I always come across men who like to make it known that they prefer women with light skin and sometimes they even like to add the long hair preference too! And I've always wondered why this was...I mean I understand everyone has their own preference but it seems like everyone thinks that light skin is soooooo much more appealing than darker skin. I think it started waaaaaay back in the day....let's start with slavery....most of the slaves with lighter skin were usually related to someone who was white (by FORCE I'm sure) and of course they believed being white was a lot better and were often treated better b/c being black meant being a SLAVE! Now we can move onto a more recent example...boxer Jack Johnson used to parade around in fancy cars, expensive clothes and of course white women...b/c they were a symbol of power....to have a white woman on your arm meant you were somebody! Even Malcolm X boo'd up with a white woman at one point in his life b/c it was a status thing! Now in today's day and age majority of the women in movies, music videos or the runways are either light skinned or not even black. And when the men look at societies view of what is beautiful they don't see the darker skinned woman. I questioned a few men on this topic and they basically said that it's how "society makes the ideal woman out to be," so I can't really blame the men but maybe society is the problem in the end and as USUAL!
*Side Note: To all my brown/dark skin sistas out there....you are beautiful....fuck society and what they think. We're no less beautiful than the next woman. And to the men out their overlooking all the darker ladies....your LOSS! And I don't have anything against light skinned women b/c my mother is damn near see through! I just don't think a complexion makes you better than anyone else...SORRY!
*Side SIDE Note: Yes on that flyer it says you get in free if you are a light skinned woman or a libra....I mean come ON?
When is Light Skin not IN?
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4.29.2008
3 comments:
Cope you know I had to comment. But not really on the topic at hand, but the fool niggas you talk to. I personally have never had a man in my life say the reason is because society makes it seem that way. Now I personally like a chocolate man and hell I always wanted to be brown so I never get the light skin thing either to be honest. I'll never understand the big ordeal, but you could also mention light skin men too because most white women or even black women tend to lean towards the darker chocolate man lol. I like mine like a good hershey bar hhahaha almond
America has a color complex... is it wrong? yes, but is it going to change, no.
Light skin is in because unfortunately, a lot of people happen to be attracted to light skin. it's a personal preference...
When people get offended when others choose to be with light skinned individuals I always view is at a form of reverse discrimination.
Should we take all of our light skin women with long hair and lock them up so black men can appreciate the darker skinned women? I don't think that would really solve anything.
God made us different shades for a reason... instead of challenging peoples preference and choices, we should work on appreciating the differences and ability to seek out what we like.
Hey Cope~
I'm not sure if this makes the situation any better but in Detroit there were three parties (1) Dark Chocolate Party (2) Caramel Party (3) Light Skin party...(the names may not be exact) So each night they were celebrating a different shade of chocolate...It just so happened that the one that everybody got mad about was the light skin party.
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