Ok so what can we do to fix it?

I also find it interesting that she chose to target light skinned black women in her subtitle when this is supposedly supposed to be about all black people. People with lighter skin can and do still face racism. When the darker slaves were put in the field to work because it was a known stereotype that. But please remember, the NAACP was not the only one.Society at large places a very high value on the perceived proximity to whiteness. I agree, light skin privilege absolutely exists. I was 8. My father Denies it. When it came to the performance industry the lighter skin African Americans had the upper hand. This was not the only show where a darker skin character was switched out for a lighter skin person of the same race. Colorism is prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark(er) skin tone.

I think LS people hate it when you bring up colorism because they fear they will be pushed out of the black community and be forced to start up from zero as a new separate community. Idk why they try to equate house slaves with light skin Light-skinned privilege, even for people like myself who know exactly where they fall on the skin tone spectrum, is not constant.

Lighter skin African American females and often mixed race African American females, have broken many social barriers and changed history first. Sweet heart I know I’m right. White people do factor in skin color when dealing with us, the darker you are, the more threatening, aggressive, volatile they will assume you are.I think it has been studied that lighter skinned people do get shorter jail/prison time and tend to be hired more often, make more money, and are overall seen as more trustworthy.That doesn’t afford them any ACTUAL PRIVILEGE though. If you want a picture to show with your comment, go get a Society has heard about racism and sexism, but yet the topic of colorism really isn’t spoken about in the community. Light skin to me meant, “Hey, I’m sorta like you! The NAACP wanted only light skin receptionists. Not to say they weren’t hard working and didn’t deserve it, but black women with lighter skin, straighter hair, and more eurocentric features are more likely to be given the paltry number of opportunities to access white spaces and institutions. Light skin is most commonly found amongst the native populations of Europe and Asia as measured through skin reflectance. Just a little extra browness!” I knew I was black, and I knew it didn’t (or shouldn’t) matter. One person can have it and be totally fine. For people who have light skin, a broad nose and an afro they may well be more likely to encounter racism and a lack of privilege than someone with light-skin, a straight nose and loosely curly hair.

"I don't have privilege! …

The whole damn “study” was biased from the start. They dont hear you though. People pick up on race through hair, facial features, voice, mannerisms and people’s personal choices. Didn’t even mention it at the end. That’s the cold-hard reality of it.

And pretending otherwise not other neglects the problem, it fails to celebrate the positives of why it does matter.Light-skinned privilege is often spoken about as though it is the same as white privilege. I’ve seen light skin black women get treated like utter shit. I don’t always have the right language to dive into the tough topics that dominate my news feed. Thus, we must address how colorism works in our every day lives, our activism, and our advocacy work.There are structures within the Black community itself that have historically worked to benefit people of a lighter hue. There should be no argument it's obvious. During Jim crow light/lighter than a brown paper bag ca come into stores and do certain things. And let me know what has helped you understand light-skinned privilege (links and powerful quotes also appreciated). It makes so much sense. Historically Black sororities and fraternities had paper bag tests. Yeah Sandy takes care of them but at least film it. Light skin is a human skin color, which has little eumelanin pigmentation and which has been adapted to environments of low UV radiation. Yes, overall I would say they would. Jesus do some research. Of course she will be bias in trying to prove that light skin privilege is real.

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