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Thank you! You are da bomb girl!
I was one who was relentlessly teased because of my darker skin tone. Summer is my favorite season and living near the ocean most of my young life, I spent mucho time out in the sun...and I got darker...and I did not give a rip! :D It kills me to hear the "she is really black, but she is pretty". yes I heard this from my 88 year old grandmother. It works my nerve to hear folx say stuff like that. I love you Nana, but dang... But i echo someone who said to read the book "The Color Complex" Wonderful read Quote:
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Unfortunately some people are still colorstruck. Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. Alas, some still ascribe to the eurocentric concept of beauty-light skin, thin, with long hair. It is up to the individual to be secure in themselves and not use the typical standard of beauty to measure themselves up against.
It is only when an individual accepts and love themselves for who they are contrary to what society dictates will they be secure in themselves. |
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Just to weigh in. . .I have a friend who is my age (22) and from the Northeast. She says that her mother told her from a young age that she should not bring home any dark-skined men, especially if they are (in her words) "blue -black" . She told my friend that she won't be able to see her kids if she does. Mind you, my friend, her mother and my friends father are not fair skinned. So I just find the whole situation funny and sad at the same time.
Today, my friend says that she just seems to be drawn to lighter side, but in her mind doesn't have a preference. She just happens not to meet any darker men. Also, whenerver she is describing a handsome man you can definately hear the passion in her voice when its a light skinned man as compared to a darker man. I'm not saying that anything's wrong if she has this preference, I just wonder how different would her choices be if mom hadn't planted those early seeds. |
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That's funny. My brother and I both have light complexions and we are both attracted to people with darker skin tones. I've dated guys with light skin, but for some reason I was always afraid if we had kids they'd be see thru. (just kidding) I was always attracted to guys darker than me.
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Darker Vs Light Complexions
I am glad to see this topic addressed in this forum. As a brown complexioned woman, neither light nor dark, I feel sort of out of place sometimes in dark or light discussions.
I go to a bar in Columbus, OH frequented by whites and I am typically the only black person there. I used to get stared at, but now they see me as a regular. I haven't heard many conversations centered around the tone of my skin. They typically comment on my attractiveness in general, but never on the fact that I am black. I used to also believe that AKAs were light and Delta's were darker skinned, until I did my research and saw pictures of each set of founders and saw the truth. I believe that the paper bag tests and so forth were ridiculous due to the fact that both sororities had founders of different complexions. I wish the world would realize that your skin tone does not determine your intelligence or level of beauty. In regard to color preference in dating, I was always equal opportunity and dated who approached me. I am not sure if I care about how light the man is or not, as long as he treats me right. BTW, I have dated white men too. |
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