I think that it is okay to view people as they are (dark, light or whatever) but we must not succomb to negative images associated with how they look (ie dark=ugly, light=stuck-up, etc).
I am a brown-skinned woman married to a light-skinned man; we married each other because of who we are, not because of our skin color. We have two little boys; one light, one dark. Since our complexions are so different, we can't help but notice in our everyday lives; our complexions are just another part of us.
There is no good or bad skin color; there just IS. period. Whether light or dark, we are still one people. Many don't beleive in that principle but that's another thread
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Originally posted by RRMDQT:
We have to teach our children and younger brothers and sisters not to view each other as dark vs light and watch what we say around them. If we do not teach them the right ways then the cycle will just continue. I believe it is up to us. Those who do not accept that we, as Black people, still have a lot of issues to discuss, will be the same ones who continue to say the same things to one another, keeping us as a people separated. We have to unite as a people first before we can even think about everyone else.
Just remember to think about that before making a comment about someone based upon their complexion, hair texture, or features.
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