Saweetie says pretty privilege IS a thing...fans tell her her privilege comes from being light skin
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That’s back in the days though, he is talking about this current moment.
Hoodoo Child
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She wasn't that attractive when she was
How was the weave game? Why aren't you still doing it?
How was the weave game? Why aren't you still doing it?
The market is oversaturated because people got hip to it and started doing it, I just got in too late because this guy I know who started out in a booth in a office building blew all the way up with the shyt, and that's when I stopped following what made other people successful, because it's all based on timing
you have to look for the business move for you in the present not based on what somebody else executed, because timing is everything and by the time you get everything in order the market can chance and it will be a less profitable business
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Numerous studies have proven lightskin privilege. But the main problems with discussing colorism is that too many people focus on dating and/or hate on lightskin people as if we made these dumbass rules.
Just listen to this dude lol.
Just listen to this dude lol.
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Thought leaders of “the culture”.
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I don’t argue with niqqas on the Internet anymore
Vernon Jordan too
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I'd haggle with the voting options. Yes I believe light skinned people have certain a privilege...but I don't think the alternative is that "no, all black people are treated the same." I don't think it matters at all to racist or biased white people whether you're dark or light. The treatment of Obama for 8-10 years made it pretty damn clear that a loooot of white people didn't care that he was light skinned. All they saw was a black man, and they hated it.
IMO the light/dark dynamic has more of an impact on black people than whites. Meaning that sure, a light skinned black woman is going to automatically receive more attention from black men, regardless of whether she's attractive or not. Likewise a light skinned black man is going to received more attention from black women, regardless of attractiveness/handsome-ness. And yes there are certain resentments that darker black people take out on light skinned black people. And there are certain resentments that light skinned people take out on dark skinned people. This is all of course rooted in slavery and generations of mental conditioning about whiteness and the proximity to whiteness.
In terms of white people though...I'm not sure they give a shyt. In terms of attraction, especially when it comes to men...most of the black male sex icons of our lifetime have been dark skinned. Michael Jordan, Denzel Washington, Idris Elba, etc. Tall, dark and handsome. In terms of women, yes...western beauty standards have the biggest influence there, thus favoring lightskinned black women. Halle Berry, Beyonce, Rihanna, etc.
IMO the light/dark dynamic has more of an impact on black people than whites. Meaning that sure, a light skinned black woman is going to automatically receive more attention from black men, regardless of whether she's attractive or not. Likewise a light skinned black man is going to received more attention from black women, regardless of attractiveness/handsome-ness. And yes there are certain resentments that darker black people take out on light skinned black people. And there are certain resentments that light skinned people take out on dark skinned people. This is all of course rooted in slavery and generations of mental conditioning about whiteness and the proximity to whiteness.
In terms of white people though...I'm not sure they give a shyt. In terms of attraction, especially when it comes to men...most of the black male sex icons of our lifetime have been dark skinned. Michael Jordan, Denzel Washington, Idris Elba, etc. Tall, dark and handsome. In terms of women, yes...western beauty standards have the biggest influence there, thus favoring lightskinned black women. Halle Berry, Beyonce, Rihanna, etc.
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A lot of women forget they wear makeup. What do you look like without makeup?
