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Originally posted by smiley21
I just said that i like the skin color on birracial people. i like other people's skin. but i just mentioned birracial people cause they COULD have skin color that we are not normally used to seeing.
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Smiley21, when you say
"but i just mentioned birracial people cause they COULD have skin color that we are not normally used to seeing" , what unusual color is it that does not already exist within the our ethinicity? (I say our because I am Af. Am too).
As you know, skin color wise we run the gamut of skin tones from extremely light, to tan, to deep brown. (I read somewhere that we have over 48 documented skin-tones, while other ethinicities only have about 7-10). So what does make the skin tone of a biracial child so "special and different" when its same exact shade already exist in many african americans? (Honestly, who knew Halle Berry was biracial until you saw her Lifetime Intimate Portrait?)
The only difference is the fact that the child is BIRACIAL - which some folks would interpret as reinforcing the twisted notion that "being mixed" is somehow better or more beautiful that those who are not "mixed". (Shelacious's post gave us the historical reasoning).
This post is not to criticize your intent, but I did want to shed some light on it for other people who may be looking at this discussion like " WTF are they talking about?"
