skin.

It is due to the difference in gene function.

b. Skin colour is an adaptation to live under the sun.

• Races among mankind are only cultural.
• Scientifically, all men are of the same race.
• Consider all men as equal, without any racial difference.