If Aliens Arrived On Earth, How Would We Humans React If They Were Black?
By: Michael Trigg
Tags: Blaclivesmatter, Bigotry, Discrimination, Humanity, Aliens

Obviously, they would be technologically far ahead of us for one thing.

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If an alien space ship arrived on earth and the inhabitants had black skin, how would the earth’s many societies react to them? Given the discrimination against people of color in many countries around the world, it would be an interesting experiment in international relations, to say the least.

Jesus has for the most part been depicted as white-skinned. What would the ardent Christians who believe he was white think of these alien visitors with their black skins and advanced technological skills and abilities? And what if the visitors had no knowledge of religion or had moved past the point of requiring a religious god to adore? That, however, is a question for another article or discussion.

What would the “white supremacists” say about our black-skinned visitors? The title of this article brings up many, many questions. The first point to be bought to the surface would be the obvious conclusion that black skin has nothing whatsoever to do with intelligence or IQ except for the most ardent bigots amongst us. There are those amongst us who would refuse to move from this position even when the evidence is staring them directly in the face.

Let's assume these alien visitors come in peace; how would that be handled? Would they discriminate against the white-skinned people on earth and embrace those of colored skin? This is an interesting question given a majority of the world leaders of the more technologically advanced countries on planet earth are white with the possible exception of China and India. Would the aliens decide they wanted to only open discussions with leaders of color, feeling more affinity with them than with white-skinned leaders?

I am sure if these visitors had traveled vast distances to discover this tiny little planet we call home, they probably would have done their homework on us prior to making contact. They would know that non-whites are discriminated against in many parts of the world and would know that black and brown people are at a greater economic disadvantage as well.

Now let's assume something else with our other world visitors. Let's say that females are the dominant gender.

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Let’s say all their leaders are female and the males are regarded as drones. It's not impossible. This type of society exists on planet earth amongst many insect and animal groups. Amongst animals, a paper published by Mills College animal behavior professor Jennifer Smith and three colleagues identified a number of species that provide female leadership including lemurs, bonobo monkeys, lions, elephants, hyenas, killer whales, and lions.

Will these aliens have human form is another question that has been asked. They may or they may not. But if they come from a planet that is a lot like earth, the odds are good they will have a human look. Regardless, if they look like us or not but have black skin, it will create some interesting discussions and is sure to have an impact on our human society here on earth.

Note:

In my articles relating to skin color, I do not use the word “racism” as it is my firm opinion this word is not a valid word. Why? There is only one race of humans on the planet as I have written about. To me, denigrating another person based on their skin color is simply a mixture of ignorance, hatred, bigotry, and intolerance.

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