Do “Light Skin Girls” really struggle, or is Oprah just trying to make another movie?

[philmonroe]

People should be allowed to have their preferences.

But if black women repeatedly stated that they preferred only light skinned black men or non-black men you guys would literally go ham.

Y'all gotta get off the Internet and experience life. People IRL not worried about this that much. Every now and then you hear it but for the most part this just Internet babble from both sides. Most people wouldn't go ham but online cats like responding to the vocal minority for some reason.

 

[philmonroe]

I'm light skin and it's clear as day black women prefer dark skin cats. Life isn't fair, deal with it.

This divisive colorism bullshyt is ridiculous. Are women really this desperate for male validation?

Regarding that last question yep. I think both sides have many cats that are desperate for the other genders validation.

 

[A Woman's Opinion]

Light skinned women have a struggle, but there are also perks to being a lighter skinned black woman too.

They BETTER mention this

 

[Versa]

Always discussing everything but what we need to be

 

[Username]

Sure light skin and biracial can have privilege ... It's levels to racism... You didn't know?

Specific examples?.... You are purposely being obtuse...

Light skin is perceived as feminine
Light skin is the standard of beauty in the black community... The more exotic and further away from Black you look the more call backs for jobs you will get (studies have proven that attractiveness gets paid more)
Light skin is perceived as innocent and angelic
Light skin/foreign/exotic (read East African) is considered Blue ribbon trophy status deserving of marriage by most men in the Black community and on this very website
Light skin is praised within Black households (whether people admit to the dirty secret or not)

I could could go on but folks will call me bitter/hating/jealous for stating requested #factsonly

You can believe it... or continue to deny light skin privilege.... Your choice

Breh, I'll use myself as an example. I'm a fair skinned, blue eyed, "light & loose" haired, "I could probably pass but I won't", Jesse Williams (black identifying, biracial) type mother*cker & while as (because we like to get technical on the coli) black(ISH) and/or non-whites we share a very similar experience here in America, it would be irresponsible and blatant denial if I didn't acknowledge that our experiences with oppression/racism differ. I DO have it easier & it is LARGELY due to my physical features & especially my fairer skin. Having privilege & being willfully ignorant denying it is just a sh*tty thing to do. Take what I wrote, substitute colorism for racism, apply it to the topic at hand (black women) and there you have it. Acknowledging you have it better (no matter the degree) than others will not take anything away from you, I promise.

 

[semtex]

Have an inflated ego due to looking more like "massa" brehettes

 

[ALWTHEGOGETTA]

Man, this whole light skinned vs dark skinned shyt is straight out childish and lame. People need to grow up for real.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Oprah loses points for this IMO

 

[philmonroe]

Breh, I'll use myself as an example. I'm a fair skinned, blue eyed, "light & loose" haired, "I could probably pass but I won't", Jesse Williams (black identifying, biracial) type mother*cker & while as (because we like to get technical on the coli) black(ISH) and/or non-whites we share a very similar experience here in America, it would be irresponsible and blatant denial if I didn't acknowledge that our experiences with oppression/racism differ. I DO have it easier & it is LARGELY due to my physical features & especially my fairer skin. Having privilege & being willfully ignorant denying it is just a sh*tty thing to do. Take what I wrote, substitute colorism for racism, apply it to the topic at hand (black women) and there you have it. Acknowledging you have it better (no matter the degree) than others will not take anything away from you, I promise.

If you look like Jesse Williams you couldn't pass for shyt stop it. Sounding like these stupid nikkas with the people hating on me because I "sound" white bullshyt.

 

[acri1]

This thread
This topic
This concept

This post reminds me of the lightskin hoe who was talkin' shyt at the beginning of this trailer....also at 0:35, 1:32 and 2:56

Sometimes it seems like nyggas are just determined to be ignorant and petty. I weep for my people.

 

[Ronnie Lott]

Sure, but for me personally, it's slightly akin to a white person complaining. It can't really compare with what dark skin girls probably go through.

Even if you don't do it personally, the black community worships anything light bright and damn near white especially when it comes to the women/girls.

So I'd never complain, at least not publicly.

 

[John Mayer]

 

[Will Ross]

People should be allowed to have their preferences.

But if black women repeatedly stated that they preferred only light skinned black men or non-black men you guys would literally go ham.

Plenty of black women say and do this. Idris Elba is the only dark skin man that gete hyped up like that.

 

[Will Ross]

Light skinned women have a struggle, but there are also perks to being a lighter skinned black woman too.

They BETTER mention this

What are the perks?

 

[GiGi]

Plenty of black women say and do this. Idris Elba is the only dark skin man that gete hyped up like that.

.....and Denzel Washington.....and Morris Chestnut....and Lance Gross....and Blair Underwood....and Derek Luke....and Larenz Tate....and Tyrese....and Taye Diggs.....and the MAJORITY of black male singers/rappers

You will rarely, if ever, hear black women stating a preference for light skinned black, biracial or non-black men....EVER.