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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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Seriously, how is this (what ShiningStar said about prefering darker-skinned brothas ) any different from a person that prefers a black women......
with long hair
with short hair
with natural hair
with straightened hair
weigh less than 130 lbs.
weigh more than 130 lbs.
with pretty eyes
with no kids
etc.
Where does a person "cross the line" so to speak from simply having a preference to marginalizing lighter or darker skinned folks? If I prefer to NOT date a brotha that wears locks, am in some way marginalizing that aspect of black culture as well?
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