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Bet if she was ugly and fat niggas would get the outrage. Lol..disgusting.
Dani Leigh gets dragged for promoting colorism
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Race Jones
gangster. grace. alchemy
for the final time:
colorism doesn’t go both ways. it goes only one way and it’s in the favor of light skinned people. (thats the literal definition of colorism)
youre not being denied opportunities including lifesaving healthcare because you’re light skinned. a darkskinned person is. there is literally a medical textbook that states dark skinned people tolerate higher levels of pain so they don’t need as much medication.
theres a reason most Black ppl gunned down by police are closer to taye diggs than to dani leigh.
www.researchgate.net
theres whole stuides on dark skin ppl being viewed as less intelligent and labeled incompetent on the job front
darkskin is demonized across cultures.
so when a fair skin person makes a song called yellowbone there are social, economic and historical implications that must be considered.
when a dark skin person makes a song speaking on their beauty or shade, its nothing more than one reclaiming their power and agency.
just like when Black ppl screamed “Im Black and Im proud” during the civil rights movement.
that was a way for Black ppl to fight back against the dominant power structure where whiteness is the standard.
the same can be said about other communities where lighter skin is the standard.
i mean have we forgotten about the paper bag test/thoery
have we forgotten about how chattel slavery brought about shade stratification
journals.sagepub.com
what about the fact darkskin ppl die at higher rates than their lightskin counterparts???
colorism doesn’t go both ways. it goes only one way and it’s in the favor of light skinned people. (thats the literal definition of colorism)
youre not being denied opportunities including lifesaving healthcare because you’re light skinned. a darkskinned person is. there is literally a medical textbook that states dark skinned people tolerate higher levels of pain so they don’t need as much medication.
theres a reason most Black ppl gunned down by police are closer to taye diggs than to dani leigh.
(PDF) Colorism and Police Killings
PDF | By using a sample of actual police victims, the current study provides a realistic exploration of the relationship between skintone and police... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
www.researchgate.net
theres whole stuides on dark skin ppl being viewed as less intelligent and labeled incompetent on the job front
darkskin is demonized across cultures.
so when a fair skin person makes a song called yellowbone there are social, economic and historical implications that must be considered.
when a dark skin person makes a song speaking on their beauty or shade, its nothing more than one reclaiming their power and agency.
just like when Black ppl screamed “Im Black and Im proud” during the civil rights movement.
that was a way for Black ppl to fight back against the dominant power structure where whiteness is the standard.
the same can be said about other communities where lighter skin is the standard.
i mean have we forgotten about the paper bag test/thoery
have we forgotten about how chattel slavery brought about shade stratification
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what about the fact darkskin ppl die at higher rates than their lightskin counterparts???
Race Jones
gangster. grace. alchemy
my biggest issue with a lot of ppl is that when a marginalized group speaks in depth on how something affects them, its always labeled as “fake outrage” or downplayed, especially from those not aprt of said group. this can be seen thru the lens of homophobia, transphobia, racism, classism, misogyny, etc
instead of ppl taking the time out to listen and see where folks are coming from or working to educate themselves to unlearn harm, they just put the focus solely on how they feel no matter how limited and offbase it is.
@Dwayne is a fair skin man in here telling darkskin ppl how to feel about colorism. not once did this young man take the time out to understand where ppl were coming from.
thats my issue
instead of ppl taking the time out to listen and see where folks are coming from or working to educate themselves to unlearn harm, they just put the focus solely on how they feel no matter how limited and offbase it is.
@Dwayne is a fair skin man in here telling darkskin ppl how to feel about colorism. not once did this young man take the time out to understand where ppl were coming from.
thats my issue
Race Jones
gangster. grace. alchemy
Mr.LV
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Def Jam gave her a phone call and told her to apologize now lol
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Race Jones
gangster. grace. alchemy
i dont expect perfection from these artist but why are all the dumbasses on the payroll and not ppl that think or have at the bare minimum...
A DECENT PR TEAM?
A DECENT PR TEAM?
Disanthrope
Inconvenient truth + Necessary evil
16 pages tells me some niggas don't know what colorism is and don't understand why it shouldn't be propagated especially by somebody who AINT BLACK.
CeLLar-DooR
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Some predictably trash takes in this thread
CeLLar-DooR
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Bitch isn't even black and she talkin' about bein' light skin??? Niggas will accept anything a fair skin broad does I swear
CeLLar-DooR
OG
Lmao @ "so you're sayin' lightskin people should hate themselves" cot damn jesus smh
wadupdoe!313
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Dominicans are black and their ancestry is from Africa. They were colonized by Spaniards and we were colonized by England.
Colorism is real in DR and other Afro Carribean islands just like here in America.
If you go to DR there so many dark skinned Dominicans who look like us. They will ask you if you're Dominican. But the only ones to cross over in mainstream America are light skinned and that should surprise none of us.
Now my girlfriend is Dominican and she is light skinned but identifies herself as black. She don't care if you light or dark skinned. If you cool and treat her with respect she'll rock with you.
If you were to see her you would think she a light skinned black person. But what's crazy and interesting is that I've met her family. Parents grandparents etc.
Her parents look like my parents how they dressed back in the day and her grandma RIP looks like my grandma and great grandma. Why? Because they African. Only difference is the speak Spanish.
Colorism is real in DR and other Afro Carribean islands just like here in America.
If you go to DR there so many dark skinned Dominicans who look like us. They will ask you if you're Dominican. But the only ones to cross over in mainstream America are light skinned and that should surprise none of us.
Now my girlfriend is Dominican and she is light skinned but identifies herself as black. She don't care if you light or dark skinned. If you cool and treat her with respect she'll rock with you.
If you were to see her you would think she a light skinned black person. But what's crazy and interesting is that I've met her family. Parents grandparents etc.
Her parents look like my parents how they dressed back in the day and her grandma RIP looks like my grandma and great grandma. Why? Because they African. Only difference is the speak Spanish.
I only skimmed through the last 3-4 pages. I'll be damn if I read through niggas needing basic explanations. Not in the '21.
wadupdoe!313
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O and btw the song is trash and is Danileigh even talented
CeLLar-DooR
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Lmao I only read the first few its like niggas have trash opinions on purpose I swear
CeLLar-DooR
OG
Also can we stop sayin' that everything is outrage or fake outrage?
This a black discussion board and colorism is one of the most universal and oppressive systems black people have to deal with obviously niggas gon wanna talk about it
This a black discussion board and colorism is one of the most universal and oppressive systems black people have to deal with obviously niggas gon wanna talk about it
Disanthrope
Inconvenient truth + Necessary evil
Lmao I was here so i know who said that.. but even if I wasn't here I would know exactly who said that
Black
Still Cole World 🌎
Yoooo what is KeKe doin???
I can guess and I didn't even read it...
CeLLar-DooR
OG
Lmaooooo that's hilarious fam