Our skin is the largest organ in our bodies. Or on our bodies. We know that this organ comes in lots of colors, shades of red, yellow, brown, and black. AFAIK, it doesn't exhibit shades of blue or green.
It's sad that there are people who think that the shade of their skin organ is better than someone else's shade. To my mind, they are Stupid. But it got me wondering. What is the variance of our other organs? How many different colors are in kidneys, or livers? Since hearts are such blood pumps, I'm guessing they are all pretty red, but do they come in other colors too? Are brains all grey? It seems that if someone wants to be a racist, they might want to pay attention to the color of their other organs, not just their skin. Of course, a diseased liver might be a different color than a healthy one, giving racism a whole new avenue of hate.
When we were luxuriating in the Maiette Hot Springs, there was a guy who's skin was so dark brown, he was beautiful. There was a woman, black as I have ever seen, and she was beautiful. It would have been too weird for me to tell either of them that I found their largest organ to be a beautiful hue, so I refrained. But how would you react if your doctor, after surgery, told you that your liver was a lovely hue? Would you feel superior to the rest of humanity? Certainly the surface color of an organ can provide diagnostic information, but it seems a stretch to think it defines the person.
Lying under a pile of heat insulating blankets above a heat sucking open cell foam mattress brings out all kinds of thoughts. Maybe because I was merely the middle man in the whole equation, the catalyst maybe.
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