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Old 04-27-2005, 01:03 PM
mccoyred mccoyred is offline
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Originally posted by K.O.T.S
i have been around plenty of men (and still am) that judge a womans beauty by her skin color. they go crazy over a "yella" no matter how funny looking she may be and overlook a dark-skinned lady no matter how attractive she may be. many black men are attracted to light skin(maybe b/c they were conditioned to or maybe legitimately). however, i am around many African women right now that are dark but beautiful. this has changed my perception since i grew up with low self esteemed dark women that knew nothing about being attractive (maybe b/c the way men were treating them). show them beautiful black women of all shades and let them see beauty in all of its forms. it may just work.
Bro, you contradict yourself when you say "dark BUT beautiful". Unfortunately, when people (like these young men) contradict these two adjectives, it actually shows a contrast (OR/BUT) instead of a union (AND). "Dark AND beautiful" is the appropriate phrase to support your statement.
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