Talk:Zafrina/@comment-7952771-20130822121028/@comment-7600752-20140116051913

Well...that wasn't exactly a 'nice' answer. I've read other of your responses and you seemed fair and nice.

The question wasn't stupid. She just was curious about the paleness of vampires. You weren't exactly correct with your answer either. I read an interview with Meyer and this is what she said about the color of their skin. A vampire's skin IS "pale as paper." In the books, ALL vampires are extremely pale...even vampires who were black while human. A human who had been black....or very dark would only be slightly darker than vampires who had been white in life. Not only this, but any moles, freckles, or birthmarks would also disappear. Meyer said that eventually almost all...if not all melanin disappears from a vampires skin. So, very dark humans would also possess the same pale skin as a vampire. Some dark skinned humans would be just a bit darker as vampires...but not by much. This is how Meyer describes it...and how she meant for the books. However, the movie versions don't go along with this. Black vampires still retain their dark skin in the movies. So, going by Meyer, ALL vampires lose the pigment and melanin in their skins, making them ALL very pale and all a similar shade of white.