People should like who they like. If you like mixed women, more power to you. The problem I have is when people denigrate black women and make them inferior. They're already shamed by television and music (I don't see how any black woman can buy Lil Wayne albums after his comment about dark women), having friends and family members do it too must be unbearable.
Beyonce gets whiter every year. Alicia Keys looks lighter. 95% of black women on television are light skinned. That's a problem, image wise. I've been to Africa, I've seen beautiful women that were darker than I could imagine. I've seen beautiful, dark women from India. I've seen beautiful dark women in the US. They exist, and if you're a straight man you'll probably be attracted to some. The western media isn't gonna help us with this, WE have to do it on our own. That means raising darker black girls to feel good about themselves, feel good about their hair, and teaching them to take care of their skin. A big problem with many darker women is that they have poor complexions; acne, pimples, etc. I think a lot of this stems from bad self esteem. Clearing that up works wonders IMO.