I think that is all fine and good, however I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge that what this particular man said plays up on historical racial inferiority complexes amongst Blacks.
Whether it be ads for skin-lightening, or that doll test where young black children picked the White doll as beautiful over the identical Black doll, there is an obvious deification of Whites via ALL world media. Non-Whites are under-represented in such roles, and in the various media, simply relegated to comedic venues or supporting character roles. Even in other countries with a predominately non-White population, Whites are still elevated to the role of savior in their media portrayal.
Look at Japan, when is the last time you actually saw Anime with characters that look remotely Japanese?
We are constantly hit over the head with the notion that White is beautiful. Period.
If you have a particular preference there is nothing wrong with that, but when you start using labels like "Good" hair is what Whites have, and of course "Bad" hair is the opposite, i.e. Black hair, you really are playing into a slave mentality, and revealing an inherent inferiority complex that has haunted Blacks for generations. I think terms like "good" and "bad" need to be left out of the equation, but of course, growing up in the Black community, I know this is simply wishful thinking.
I am sure you know this, but it still needed to be said.
- Daft
