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Originally posted by DSTCHAOS
Thank GOD that I was not raised in a color struck and hair texture conscious family.
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For real. That's silliness at its best. Some of the old folk really need to check themselves. Also, we must realize that colorism goes both ways in our community and there are just as many people who I know who feel self-conscious about their light skin. Therefore, it is a problem that affects us all. It's all crabs in the barrel and, although Willie Lynch was proven not to have really written the letter, it's still the Willie Lynch principle exemplified.
Crabs in the Barrel.
And to the posters who have experienced negativity. We *all* have. There is nothing more or less unique about your experience. Children tease (about any and everything) and unfortunately, some college students (and some adults) never grow out of it. This is not unique to the Black community so I disagree that it's something that we do to ourselves as Black people. Others do it as well. Do you know that in every culture, there is the notion that if you are lighter or have lighter hair, you are more beautiful? It happens in various cultures (Latino culture for instance). We all just have to learn to ignore and have a little confidence.
SC