monkey_mouse said:
My girl friend is Russian and she has black eyes,
and pretty damn close to totally black.
mine are green.
Russian is a nationality, not a race. Much like Africans refers to people living on or natives of the continent. There are Caucasians and Asians born and raised in Africa. I'm guessing he was talking about Negroid. I'm also guessing you're saying your girlfriend is Caucasian.
As for the "black eye" thing... do some research on that. Also, reflect light off your girlfriend's eyes. More than likely, you will notice they are dark brown.
The exact color of the human eye is determined by the amount of a single pigment called melanin that is present in the iris of the eye. Melanin is a
dark brown pigment that is deposited on the front surface of the iris. If a lot of melanin is present, the eye will appear brown or even black. If very little melanin is present the iris appears blue. Intermediate amounts of melanin produces gray, green, hazel or varying shades of brown.
http://www.seps.org/cvoracle/faq/eyecolor.html