DARK/LIGHT...SKIN COLOR.........Is this still an issue? Let's be honest Sorors & SF'

[Jill1228]

I heard this from my grandmother (who is color struck as all get out)--she was talking about my cousin's new wife.
"She is ugly because she is too black." WTF? I have also heard her say about someone: "She is so black but she is pretty."


That is like hearing someone say: "she has a pretty face but she is so fat"

I came this close to calling my grandmother out and telling her that she should be ashamed of herself

[Wonderful1908]

Originally Posted by Jill1228

I heard this from my grandmother (who is color struck as all get out)--she was talking about my cousin's new wife.
"She is ugly because she is too black." WTF? I have also heard her say about someone: "She is so black but she is pretty."


That is like hearing someone say: "she has a pretty face but she is so fat"

I came this close to calling my grandmother out and telling her that she should be ashamed of herself

Do we have the same grandmother?

She would only let me play in the shade as a child so I would stay light...

I think she really likes my daughter so much becuase she is light with "good" hair