Why do white people struggle with the concept of "light skinned" "dark skinned" & "brown skinned"?

[Shoog Shatmi]

Even among black people, "light", "brown" and "dark" mean different things to different people. People argue about these terms on black sites all the time.

 

[ATownD19]

White people view black people as one object or “thing.” That’s why they’ll confuse certain celebrities who look nothing alike or fail to recognize nuances in our shades.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

black people struggle with it too, i've seen people call people like ashanti light skin. someone said naomi campbell isn't dark skin...some black people literally think light or dark and act like there's no in between

 

[TEH]

black people struggle with it too, i've seen people call people like ashanti light skin. someone said naomi campbell isn't dark skin...some black people literally think light or dark and act like there's no in between

Ashanti is light skin though

 

[Sex Luthor]

Bc they don't have a paper bag handy to tell the difference

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Ashanti is light skin though

no she's not, she's brown/medium complexioned

 

[Oceanicpuppy]

Ashanti is light skin though

She and Nicki are in that weird space of light skin but brown skin at the same time.

 

[TEH]

no she's not, she's brown/medium complexioned

I agree not there but
I've seen other pictures with her lighter....

But scrolling through Google images I see what you mean ... she's brown

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

I agree not there but
I've seen other pictures with her lighter....

But scrolling through Google images I see what you mean ... she's brown

that's horrible lighting...plus makeup

 

[Take It In Blood]

I don't know what this thread is about and really didn't bother reading the OP (I'm high and i gotta take a sh1t) but I just came here to say it annoys me when biopics have darkskinned black people playing individuals who were light

like that Thurgood Marshall movie, I admire the actor, he's dope....but Thurgood was not a darkskkinned black person

it just looks dumb

 

[DamienWayne]

They created colorisim , u think they don't know?. They just don't care a nikka is a nikka, don lemon ,Michael Blackson. same shyt to them

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

I think you guys missed the point...but...k

 

[Sex Luthor]

no she's not, she's brown/medium complexioned

Ashanti can be whatever she wants to be looking like she looking

 

[Oceanicpuppy]

Lol I’m always bringing up spicy whites.

But what is exactly black or non white to Latinos?

It’s weird because they will say Stephen Curry is dark skin.

Eva Longoria used to say that she was called dark skin in her family.
I’m like what in the Spicy cac hell how sway?

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/e...2c77e4d3ec?sv=34712d1774b6ea879669e54970228ee

 

[Fresh]

I'm like Stephen curry’s complexion.

@ "Stephen curry's complexion".


I know complexion doesn't discriminate with men and women but that comparison was still hilarious

you watch basketball?