{"id":416,"date":"2013-11-29T13:06:50","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T13:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maischna.de\/?p=416"},"modified":"2013-12-29T22:25:46","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T22:25:46","slug":"colour-complex-in-our-african-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lafritude.com\/?p=416","title":{"rendered":"Colour complex in our African communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Around the world there has been a correlation with skin color when it comes to beauty.\u00a0\u00a0Colonization and slavery of various racial groups\u00a0\u00a0led to the belief of one skin color dominating another.\u00a0\u00a0This is a thought that has continued long after slavery was abolished in many nations.\u00a0\u00a0Many cultures believed that very pale skin was more attractive because it meant you were wealthy and did not have to work outside in the field or on a farm.\u00a0\u00a0That standard of beauty has transcended through time and there are still many who believe that lighter skin is better. In some countries\u00a0like India and Ghana, skin-bleaching creams are the best-selling beauty products among women.\u00a0\u00a0In 2008 the skin-whitening business earned and estimated $43 Billion.\u00a0\u00a0I have spoken to Indian women who have said that when it comes to marriage, a man usually looks for a woman with fair skin.\u00a0\u00a0Even in many Bollywood films you will notice that the leading ladies usually are lighter skinned.\u00a0\u00a0In Hollywood it is rare to see a dark-skinned Black woman in a leading role of a mainstream film. Very few females like Angela Basset, Tina Turner got to play in some big screen movies. For the most part Black actresses like Halle Berry, whose skin is fair, are given leading roles that appeal to a mainstream audience.<\/p>\n

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In the Black community there has long been a complex regarding skin color.\u00a0\u00a0Lighter skinned women have been preferred and sought after as more beautiful.\u00a0\u00a0In fact there have been Black men who have stated they prefer light skin women.\u00a0\u00a0There are some who actually have stated they didn\u2019t think dark-skinned women were attractive.\u00a0\u00a0As a dark-skinned woman myself, you often get to hear how pretty you are for a black girl. The \u2018pretty for a dark girl\u2019 statement is perhaps one of the most twisted comments I have heard.\u00a0\u00a0I believe that the men who have said this actually think it is a complement.\u00a0\u00a0But really it\u2019s like saying dark people are not attractive so, one is lucky that despite being dark one is pretty.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s just ridiculous. Multiple Skin tones among Blacks still is a source of tension when it comes to beauty and acceptance. This is one issue that is very complex, deeply rooted and will likely not go away.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s not easy to change the way people think when it\u2019s been part of the psyche for decades and even centuries. I believe everyone has beauty in them regardless of what the color of skin may be.\u00a0\u00a0Every human being was made to be who they are and I think there is beauty in us embracing all and loving all.\u00a0\u00a0Once we can do that, we will see the change.\u00a0\u00a0If we don\u2019t, it will remain the same.<\/p>\n

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