DEJA,
I totally feel you about the light skin/dark skin issue. I have the same issues with BET and with society at large who still seems to think that the lighter you are the more beautiful.
As a dark skinned woman, I am always conscious of such issues. Becase of my history of interactions with fellow African-Americans. The wholeb being called "Black" and "dark' as an insult and being seen as unattractive (elementary-highschool thing).
Here are a couple more scenarios:
On the sitcom Martin: Gina was upscale and classy (light skinned) and why was Pam, the dark skinned friend, ghetto and hoochie.
Player's Club. The star of the movie was light skinned, she was good on the inside despite her side jig stripping and her ghetto cousin from down South "Ebony" was a hoe who slept with her man. The show did have a light-skinned villain so maybe they cancelled each other out.
I am sure there are better examples but these are the first two that came to mind.
I am proud to say that regardless of the stereotypes of our illustrious organization, I am a dark skinned soror, so is my sands and so were two of our big sisters. Several of our founders were dark skinned women as well. So that stereotype is exactly that a stereotype.
I too as Deja don't want to offend anyone but as an African-American community we must acknowledge that some of us still believe that some "skin complexions and hair types" are better than others.
I also want to acknowledge there is a flip side to this issue. That some light skinned African-Americans are teased for being real light as well.
Well, like my mother used to say: "The Blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice."
And that is my .08 cents.
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Aim for the moon,.... if you miss you'll be among the stars.
[This message has been edited by chAKAlate (edited May 12, 2000).]
[This message has been edited by chAKAlate (edited May 12, 2000).]
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