Beyonce and Colorism

And what do you mean by "that kind of thinking" do you have to think about something before you find it pretty? This isn't about thinking. You're following your emotions right now.

Edit: some guys don't like skinny girls. Does that mean they all look alike? Enough of that bullshit explanation.
 
Last edited:
GFunk said:
Never Heard Of Africans Doing Skin lighting. I'm sure somewhere out there, there are some that do it but that's a Dark skinned Asian trend(Indians, Filipinos, Thai). Black Americans Don't do that shit.

Also It's Easy For You To Say What Black Folks need to do regarding our self image when it's not your features that have been shit on for centuries. Your Natural hair wont get you hemmed up at school or work.
Click to expand...

Skin lightening is an ugly fad in parts of Africa. No, not all of them are doing it. But many of them are. I've seen it personally among some African immigrants in this country. It looks crazy.
 
RicardoCooper said:
That is literally every fine dark-skinned chick in America in that one photo

You can eliminate 4 of them because they probably date white men and want good hair babies

Like in the Hunger Games, the odds are not in your favor
Click to expand...

LOL. Dude. That's cold. And inaccurate.

I see fine dark skinned women in D.C and Virginia everyday. I'm not going to photo bomb this thread to make a point, but you do realize you just said it's rare for a dark skinned BW to be pretty??
 
andreboba said:
LOL. Dude. That's cold. And inaccurate.

I see fine dark skinned women in D.C and Virginia everyday. I'm not going to photo bomb this thread to make a point, but you do realize you just said it's rare for a dark skinned BW to be pretty??
Click to expand...
If you believe people can be born gay, then perhaps Coop is naturally not attracted to bw. Same line of reasoning, be consistent. I don't agree with him, but it would be silly to take my opinion as fact.
 
There is a difference between saying "I don't feel attracted to black women/a certain woman" and "those are the only pretty black women in the whole country" which means in essence "all but a statistically insignificant minority of black women are ugly". No-one is forced to be attracted to anyone, but it generally sounds better to just state it as a personal opinion as in "I don't find them attractive" than wording it like a judgement or a put-down of an entire people group. Cos we all know there are attractive people of every race, just that we might not be attracted to them. I know some people will call this nit-picking but I think it can clear up some misunderstandings here.
 
andreboba said:
Skin lightening is an ugly fad in parts of Africa. No, not all of them are doing it. But many of them are. I've seen it personally among some African immigrants in this country. It looks crazy.
Click to expand...
Mostly women. Looks pretty awful, let alone the health risk. Knuckles and knees will be three shades darker than the rest.
If African Americans don't do it then that's a good thing. Of course not all Africans do it either.
 
Beasty said:
Doesn't imply look alike and even if it did so what. Respect and rights are not a product of looks.
Click to expand...
It adds to the dehumanizing rhetoric. We have clear historical examples of how this shit hurts people and shapes attitudes. If you think Lupita ain't cute fine that's personal preference saying no dark skin woman can be attractive or its extremely rare adds to the narrative that black woman dark skin women in particular have no value. It translates into how we as a society treat them. So weird how you really don't see this.
 
Madeleine said:
There is a difference between saying "I don't feel attracted to black women/a certain woman" and "those are the only pretty black women in the whole country" which means in essence "all but a statistically insignificant minority of black women are ugly". No-one is forced to be attracted to anyone, but it generally sounds better to just state it as a personal opinion as in "I don't find them attractive" than wording it like a judgement or a put-down of an entire people group. Cos we all know there are attractive people of every race, just that we might not be attracted to them. I know some people will call this nit-picking but I think it can clear up some misunderstandings here.
Click to expand...
Sad when white women gotta school you on racial sensitivity.
Preach on sis
 
andreboba said:
Skin lightening is an ugly fad in parts of Africa. No, not all of them are doing it. But many of them are. I've seen it personally among some African immigrants in this country. It looks crazy.
Click to expand...
Might be Lupus. A LOT more people have it than I ever suspected and the flare ups reek havoc on your skin
 
Skin lightening/bleaching goes on here too. There are all sorts of creams, lotions, products that are selling, so someone's doing it.

I don't think it's one of those things that people are out talking about.
 
The Dark King said:
Might be Lupus. A LOT more people have it than I ever suspected and the flare ups reek havoc on your skin
Click to expand...

That's discoid lupus and it's most often more of a rash, swelling, and sores. Sometimes patches of light skin (or darker skin) where there has been rashes and/or sores. People with lupus don't necessarily have skin involvement. Sometimes it can be the meds they use too (as well as meds others use). There are also other skin conditions/diseases that can cause changes.

ETA - a lot more people do have it than others realize, it's tough to dx and often will take years and many docs to do so. Flares can cause all sorts of different issues depending on what is under attack. Some people have more organ involvement than others.
 
The Dark King said:
It adds to the dehumanizing rhetoric. We have clear historical examples of how this shit hurts people and shapes attitudes. If you think Lupita ain't cute fine that's personal preference saying no dark skin woman can be attractive or its extremely rare adds to the narrative that black woman dark skin women in particular have no value. It translates into how we as a society treat them. So weird how you really don't see this.
Click to expand...
Again. If you believe people are born gay then perhaps Coop was born not attracted to bw. Be consistent.
 
The Dark King said:
It adds to the dehumanizing rhetoric. We have clear historical examples of how this shit hurts people and shapes attitudes. If you think Lupita ain't cute fine that's personal preference saying no dark skin woman can be attractive or its extremely rare adds to the narrative that black woman dark skin women in particular have no value. It translates into how we as a society treat them. So weird how you really don't see this.
Click to expand...
To most people women have value outside of appearance. If some women think being attractive is their only chance to have value. Who's problem is that?
 
Beasty said:
To most people women have value outside of appearance. If some women think being attractive is their only chance to have value. Who's problem is that?
Click to expand...
To most people? What made up world do you live in? Women are usually judged on their appearance first.

Ladies input please
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom