Light-skinned black people do not experience the same level of oppression as other DARKER black people.
Darker skinned black find it harder to make it in hollywood and find opportunities. Representation of the black community does not end at the representation of light-skinned black people. I want to see moredark-skinned black people in the industry. Every time I bring up the lack of representation in hollywood I see people say “what about lupita nyong’o” “what about viola davis” but that isn’t enough. If we are to have true representation we must have representation of black people of every skin type.
Light-skinned women are sentenced to approximately 12 percent less time behind bars than their darker-skinned counterparts. Women with light-skin also served 11 percent less time than darker women. (x)
We cannot combat racism without first acknowledging the degrees and complexities of it. There are levels to racism, some black people have it worse than other black people, and that’s a fact we have to acknowledge and fight to change.
Colorism is a very real issue and needs to be discussed more openly.
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