Colorism | Let's Shed Some Light On It!

Colorism | Let's Shed Some Light On It!

Light skinned men get mad fun of, but it pales in comparison to how dark skinned women are treated. #Colorism #lightskinprivilege Colorism is defined as differential treatment based on skin color, especially favoritism toward those with a lighter skin tone and mistreatment or exclusion of those with a darker skin tone, typically among those of the same racial group or ethnicity. It's gone by other names - “colorstruck” or “colorphobia” Until author and activist Alice Walker, the person most often credited with first using the word colorism, said it In an essay that appeared in her 1983 book, In Search of our Mothers’ Gardens. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hegonbealright?s=09 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hegonbealright?r=nametag Sources: https://youtu.be/W8mEz7qJy9o https://www.tiktok.com/@esau.online/video/6889231139060403461 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/09/colorism-racism-why-black-people-discriminate-among-ourselves https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/colorism-impacts-the-global-black-community-bf213cb6b722 #colorism #racism #melanin #blackgirlmagic #darkskin #melaninpoppin #colourism #melaninmagic #blackwomen #blackpeople #skinpositivity #blackisbeautiful #bodypositivity #colorist #healthyglow #darkskingirls #fiftyshadesofblack #themelaninactivist #selfhate #saynotobleaching #skinconfidence #staymelanated #blackgirls #ihavethisthingwithcolour #brownskingirls

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