This issue makes me sooo sad. The other day, I was talking to my cousin who is SIX years old, and she was telling me how she didn't think she was cute because she wasn't light skinned. Now my cousin is adorable (and I'm not being biased) but this was very disheartening. I couldn't beleive at such a young age, she was already caught up in the color complex issues some people have. Besides, at six, she shouldn't be worried with how pretty she is, she should be having fun. What kind of message are we sending today's youth???
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