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> It is fascinating how discussion of something having zero to do with race

It started out about race -- "especially those of Brown complexion" isn't "zero to do with race".



https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8747065 I now understand why you took it wrong, it was my fault.


Yow, bit by the English as a second language bug.

Yeah, that one word really changes the meaning of that phrase.

Yes, absolutely a more reasonable statement knowing that it's the way 'complexion' is similar to 'constitution' in some languages.




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