Race: Shadeism & Colorism

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"Pretty for a dark skin girl?" [Follow this link to find a short video featuring interviews with young African American women about their experiences with race, racism, and beauty standards, particularly as they relate to skin color, hair, and facial features: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/1/post/2012/08/a-girl-like-me.html] American Beauty Standards, Representation Matters, Words Of Support, Dark Complexion, Teen Quotes, Afro Punk, Beauty Standards, Facial Features, Girls Rock
The Sociological Cinema
"Pretty for a dark skin girl?" [Follow this link to find a short video featuring interviews with young African American women about their experiences with race, racism, and beauty standards, particularly as they relate to skin color, hair, and facial features: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/1/post/2012/08/a-girl-like-me.html]
"Normal to Dark Skin" Follow this link for a documentary that explores the prejudices dark-skinned women face throughout the world, including the idea that their skin is somehow less normal: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/videos/exploring-colorism-in-dark-girls Things To Be Passionate About, Dove Summer Glow, Humerus Bone, Angry Feminist, Race And Ethnicity, Basic Human Rights, Be Passionate, Feminist Pins, Self Tanners
"Normal to Dark Skin" Follow this link for a documentary that explores the prejudices dark-skinned women face throughout the world, including the idea that their skin is somehow less normal: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/videos/exploring-colorism-in-dark-girls
an advertisement for the colorism brand
Colorism: 1. a form of bias that is based primarily upon skin tone and hair type; 2. present in cultures all over the world; 3. occurs on an inter-group and intra-group basis; 4. an evil that must end. Follow this link to find a documentary that explores the prejudices dark-skinned women face throughout the world: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/videos/exploring-colorism-in-dark-girls
the tweet is being posted to someone on their phone, and it looks like he
"You're pretty for a darkskinned girl." Never has anyone said "you're pretty for a lightskinned girl." It's supposed to be implied. ~ Princess (@ablackmermaid)
the cover of nylon magazine featuring an image of a woman in gold top and skirt
Unfortunately, "going m.i,a." is now a double entendre, thanks to the January 2014 cover of NYLON Singapore. In July 2010, M.I.A. appeared on the U.S. edition of Nylon, with a lot more of her brownness intact. [follow this link to find a short video which pokes fun at the ubiquity of Photoshop, and specifically, the way it is used to make models look younger and whiter: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/1/post/2012/02/unmasking-photoshop.html]
the tweet is posted to someone on their twitter account, and it looks like they
Light skin girls be like "oh you wer called a gorilla looking black bitch & car oil spill? Well, I was called a cinnamon toast cereal. We BOTH experienced colorism." ~ @BlackSapphic
an image of a woman on the set of night show with her quote about music and her career
"Nina Simone's music and her career was about her difficulties as a dark-skinned black woman and the erasure of dark black women. Do now you're gonna erase her in her biopic? That doesn't make any sense." ~ Franchesca "Chescaleigh" Ramsey
the cover girl magazine features lipsticks on it
This Sofia Vergara. She's from Colombia, and her skin is not this white in real life. Follow this link to find a short video which pokes fun at the ubiquity of Photoshop, and specifically, the way it is used to make models look younger and whiter: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/1/post/2012/02/unmasking-photoshop.html
% of each group saying each of the following has happened to them because of their race or ethnicity Source: Pew Research Center Lighter Skin, Research Center, Light Skin, Skin Color, Skin Tones, Acting, Education, Skin, Color
Hispanic experiences with discrimination can differ depending on skin color
% of each group saying each of the following has happened to them because of their race or ethnicity Source: Pew Research Center
a woman in black and white with a quote
"There's this phrase...which basically means advance the race and it's this really awful idea that you shouldn't marry or have children with anyone darker than you. That you should always try to 'advance the race.'" Follow this link to find a documentary that explores the prejudices dark-skinned women face throughout the world: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/videos/exploring-colorism-in-dark-girls