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

[AKA_Monet]

Dearest Greatchan:

After having my dinner practically ruined last night from some dumbassed caucasian teenage kids talking to their caucasian parents about what it means to be Black in the US and the difficulties Blacks face for most of their lives and how the past is invalidated like you have just judged us here, all I can say is bless your heart, good luck to your future and I wish the best for you!

Please post wherever you feel comfortable. I am overjoyed that you found open arms wherever you found it and are happy in your own midst. I hope you never face what I, my parents and my ancestors have suffered. But if in some unfortunate circumstance you ever do, I hope you have the wherewithal to overcome judgment of us kneegrows who are suffering in the trenches of life due to injustices.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Dearest Greatchan:

After having my dinner practically ruined last night from some dumbassed caucasian teenage kids talking to their caucasian parents about what it means to be Black in the US and the difficulties Blacks face for most of their lives and how the past is invalidated like you have just judged us here, all I can say is bless your heart, good luck to your future and I wish the best for you!

Did you want to interject? LOL.

I wish I had the transcripts for that convo. Comic relief for the day.

[GR∑∆TChan]

First and Foremost,

Perhaps ones personal experiences would determine their opinion. I respect that.However that doesn't solve the current issue. Shad ism exists because of the Western influence on society. Unfortunately the sense of being as "white" as possible has been drilled in our culture sense the days of slavery...I know that the same problem still exists.... latinos(preferring lighter hispanics) ,asians(the double eye-lid surgery), and even within the Caucasian community(slender nose augmentations),Jews changing last names and etc.......

The bottom line is this.
The change starts within our own race
realizing that BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL!!.

I LOVE MY CULTURE,RACE,AND HISTORY...DONT EVER MISTAKE THAT.....I'm proud for all of my achievements and the strength that was passed down to me from my ancestors.

There is nothing wrong with white people seeing just black...(in response to who ever asked if I felt that it was problematic.)


The problem that I was addressing was that they don't see complexion.They see race.It doesn't matter how light or dark you are, we are all African American.

I just wish we would just see that for ourselves and stop focusing on light eyes,color pigments and "good hair"(whatever that is )instead we should judge each other based on intellect.character.and ultimately our achievements.

TY.Stay Classy.