The conversation on colorism has so many different layers that it becomes exhausting to try and breakdown for the willfully ignorant. Colorism is a direct result of slavery and its effects trickle down in pretty much every area of human life, from the workplace to entertainment industry — especially when it comes to women. Statistics […]
Now isn't this the pot calling the kettle Black — pun intended.
The light skin vs. dark skin jokes are totally played out — unless you’re referring to an animal or other non-Black human thing. https://twitter.com/RichyProfit401/status/979018078976663552 https://twitter.com/Crislex/status/981378703665106946 When you think King of the jungle, you for sure think Darkskin lion with a powerful roar. Well, we’ve found the most light skinned acting lion ever and it’s the […]
Since 2018 is all about rewriting old, worn out narratives that hinder society, now is the perfect time to address colorism in television in film. You’ve seen it before: people of lighter complexions are usually cast as kind, attractive, sweet and good — while people with richer or darker skin get cast as the evil, […]
You would think that in 2017, the whole lightskin vs. darkskin debate would be played out — but apparently, it’s still alive and well. On Friday, a video of a young student getting emotional about feeling inferior due to her darker complexion has gone viral, and celebs are reaching out to make sure that […]
South Sundanese model Nyakim Gatwech is proud of her dark skin and she’ll shut you down if you make her think differently. Gatwech, who now lives in Minnesota, reflected on Instagram about a time an Uber driver asked her if she would bleach her skin for $10,000. After laughing with glee right in front of the […]
Earlier this week, The Game denied accusations that he kicked a bunch of dark-skinned Black girls out of his Super Bowl party.
Lance Gross was just being like everyone else’s family and sharing a cute photo he took over the holidays with friends when things took an ugly turn. The actor posted a pic posing with friends during an annual holiday trip on Sunday, but many people were more focused on the colorism being displayed than the holiday […]
