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Originally posted by iceandivy
At least I know now that it isn't just me!!!!
I have been told that I am "pretty for a dark skinned girl."
What the heck does THAT mean?!?
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Thank-you so much for saying this...I have experienced this more than a few times
and it pisses me off to no end!
When my daughter was born she was VERY light-skinned, everyone looked at me then looked at her--I sarcastically said her father was white, then they would say "oh that explains it" ;but, I would laugh and say her father was light-skinned. The killer part is they would say oh she is so cute but then turn right around and say she looks just like her daddy---even though I've been told she looks just like me but lighter....
I just completed a feminist class, and this issue was one I found very hard to explain to my white female counterparts. America is still shielded with the concept of race.
But ya know even today color is still an issue...it's so sad
