Comments on: Obsession over color continues

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:30:26 +0000

It is not unheard of for a mixed child to have blue eyes. I am mixed and have brown eyes. My mother had blue eyes and my father had brown. My partner has blue eyes. His mother and father both had blue eyes. I am pregnant now and our child has a 50/50 possibility for either brown or blue eyes.

By: rj

rj — Fri, 19 May 2006 03:13:17 +0000

and what are the odds of him having blue eyes, thats unherd of in any mixed child

By: rj

rj — Fri, 19 May 2006 03:11:13 +0000

I was just wondering I had a nephew born just recently. My Siister is Italian, Irish and German. And my brother is black and Dominican. The kid came out whiter than me with blue eyes which I projected. A lot of people say this is Bruce Springsting kid. But all aside from joking how is this possible.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:08:19 +0000

And whoever posted about this being an invitrofertilization case is so wrong. They were 17 and 19 years old and were NOT planning a family!!! Read the article for heaven’s sake! This blog is really beginning to look like it’s full of a bunch of ignorant people. I doubt I will visit it again.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:02:57 +0000

Okay, you guys really need to do your research on this story before you start spouting off your so called expertise on twins and genetics. They are referring to the genes that determine hair color, skin color, and eye color. And yes those genes exist. The chances that twins being born with such a drastic difference in coloring is a million to one. Simply because there are so many possible variations in the combinations of each parent’s genes. Look at some stats and research done on genetics before you get all hostile on someone, wow!

By: Sneels

Sneels — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:07:05 +0000

Both children are not currently blue eyed. The darker skinned child had blue eyes when she was born (as many babies do) but the article clearly states “And while Remee’s eyes stayed blue, Kian’s turned brown….”

By: Chareika Parrish

Chareika Parrish — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:10:56 +0000

This article took my breath away. How amazing and how precious and wonderful it is to for both parents and the twins to go through this experience. It will certainly goes to show you that nothing is impossible that’s for sure. I am so happy for you both and may god bless

By: Lyonside

Lyonside — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:36:36 +0000

>But this situation is not at all like of the other story you referenced.
Who referenced?

>The odds of that happening truly are 1 in a million, due to the genetic factors listed by the posters above

HOW are any of the statistics above actually make “1 in a million?” I still say this is just a phrase to exoticise and denormalize these siblings (which is all fraternal twins are, after all, aside from being in utero and sharing the same life path (i.e. same events/situation/family structure at the same developmental period)).

Is is a million because they’re twins? Because they’re both blue eyed? Because one is noticeably lighter? A combination?

Again, not THAT unique or unusual. I’ve yet to see stats (other than the ridulous bad pseudoscience of the original article) to say otherwise.

By: itsk80

itsk80 — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:36:18 +0000

But this situation is not at all like of the other story you referenced. Those twins were the result of in-vitro fertilization. The fact that they came out 2 different races isn’t that remarkable, due to the sperm.

The twins born to the mixed race parents really are a genetic anomally. The odds of that happening truly are 1 in a million, due to the genetic factors listed by the posters above. Yes, their appearance makes them newsworthy, but it’s more the genetic factors involved in their appearance that make them remarkable.

By: Lyonside

Lyonside — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:37:02 +0000

> think we should be a little more charitable to those referring to white and black genes. You don’t have to think there are absolute categories to talk this way.

You’re giving them a lot of benefit of the doubt. I still say there ARE no white/black genes and I resent the concept. What about someone whose appearance is typical of Pakistan? Korea? Tunisia? Guatamala? Where does it stop?

>Yet they refer to her as having all the black genes. What they must mean is that she got all seven of the dark skin color genes, which are associated with being black. They’re probably still wrong in thinking that, given how light she is

To my eyes, the darker child has the same skin tone as her father. If the child has ALL SEVEN, she’d be very very very dark - the “blue-black” skin tone. It’s still wrong.

>But I don’t think it’s fair to criticize this use of “black genes” and “white genes”.

It reinforces the idea that 1) race is a bioligical reality based on skin color, and 2) that there is a color line based on genetics.

Still bogus, and still very misleading. It’s not even bad science - it’s not science at all.