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Originally posted by markmywords
I don't understand this mentality either. This smacks of the same nonsense just in reverse. Just b/c darker skinned people have been marginalized it doesn't make any sense to turn around and marginalize lighter skinned folks. I get in this argument all of the time when people say "oh it's just my preference." What's wrong w/ just plain prefering someone who is Black?
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I totally agree with you on this. I was just having this conversation with one of my girlfriends the other day. She is dark skinned and often talks about ignorant comments that others make or how some men will straight up tell her they would date her if she was lighter. I understand the pain behind that and I think it's awful. However, five minutes later we were talking about a guy I was dating who happens to be light skinned and she commented that she and I have such different tastes because she is NEVER attracted to lighter men. Huh?
How is that any different than what men have said to her? I never understood why it's PC for women to say they only date light/dark skinned men, but when a man admits that he has a preference, whether it be light or dark, he's color struck. Now, I'm not saying that it's right for either to say it. I just don't get the whole color preference thing. Maybe I don't get it because I love brothas whether light or dark, dreaded or bald, tall or taller
, etc... *sigh* I guess I just love men.