To think blue eyes are both a blessing and a curse

[Lewishamsally]

Blessing: Nations and western worlds favourite eye colour.

Curse: I forgot my sunglasses on a day out with dc and I could barely see in the sun. (Probably added about a million wrinkles around the eye ).

I was taught that blue eyes respond faster to changes in light. We did an exercise measuring it and it seemed to be true.

I have hazel eyes which are kind of inbetween blue and brown. Do I have the worst of both worlds or the best of both worlds?

Interesting how perceptions of attractive eye colours have changed in this country over the years. Read any Victorian novel and brown eyes are the epitome of beauty, especially in women.

I've got very blue eyes and often get asked if I'm wearing coloured contact lenses, drives me mad. But I do love them;)

Both dc have blue/green after their dad. My mum has one blue and one green!

I went to school with black (nowadays you'd say African American) kids who had blue eyes. My cousin's black kids have green eyes.

Meanwhile I'm a whitey with almost black eyes.

What does race have to do with eye colour?

^ Are you being wilfully obtuse? You must, must know that blue and green eyes are much more common in light-skinned people than dark-skinned.

More common racially exclusive, though. White people have no monopoly on blue eyes (or blonde hair). Besides, we're all mixing up nicely now.

I thought we'd agreed, about 70 years ago now, that fetishising one eye colour or hair colour over another was generally not an advisable thing.

Oh. Meh.

I really don't think that eye colour has anything to do with light sensitivity or anything else. Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Originally there were only brown eyed humans.

I was reading that blue eyed people can hold their drink more and brown eyed people get drunk more easily, but eyed people have a higher tolerance to pain.

I have green eyes and they didn't say how well people with green eyes can hold their drink. Not well I suggest.

Brown eyes are most common. Green eyes are least common. Hazel and blue in that ordee in between

I'm a bit racist when it comes to eye colour. I like a blue eyed person. I was really hoping DD had blue eyes. I'm married to a hazel eyed man so totally equal opps here

I'd have loved blue eyes too! i think green eyes are the least striking. Not darking enough to be oh come here gorgeous not blue enough to be colourful and piercing. neither, nothing. just more blandness on a face with light brown hair [gorgeous i am]

Are you American then lljkk? Don't get many African Americans in the UK. That's why we see black. Not a "PC gorn mad" thing.

Brown eyes aren't common. in my dd's class of nearly 30 kids only two have brown eyes and one is adopted from china and the other is mixed racfe.

I have blue eyes. boring beyond boring!! Brown eyes are infinitely more attractive.

Of course it's racist to celebrate having a characteristic that is shared by the majority ethnic group as if it's something special! And the preferred eye colour of the western world? Of course that's racist.

It would be a bit stupid to say a black English person was actually an African-American though wouldn't it? Unless they actually were African-American obviously. Is African-English a thing?

African-English isn't a thing. Thankfully.

African English!? lol. If we say white, why is it wrong to say Black. And English black people don't mind that do they? but American black people aren't black. What if their ancestors are not from Africa?

English people aren't african American. Maybe black British if a term is needed. Or just black or just British.

My boy has wonderful blue eyes. They are deep blue and striking, and he has very long dark eyelashes as well. Not really sure where he got them from!

My favourite are dark brown eyes though.

My ex MIL has the best eyes ever, one light blue and the other dark brown. She hates it because people stare at them. My brother has brown eyes, but one quarter of his right eye is blue.

And I actually thought that I've seen it all. Apparently not.
OP, cookie?

Where else would they be from s0mmer?

It does feel slightly racist to me. I'm with ehric on this. I'm Indian and from a culture where light skin and light eyes are considered most attractive, despite the majority of people being dark eyed and dark skinned.

My cousin is considered to be stunning as she has hazel/green eyes with very fair skin.